IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2003/74
News Center: States Meeting At IAEA General Conference In September
8 September 2003 | High-level delegations from IAEA Member States are meeting at the annual General Conference in Vienna from Monday 15 to Friday 19 September on major issues facing the Agency. Also being convened is a Scientific Forum examining topics related to nuclear power, safety standards, safeguards, and nuclear medicine.
Media planning to cover the General Conference are requested to fill in the registration form attached and fax it to: (+43-1) 2600-29610 by Friday 12 September.
Press accreditation badges will be issued at the press registration desk at the entrance of the Austria Center from 14.00 to 18.00 p.m. on Sunday 14 September 2003 and from 8.00 a.m. Monday 15 September 2003. Please note that VIC Press Accreditation badges are not valid for entry into the Austria Center.
The Provisional Agenda for the General Conference is available at: http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC47/Documents/gc47-1.html. The plenary sessions of the General Conference are open to the press.
A Scientific Forum entitled “New Horizons: Nuclear Energy in a Changing World” will be held on 16-17 September in Room C at the Austria Center. On-line registration is available at: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/GCSciForPF.asp.
The Scientific Forum Agenda is on-line at: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=71.
Press conferences will be announced separately.
Address: Austria Centre, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna.
Press Contacts
Melissa Fleming
Head, Media and Outreach Section
Spokesperson
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-21275
[43] 699-165-21275 (mobile)
m.fleming@iaea.org
Peter Rickwood
Public Information Officer
Media and Outreach Section
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-22047
[43] 699-165-22047 (mobile)
p.rickwood@iaea.org
Ayhan Evrensel
Press and Public Information Officer
Media and Outreach Section
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-21271
[43] 699-165-21271 (mobile)
a.evrensel@iaea.org
About the IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957, the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit the Press Section of the IAEA's website (http://www.iaea.org/Resources/Journalists/), or call the IAEA's Division of Public Information at (431) 2600-21270.