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This excerpt taken from the CIEN DEF 14A filed Feb 2, 2009. TO BE HELD MARCH 25,
2009
To the stockholders of Ciena Corporation:
The 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ciena Corporation
will be held at The Westin Baltimore Washington
Airport BWI, located at 1110 Old Elkridge Landing
Road, Linthicum, Maryland, on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at
3:00 p.m. local time for the following purposes:
These matters are more fully described in the proxy statement
accompanying this notice.
We are pleased to take advantage of Securities and Exchange
Commission rules that allow us to furnish these proxy materials
and our annual report to stockholders on the Internet. We
believe that posting these materials on the Internet enables us
to provide stockholders with the information that they need more
quickly, while lowering our costs of printing and delivery and
reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting.
As stockholders of Ciena, your vote is important. Whether or not
you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, it is important
that you vote as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are
represented. Stockholders may listen to a webcast of the Annual
Meeting by following the instructions that will be available on
the Investors page of our website at
www.ciena.com.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
David M. Rothenstein
Secretary
Linthicum, Maryland
February 2, 2009
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