Media Information

[Last update 24 March 2006]
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1. Media Accreditation
2. News Conferences
3. Photo Opportunity
4. Practical Information
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1. Media Accreditation

To attend the press conferences and the cocktail, or for further information about the DAC/EPOC Ministerial, journalists are invited to contact Helen Fisher, OECD Media Relations Division (tel. [33] 1 45 24 97 00).

2. News Conferences at OECD Headquarters

Monday 3 April

  • 12:00 - Press conference, Minister of the Environment, Lena Sommestad, Sweden; and OECD's Chair of the Development Assistance Committee, Richard Manning.


Tuesday 4 April

  • 18:00 - Closing press conference, Minister of the Environment, Lena Sommestad, Sweden;  and OECD's Chair of the Development Assistance Committee, Richard Manning. A cocktail with the Ministers will follow after the press conference.

3. Photo Opportunity:

Tuesday 4 April

  • 09:00 - At the opening of the Ministerial in Room C

4. Practical Information

  • For security reasons, journalists will be required to show their press card, national identity card or passport.
  • Journalists will be informed of media briefings as they are organised.
  • Outside formal news conferences, interviews with ministers can be arranged on an individual basis through the 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@oecd.org
  • Agenda and issues paper
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