IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2007/15
Press Arrangements for IAEA General Conference 17 - 21 September 2007, Austria Centre, Vienna
29 August 2007 | Senior representatives from 144 member states of the International Atomic Energy Organization will meet at the Austria Centre in Vienna on Monday, 17 September, for the five-day IAEA annual General Conference to discuss major topics on the organization's agenda.
All plenary sessions of the General Conference, from 17 to 21 September, and of the Scientific Forum, from 18 to 20 September, will be open to the press. The latter event is aimed at stimulating discussion on scientific and other issues relating to the IAEA’s activities.
The Scientific Forum, to be held for the 10th time this year, will focus on:
- Nuclear Power;
- Meeting New Challenges in Food, Agriculture and Health;
- Global Safety and Security Regime: Building Robust Safety and Security Infrastructures;
- Safeguards and Nuclear Verification: A Long Term View.
The events will take place at the Austria Center, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna.
IAEA public information staff will be on hand to assist media representatives in the press working area on floor 01, starting from 08:30 on Monday, 17 September 2007.
Accreditation:
Journalists wishing to cover the event must register online or email Ms. Evelyn Prinz-Ortiz or call +43-1-2600-21276.
You will be required to present a valid press I.D. and credentials at the accrediation counter, which will be open from 08:30 on Sunday, 16 September 2007.
TV Crews arriving by car can park in West Parkplatz of Austria Centre and should inform Ms. Evelyn Prinz-Ortiz, (tel.: +43-1-2600-21276), in advance, of your names, affiliations and license plate numbers. Advance notice of satellite trucks is required.
Press Contacts
Press Office
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-21273
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.