Media Information

[Last update 17 March 2004]
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1. Media Accreditation
2. Briefings, News Conferences and Events

3. Practical Information

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1. Media Accreditation

Journalists should contact the OECD Media Relations Division (tel: [33] 1 45 24 97 00).

2. Briefings, News Conferences and Events

Tuesday 20 April 2004

• 15:00  News Conference by stakeholder participants (from business, trade unions, and environmental NGOs) and selected Ministers.
  

Wednesday 21 April 2004

• 15:00  News Conference by the Ministerial Bureau and other interested Ministers, with release of the Chair's Summary.
  

3. Practical Information

• For security reasons, journalists will be required to show their press card, national identity card or passport.
• Journalists will be informed of national media briefings as they are organised.
• Outside formal news conferences, interviews with ministers can be arranged on an individual basis through their national delegations or OECD Media-Relations staff.
• Press room with computer and phone hook-ups will be available.
• The OECD TV, radio and videoconference studios 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.
• Photos of the meeting will be uploaded on the Web site as they become available. High-resolution photos can then be obtained through Silvia Thompson.

For further information, journalists should contact the Media Relations Division (tel. 33 1 45 24 97 00).