Key politicians and media from more than a dozen Pacific nations will attend the 2009 Forum in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in August. It is estimated more than 200 working media will cover the event, from August 4 to August 7, with GlobeCast Australia as the exclusive provider for satellite uplink and distribution. GlobeCast Australia has significant experience on Event Coverage and was previously Host Broadcaster of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) 2007 and CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) 2002.
Tape feeds and live bookings will be delivered in C-band across the Asia Pacific region on IS-5 and AS-2, as part of GlobeCast Australia’s global fibre and satellite network; and to the northern hemisphere as required, including via GlobeCast Australia’s fully redundant fibre from Auckland to Sydney to Los Angeles, Washington, and London. GlobeCast Australia’s 24/7/365 Teleport and Master Control in Sydney will also downlink the signals for distribution to all Australian networks. It has connectivity to all five free to air networks and all pay television channels in the region. GlobeCast Australia will mobilize one of its 10 DSNG units to be based in Cairns for uplink requirements. The Mercedes Sprinter van (pictured) has a Gigasat 2.4m antenna; Xicom amplifiers; 4xTANDBERG encoders; 16×16 SD/HD Codan router; cabling for stand-ups, full IFB facilities, full audio and video monitoring and full redundancy on equipment and power.
The Pacific Islands Forum’s membership has increased from the original seven founding members (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa) to also include the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, New Caledonia and French Polynesia. Fiji was “suspended” earlier this year. Current Forum Observers include the Commonwealth (2006) and the Asia Development Bank (2006).
