Representatives from the 168 Member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will gather at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) on 26 September for the start of the annual five-day IAEA General Conference to discuss major topics on the IAEA’s agenda. It is the 60th such meeting since the IAEA was established in 1957.
The Agency will also mark the start of its 60th anniversary year at an evening reception at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, in the presence of Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and other senior officials from IAEA Member States.
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco will open the 2016 IAEA Scientific Forum, which is entitled Nuclear Technology for the Sustainable Development Goals and will take place during the General Conference on 28-29 September.
All plenary sessions of the General Conference and the Scientific Forum will be open to the media and streamed live on the IAEA website.
Details of the General Conference and the Scientific Forum, including the provisional agenda, are available on the IAEA website. The IAEA Press Office will distribute a schedule of special briefings to be offered to the media, as well as Conference side events that are open to the media.
Most of the main Conference events will take place in the M-Building of the VIC, with the exception of the Scientific Forum, which will take place in Boardroom D of the C-Building.
At the entrance to the M-Building, visiting journalists will find a press counter which will be staffed throughout the week. A media briefing and working area equipped with internet access is also available.
Accreditation:
Journalists wishing to cover the event should email the Press Office at press@iaea.org or call [+43-1]-2600-21273.
Journalists with permanent accreditation to the VIC need no further credentials. However, please register with us for General Conference alerts of press events and to receive any other related information.
Accreditation will be at the Gate 1 entrance to the VIC. All journalists will be required to clear security each day at Gate 1.
You will be required to present a valid press I.D. at the accreditation counter, which will be open from 09:30 to 17:30 on Sunday, 25 September. You can also seek accreditation from 08:00 on Monday, 26 September, but please allow extra time to pass through Gate 1.
Only satellite trucks are allowed to park at the VIC Memorial Plaza. Drivers of satellite trucks should provide advance notice to press@iaea.org of their names, affiliations and vehicle license plate numbers.