Economist Dennis Gartman to Discuss Financial Meltdown at NC State’s Millennium Series Seminar

Dennis Gartman, publisher of The Gartman Letter, a daily commentary on the global capital markets, will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the general public at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in Stewart Theatre on campus. His remarks will focus on the global financial meltdown, its effect on global and foreign markets, and what investors can and should do during this difficult economic time.

The seminar is free and open to the public. Public parking is available in the parking deck located at the corner of Cates Avenue and Jeter Drive (201 Jeter Dr.). Turn onto Pullen Road from either Hillsborough Street or Western Boulevard and then turn onto Dunn Avenue and take the second left onto Jeter Drive, and the next left into the Coliseum Parking Deck. Stewart Theater is on the second floor of the Talley Student Center west of the Coliseum Deck.

Note to Media: A satellite pool feed of the seminar will be available through UNC-TV. If you experience problems, please call Greg Grissom at 919-549-7249 or 919-485-3346. The coordinates are as follows:

Sat time for March 19, 2009

5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST: test
6:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. EST: program

This is a digital transmission

DVB-S
AMC-5 Transponder – K-8 Channel A located at 78.95 degrees West
Downlink frequency: 11912.5 Mhz
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol rate 5.6666 MSps
FEC 3/4

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