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Press events at Durban International Conference Centre (DICC) can only be booked by organizations participating in the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress. Congress organizers will take into account preferred date and time, but final allocation depends on demand and availability. The DICC Press Room will be set up with theatre-style seating (chairs only) and will have a capacity of 50 people. The standard equipment in the DICC Press Room will consist of a podium, a data projector screen, microphones for presenters and the audience, and an audio sound system. Event organizers will be required to bring their own laptops. A technician will be available to assist organizers. After reception of the form, a member of our events team will contact you with a booking reference and further instructions. Please fill out the entire form: PDF Format // Word format

On-site Facilities // Media Logistics Assisstance // Press Briefings //
Field Trips // Opening Ceremony // Media Welcome Kit

On-site Facilities

The media centre is located inside the DICC in rooms 12 A, B, C, E. This is on the lower level.

The media center comprises:

Broadcast Infrastructure:

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Media Logistics Assistance

A team will be based inside the media centre to assist with all media requirements. Should you have any queries during the conference please contact:

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Press Briefings

On registration, media will be informed of details of an informal press gathering scheduled for the afternoon of 7th September 2003,.

A pre-congress press briefing will take place on 08 September at 12h00 in the Press Conference Room. This will be a joint press briefing between the SA Government and the IUCN.

Joint daily press briefings by the IUCN and the SA Government will take place from 12h00 - 13h00 in the Press Conference Room.

Please note that you will have to have been wearing your accreditation badge in order to attend these press briefing, as no entry will be permitted into the DICC without media accreditation badge.

For the duration of the Congress a daily roster of press briefings will be available at the media centre.

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Field Trips

Field trips have been allocated, as requests have been received. Confirmation of field trip destinations will be posted at the Media Centre on 12 September 2003.

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Opening Ceremony

The World Parks Congress Opening Ceremony commences at 16h00 on
08 September 2003 in the DICC. All accredited media have automatic entrance into the ceremony. Seating for media is reserved and ushers will be available to guide media to their seats, facilitate the technical needs of broadcast media, etc. Any queries should be directed to the media logistics office in the Media Centre.

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Media Welcome Kit

This Media Welcome Kit contains essential material to facilitate your reporting on the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress. For further information, queries and interviews do not hesitate to contact members of our Communications Team.

News // Features // Background // Who is Who // Programme // Contacts

1. News
Vth IUCN World Parks Congress Opening News Release - in preparation
12% of the Earth's Surface Under Debate IUCN/SANParks News Release, 11 August 2003
Vth IUCN World Parks Congress: 2500 Delegates to Convene in September in South Africa IUCN News Release, 12 March 2003
Nelson Mandela and HM Queen Noor of Jordan launch the 2003 World Parks Congress at World Summit IUCN News Release, 02 September 2002
Two Exceptional World Figures Back IUCN's Vth World Parks Congress IUCN News release, 20 March 2002
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2. Features
What Are They Saying? - Leading Conservationists on the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
Caught in Camera - Elusive Bay Cat Reappears in Asian Transboundary Park
The Great Barrier Reef Poised to Respond to Climate Change
Will Niger's Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves Be Abandoned?
A field of flamingoes or a gaggle of greylags
Meeting the famous White Lady of Africa
www.sneznik.org Struggles to Win Hearts on the Ground
A Rocky Road to Peace in the Balkans
A "Potato Park" Aims to Help Save Genetic Resources in Peru
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3. Background
IUCN World Parks Congresses 1962 - 2003
Organisers of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress
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3. Who is Who
Patrons of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress: Nelson Mandela & HM Queen Noor
Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas : Kenton Miller
Secretary General of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress : David Sheppard
IUCN President : Yolanda Kakabadse
IUCN Director General : Achim Steiner
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4. Programme
Programme Highlights - in preparation
Workshop Streams Briefs: - Linkages in the Landscape/Seascape - Building Broader Support for Protected   Areas - New Ways of Working Together - Developing the Capacity to Manage - Maintaining Protected Areas for Now and   the Future - Building a Secure Financial Future - Building a Comprehensive Protected Area   System
Cross-cutting Themes Briefs : - Marine - World Heritage - Communities and Equity
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5. Contacts
IUCN/SANParks/DEAT Communications Staff
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