World Cultural Economic Forum Representatives to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Aug. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

 What:
 World Cultural Economic Forum (WCEF) representatives will be joined
 by world leaders in ringing the Closing Bell. The NASDAQ Closing
 Bell will take place on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
 and will launch WCEF. Joining representatives of WCEF will be:

  * His Excellency Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic
    of Macedonia
  * Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia
  * Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative
    of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
  * Ambassador Pavle Jevremovic, Permanent Representative of Serbia
    and Montenegro to the United Nations
  * Ambassador Gabor Brodi, Permanent Representative of the Republic
    of Hungary to the United Nations
  * Honorable Geneive Brown Metzger, Consul General of Jamaica in New
    York
  * Honorable Aghi Balta, Consul General of Greece in New York
  * Ambassador Ruben Beltran, Consul General of Mexico in New York
  * Mr. Andreas Zimmer, Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday, August 29, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Pat Viser
 (318) 426-1413 (mobile)
 pat@williamscreativegroup.com

 Norma Jane Sabiston
 504-250-1252 (mobile)
 njsabiston@cox.net

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About World Cultural Economic Forum:

In Louisiana, culture means business. To leverage the state's unique heritage and to ensure that it remains the driving force and embodiment of a global cultural economy, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, together with the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, will welcome national and international visitors to Louisiana from around the globe October 30-November 1, 2008 to discuss best practices for growing cultural industries as key segments of a global economy. A World Bazaar and Marketplace will showcase artisans and vendors from more than 60 countries on Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

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