WHAT: Due to security measures and limited space for former Vice President Joe Biden’s 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, appearance for the Chancellor’s Lecture Series at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, media who plan to attend must RSVP interest by noon Friday, April 6. Outlets will be informed Monday whether they have a slot, based on space and level of interest.
WHERE: Approved media can set up for live shots on Medical Center Drive just off 21st Avenue at the drop-off area near Medical Center North and park marked vehicles in that circle drive.
Approved reporters, photographers and videographers will go through security at a marked entrance to on the Eskind Biomedical Library side. All must be in their designated places in the auditorium by 6:15 p.m. There are a limited number of seats, and tickets for those will be issued to approved media on site. Photographers and videographers may stand in a designated area and do not need tickets.
DETAILS: Audio, video and still photography is permitted only for the first 5 minutes after Vice President Biden takes the stage. After that, media may leave at any point or stay for the hour-long program, but audio, video and stills cannot be captured.
RSVPs: Due by noon Friday to Kara Furlong, kara.furlong@vanderbilt.edu or (615) 322-NEWS.
ON-SITE QUESTIONS: Call Princine Lewis, (615) 500-8689 (cell).