PHIPPS HOUSE (Leaders' Dinner, June 20)
OFFICIAL MEETING SITES FOR THE DENVER SUMMIT OF THE EIGHT
PHIPPS HOUSE (Leaders' Dinner, June 20)
PHIPPS HOUSE
3400 BELCARO DRIVE
DENVER, COLORADO 80209
(Note: The Denver Summit of the Eight - Leaders' Dinner Site is located within an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distractions or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Conference Center by strictly managing the Summit related traffic through the Conference Center. Official site visits to the public areas of the Conference Center must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Media Office. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Conference Center will be subject to the review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Phipps House asks that the Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
I. Purpose
Location of Leaders' Dinner on Friday, June 20, 1997.
II. Background
Phipps House is the former family estate of Lawrence Phipps, a United States Senator who represented Colorado in the 1920's and 30's. Lawrence Cowles Phipps was born in Amwell, Pennsylvania in 1862. As a young boy, he worked in his uncle's steel mill where he made his way through the company's ranks. Following a merger with Carnegie Steel, he became vice president and treasurer of the Carnegie empire. In 1901, United States Steel bought out the company and Lawrence Phipps, then a millionaire in his mid-30s, moved to Colorado.
In business, government and philanthropy, he became one of the most significant men in Colorado history saving the faltering Denver and Salt Lake Railroad from bankruptcy and helping push it through to completion. It was Phipps who brought the Federal Reserve Branch Bank to Denver, increased federal highway aid to Colorado, fought for tariff protection for western farming and mining products, and was a staunch champion of irrigation projects in the West.
By 1931, having served two terms as a senator from Colorado, Phipps returned to Denver. He commissioned the well known Denver architecture firm of Fisher and Fisher to design a Georgian mansion to be built on the outskirts of Denver. Built by Platt Rogers Jr., brother of Mrs. Phipps, and affectionately called "Belcaro," which means "dear one" in Italian, a fitting name as the home served as a setting for many family gatherings and special events over the years.
The Georgian mansion is set on five and one-half acre (2.2 hectares) grounds designed by Annette Hoyt Flanders, one of America's foremost landscape architects, and features formal gardens, fountains and expansive lawn areas. The house has 33,123 square feet (10,350 square meters) of floor space, which includes l4 rooms on the first floor and seven bedroom suites and sitting rooms on the second.
The Phipps Tennis House is reported to be the first indoor tennis court west of the Mississippi. The court was built for Mrs. Phipps who loved tennis, and also for family entertaining. The 423,000 cubic foot structure includes a living room, dressing rooms, soda fountain and a second floor apartment. The apartment has housed many visiting conductors of the Denver Symphony Orchestra.
III. Participants
Leaders of Summit of the Eight countries and the two leaders of the European Union and sherpas.
DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Leaders' Meeting Site, June 21-22)
DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
10 WEST FOURTEENTH AVENUE PARKWAY
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
(Note: The Denver Summit of the Eight - Summit Meeting Site is located within an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distractions or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Library by strictly managing the Summit related traffic through the Library. Official site visits to the public areas of the Library must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Media Office. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Library will be subject to the review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Denver Public Library asks that the Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
I. Purpose
Site of Leaders Meetings June 21-22, 1997.
II. Background
Situated in the heart of downtown, the Denver Public Library offers a breathtaking view of both the Denver skyline and the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The Library is the largest library between Los Angeles and Chicago, with more than 47 miles of bookshelves and seven floors of learning opportunities for the people of Denver and Colorado.
In 1995, the Denver Public Library underwent extensive renovation designed by the prominent American architect Michael Graves and the Denver firm of KIipp Colussy Jenks Dubois. From its distinctive and colorful postmodern facade to its fossil embedded limestone floors, this eye-catching building has received critical worldwide acclaim.
The Denver Public Library houses not only a world renowned Western History Collection and Federal Deposit Library, but also important works of art such as Albert Bierstadt's famous 1877 oil painting "Estes Park," and other pieces from the Library's 400-item Western art collection. The Denver Public Library's Friend's Foundation, 4,400 members strong, is second only to the New York Public Library's membership organization.
The selection of the Denver Public Library for the leaders meetings underscores President Clinton's commitment to education and the role it plays in strengthening the relationship between our communities and their citizens.
III. Participants
Leaders of the eight participating countries and the two leaders of the European Union and their sherpas.
MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART (Foreign Ministers dinner, June 20)
MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART
1727 TREMONT PLACE
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
(Note: The Denver Summit of the Eight - Foreign Ministers' Dinner Site is located within an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distractions or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Museum of Western Art by strictly managing the Summit related traffic through the Museum. Official site visits to the public areas of the Museum must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Media Office. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Museum will be subject to the review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Museum of Western Art asks that Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
I. Purpose
Site of the Foreign Ministers' Dinner on Friday, June 20, 1997
II. Background
The Museum was founded in 1983 as an international showcase for the art of Western America and is located in the historic "Navarre" Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The core of the Museum's collection includes masterworks by Bierstadt, Moran, Farny, Russell, Remington, Blumschein, Dixon and 50 other artists who traveled extensively in the west between the Civil War and World War II. The collection is a unique history of Western American art from romantic realism to stunning modernism.
III. Participants
Foreign Ministers of the eight participating countries and the European Union.
THE WESTIN HOTEL (Separate meetings of Finance and Foreign Ministers)
THE WESTIN HOTEL
TABOR CENTER DENVER
1672 LAWRENCE STREET
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
(303) 572-9100 PHONE (303) 572-7236 FAX
Foreign Ministers: Continental Room B, Daniels 4th Floor Finance Ministers: Continental Room A
(Note: The Denver Summit of the Eight - Foreign Ministers' Meeting Site is located within an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distraction or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Westin Hotel by strictly limiting traffic though the hotel. Official site visits to the public areas of the Hotel must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Media Office. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Hotel will be subject to review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Westin Hotel Tabor Center Denver asks that Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
I. Purpose
Location of Foreign and Finance Ministers' Meetings.
II. Background
The Westin Hotel is located next to the Tabor Center, a multi-use office, hotel and shopping complex. The Tabor Center is built on the site of the former Tabor Opera House named for Horace Tabor, Colorado's silver mining King. Not only famous for his wealth, Horace Tabor's life became the basis for the opera "The Ballad of Baby Doe," detailing the love triangle of him, his wife August and his true love, Baby Doe.
The Westin is close to Coors Baseball Field, the Denver Performing Arts Complex and Larimer Square, a quaint historic area of Denver with a variety of art shops, mini-breweries and galleries. The Westin looks out onto the 16th Street Mall, a mile-long pedestrian mall in the center of Denver.
III. Participants
Foreign and Finance Ministers of the eight participating countries and the two representatives of the European Union.
COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER (International Media Center)
COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER
WELTON AND 14TH STREET
DENVER, COLORADO
Contact: Robin Smith
303/446-5200 or 303/825-4888
(Note: The Denver Summit of the Eight - International Media Center is located within an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distraction or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Colorado Convention Center by strictly limiting traffic though the facility. Official site visits to the public areas of the Convention Center must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Director of Media Operations. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Convention Center will be subject to review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Colorado Convention Center asks that Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
I. Purpose
Location of full media services for general press; delegation traveling press, print, still photographers, and electronic media. The Denver Summit Communications Office, the Denver Host Committee, the United States Information Agency (USIA) and individual delegation press staff will have offices at this location.
II. Background
The Colorado Convention Center has been dubbed "the most practical and user friendly" facility ever built. It is located in central downtown within easy walking distance to most major downtown attractions and facilities. More than 400,000 square feet (123,200 square meters) of space, divided on three levels, makes the center an ideal location for the International Media Center. The Center is located just six blocks from the site of the Leaders' Meetings and approximately seven blocks from the Westin Hotel.
III. Participants
All international and domestic media and staff support.
IV. Facility Schedule
The International Media Center will open for use on Wednesday, June 18, and operate 24 hours a day through noon on Monday, June 23. Note: Media can have access on Monday, June 16, for equipment load-in.
General work space assignments for the center, subject to change, are:
Exhibit Hall A - Non-delegation print filing center.
Exhibit Hall B/C - All broadcast transmission and electronic media workspace.
Ground Level - Delegation press offices and individual briefing rooms; USIA credentialing; Foreign Press Center; Denver Host Committee support services for travel, entertainment, general information, all transportation drop-offs and pick-up sites for private and Summit Shuttle transportation.
Ballroom Level - 900 seat briefing theater with translation services.
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DIA)
(Note: The Denver International Airport is an operating public facility. The Summit organizers have committed to limit distractions or inconvenience for the staff and patrons of the Airport by strictly managing the Summit related traffic through the facility. Official site visits to the public areas of the Airport must be scheduled by contacting the Summit Media Office. Requests to visit non-public areas of the Airport will be subject to the review and approval of the Denver Summit Security Office. The Denver International Airport asks that the Summit staff and visitors respect the mission of the institution by strictly adhering to the above policy.)
Overview:
Denver International Airport is the largest airport that extends service to the city of Denver and the Rocky Mountain region. It opened in February of 1995 and covers 53 square miles (137 square kilometers). It is about 23 miles (37 kilometers) from downtown Denver, a trip of approximately 30 minutes.
Site Description:
DIA will reserve both tarmac and terminal space dedicated for exclusive Summit use near the concourse. This will be used for charter arrivals, departures, meet and greet functions, and customs handling. The entire tarmac and terminal operation will be heavily secured and access will be limited.
Customs Requirements:
Upon arrival in the United States, please remember to declare all agricultural items on your Customs Declaration form or to a uniformed officer. Many agricultural products are prohibited, including most fresh fruits and many common meat and vegetable items.
These items can harbor foreign animal and plant pests and diseases that could seriously damage U.S. crops, livestock, pets, and the environment. Because most pests and diseases are invisible to the naked eye, all agricultural items must be given to a plant protection and quarantine (PPQ) officer for thorough examination.
To avoid inconvenience and delay, please avoid carrying restricted agricultural products and always declare all fruit, vegetables, plants, soil, animals, meat, and anything that contains any of these items when you enter the United States. Travelers will be subject to a fine and a PPQ officer may confiscate and destroy all prohibited items.
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