ADVISORY, Aug. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 
Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square and ring the Opening Bell. 

Where: 
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio 

When: 
Monday, August 21, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET  

United Nations Media Contact: 
Naomi Parekh
Communications Adviser for the President of the General Assembly
(917) 436-0214 
parekh1@un.org  

Nasdaq MarketSite Media Contact: 
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120 
emily.pan@nasdaq.com  

Feed Information: 
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK 

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Webcast:
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About the Sustainable Development Goals 
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit. With their fifteen year span, the SDGs will guide all countries to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle environmental and climate change challenges. For more information, please visit: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda/ 

About Nasdaq 
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com   

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