NOTE: This form must be signed by editor or station manager.

Name of Applicant: _____________________________________________________________

Name of News organization: ______________________________________________________

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Office Address: ________________________________________________________________

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Telephone: ___________________________________________________________________

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Are you covering this meeting for the above named organization? Yes___? No___?

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Please indicate the news media directory – and the page number – where your publication, broadcast station, etc., is listed: ___ Broadcast Yearbook (page _____) ___ Directory of the Catholic Press Association (page _____) ___ Editor & Publisher Yearbook (page _____) ___ Directory of Unda-USA (page _____) ___ Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (page _____)

Note to Applicants: Media covering the Bishops" meetings should be aware that there is a system in place for requesting interviews with a bishop. It involves submitting the request through staff of the Communication Department stationed outside the meeting room door. Please do not approach the Bishops during coffee breaks, since many Bishops often use this time for committee business.

Also please note that tables in the press room are only for those materials originating from the Bishops" Conference. Any other materials that are placed there will be disposed of.

Upon registration, please be prepared to present a press card.

Please return this form no later than October 28, 2002 to:

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