IAPA Midyear Meeting
Casa de Campo
Dominican Republic
March 18, 2002


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APPRECIATION


WHEREAS

the Inter American Press Association held its Midyear Meeting in Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic

WHEREAS

our Host Committee, co-chaired by Ramón Báez Figueroa, Grupo de Comunicación Listín, Santo Domingo; José Luis Corripio, Grupo Corripio, Santo Domingo; Rafael A. Del Toro, El Caribe, Santo Domingo; and Arturo Pellerano, Grupo Omnimedia, Santo Domingo; and including Rafael Molina, Ahora, Santo Domingo; Julio Hazim, Cañabrava, Santo Domingo; Bernardo Vega, El Caribe, Santo Domingo; Radhamés Gómez, El Nacional, Santo Domingo; Antonio E. Ornes, El Nacional, Santo Domingo; Mario Alvarez, Hoy, Santo Domingo; Príamo Rodríguez, La Información, Santiago; Fernando Pérez-Memén, La Información, Santiago; Miguel A. Franjul, Listín Diario, Santo Domingo; Aníbal De Castro, Rumbo, Santo Domingo; José Báez Guerrero, Tribuna, Santo Domingo; Ruddy González, Última Hora, Santo Domingo; Osvaldo Santana, Última Hora, Santo Domingo, provided a hospitable and friendly environment conducive to professional and social activities

WHEREAS

the Hon. Hipólito Mejía, president of the Dominican Republic; the Hon. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, vice president of the Dominican Republic, and a delegation from the Office of the Mayor of Santo Domingo, accepted the invitation of the association to address the members and their guests

WHEREAS

the Hon. William J. Clinton, former president of the United States of America, accepted the invitation of the association to address the members and their guests

WHEREAS

Renato Maurício Prado, Extra, Río de Janeiro, Brazil; Martín Delfer, Berlingeske Tidende, Copenhagen, Denmark; Tanya DuBois, Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada; Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza; Jacinto Gimbernard, Fundación Corripio, Santo Domingo; Ruddy González, Última Hora, Santo Domingo; Joseph G. Delva, president of the National Association of Haitian Journalists; David Adams, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida; Robert J. Cox, The Post & Courier, Charleston, South Carolina; Fernando H. Navajas, FIEL, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Alejandro Izquierdo, IDB, Washington DC; Raúl Kraiselburd, El Día, La Plata, Argentina; Horacio Aguirre, former president of the IAPA; Eduardo Ulibarri, La Nación, Costa Rica; Carmen Ugalde Víquez, La Nación, Costa Rica; Melissa Kim, Portland Press-Herald, Portland, Maine; and the Hon. Leonel Fernández, former president of the Dominican Republic; provided insightful talks on matters of great interest to IAPA members

WHEREAS

the Midyear Meeting received the generous support of the following organizations which sponsored hospitality events and provided useful and informative material: the Office of the President of the Dominican Republic; American Airlines; ABITIBI Consolidated; Tabacalera de García; Fundación Altos de Chavón; Patronato Benéfico Oriental; Barceló y Compañía C. por A.; Hoy; El Nacional; Ahora; El Caribe; Listín Diario and Hoy.

WHEREAS

the Midyear Meeting was by all accounts a resounding success for members, friends and supporters


THE MIDYEAR MEETING OF THE IAPA RESOLVES

that the president, officers, directors and members express their deepest gratitude and appreciation to all who have contributed.

 


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