Ballard's Inauguration details

What: Mayor Greg Ballard and City-County Council Inauguration Details

When: Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 1 p.m.

Where: Pershing Auditorium, Indiana War Memorial, 431 North Meridian Street


The media area will be on the second floor balcony. Special lighting, a mult box, and electrical power strips will be provided. No tables will be provided as you will be sitting in theater style seats.

A security sweep will commence at 10 a.m., so we respectfully ask that you have all your large equipment and cables in place by 9:30 a.m. Individual members of the media covering the Inauguration are encouraged to arrive by 11 a.m.

There will be a table in front of the Pershing Auditorium for members of the media to retrieve their credentials. We ask that you have these credentials on you at all times.

Parking for media trucks will be available on Meridian Street on the War Memorial Plaza. Free regular parking is available at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Free shuttles will run from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and will run continuously in a loop and pick up/drop off under the awning at the rear entrance of the Scottish Rite.
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The doors of the Indiana War Memorial will open to the public at noon. Limited seating is available to the public in the Pershing Auditorium and in two overflow areas on a first-come basis. Handicapped seating is available in the Auditorium.
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The ceremony is scheduled to last approximately one hour. There will be a brief reception in the MacArthur Room following the ceremony.