Press Banned from VP Al Gore's Keynote at CTIA

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on March 20, 2009 9:52 AM

CTIA has banned the press from covering Al Gore's speech at 9:30 a.m. on April 3 a CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

The ban is at Gore's request. It appears Gore usually bans press from his talks.

The press ban seems impossible to carry out because so many tech-savvy attendees could be Twittering and SMS messaging the whole talk.

Here's what the description on the CTIA website says:

"Photography, recording, webcasting and any other reproduction of Vice President Al Gore's speaking appearance is strictly prohibited. VP Gore's keynote address is closed to the press."

Al Gore is an American environmental activist, author, business person, former politician, and former journalist. He served as the 45th Vice President of the United States.

Gore was involved in American politics for over three decades, serving first in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977-85) and later in the U.S. Senate (1985-93) (representing Tennessee) before becoming Vice President.

Since retiring from politics, Al Gore has been a tireless advocate for raising awareness on the dangers of global warming. He was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (together with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) in 2007. His documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, won an Academy Award in 2007