IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2005/29
IAEA Board of Governors to Meet 14 October on Occasion of Nobel Peace Prize to IAEA and Dr. ElBaradei
12 October 2005 | The IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors will convene for a special meeting this Friday on the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005, which was awarded jointly to the IAEA and its Director General, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei.
The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 14 October, in the IAEA Boardroom, C04, in the Vienna International Centre.
The Nobel Peace Prize is the only item on the agenda.
The meeting is closed to the press.
There will be a photo opportunity at the beginning of the session. Photo and camera crews should be positioned in the Boardroom by 10:15 a.m.
Journalists are required to bring a valid press I.D. TV Crews arriving by car should enter through Gate 3 and inform Ms. Veronika Schoehl v.schoehl@iaea.org, tel.: +43-1-2600-22627, mobile: +43 650 884 1001, in advance, of their names, affiliations and license plate numbers.
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.