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1. Media Accreditation
2. Draft Schedule, Briefings, News Conferences and Photo Opportunities
3. Practical Information
1. Media Accreditation
Online registration is now closed. Jounalists are invited to register with their press card when they arrive at the Forum or OECD Ministerial Meeting.
For further information about the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, journalists should contact Helen Fisher (tel. [33] 1 45 24 80 97].
2. Draft Schedule, Briefings, News Conferences and Photo Opportunities
The news conference schedule will be updated regularly. Only the items in bold are open to the media.
Last update: June 5, 2008
TUESDAY 3 JUNE
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Ministerial Bureau Consultation with BIAC and TUAC
WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE
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10:30 - Press briefing with Edward Lazear, Chair, US President's Council of Economic Advisers ; Chair, Economic Policy Committee, in CC1
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12:15 - Press briefing with Pedro Solbes, Spanish Vice-President of the Government ; Minister of Economy and Finance, in CC1
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12:30 - The Current Economic Situation
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14:30 - Photo opportunity
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16:00 - The Economics of Climate Change
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20:00 - The Political Economy of Reform
THURSDAY 5 JUNE
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10:00 - Photo opportunity
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10:00 - The Multilateral Trading System
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12:00 - Sovereign Wealth Funds
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12:00 - Press briefing with Susan Schwab, US Trade Representative, in the auditorium
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13:30 - Key Challenges for Growth and Prosperity
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12:45 - Press briefing with Peter Mandelson, European Commissioner for External Trade, in CC1
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13:00 - Press briefing with George Alogoskoufis, Greek Minister for Economy and Finance, in CC1
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15:00 - Press briefing with Doris Leuthard, Swiss Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, in CC18
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15:15 - Press briefing with Cristina Narbona Ruiz, Spanish Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD, in CC1
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15:30 - Press briefing with Vincenzo Scotti, Italian Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in CC2
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15:30 - Press briefing with Celso Amorim, Brazilian Ambassador, Minister of External Relations, in CC1
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15:45 - Final news conference with Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment and Chair of the ministerial meeting, and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría to present the conclusions of the meeting, in the auditorium of the OECD Conference Centre
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18:30 - Press briefing with Simon Crean, Australian Minister for Trade, at the Australian Embassy in Paris
3. Practical Information
- Press room: Accredited journalists will have access at all times to the press room (Room CC1) in the OECD Conference Centre and to the main hall of the OECD Conference Centre. The documents will be available there as well as laptop plug-ins.
- Internet access: Journalists needing Internet access should ensure their equipment is wi-fi enabled. It is important to follow the connection procedure available at the MCM Help Desk located at the Reception Desk in the main hall of the OECD Conference Centre.
- Security measures: For security reasons, journalists will be required to show their press card, national identity card or passport.
- Facilities: The OECD TV, radio and videoconference studios in the OECD Conference Centre will be available to all broadcast journalists on a first come, first served basis. This includes cameras, editing facilities, ISDN lines and the necessary technicians. These facilities are available free of charge. Please contact Ms. Helen Fisher or Mr. François Léonet for further information.
- National media briefings: Journalists will be informed of them as they are organised.
- Interviews with ministers: They can be arranged on an individual basis through their national delegations or Helen Fisher at 01 45 24 80 97.
- Photos of the meeting: They will be put under the Photos section of this website as they become available and can be directly downloaded in high resolution. We invite journalists to use these images. Please include the OECD copyright and credit the photographer. For further information and additional photo requests: news.contact@oecd.org.
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