1.09 Attendance of Press at Board Meetings

All open meetings of the Board of Curators shall be open to the news media.

News representatives may be seated in a designated area of the meeting room. They may not have direct contact orcommunication with the Board of Curators unless first recognized by the President of the Board of Curators. The news media is permitted to operate still and television cameras and other recording devices during the opensession.

At the conclusion of the meetings, a press conference may be held for press representatives attending the meeting in order to clarify actions taken by the Board. Background materials, if available, will be distributed to the media in order to provide greater understanding of matters considered by the Curators. At the press conference, still andtelevision cameras and other recording devices will be permitted.