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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

LIST OF PRESS CONFERENCES / MEDIA EVENTS AT THE WPC

Day 2 - Tuesday 9 September

TIME	EVENT	ROOM
10:30-11.30	Climate change threats to protected areas Organised by: WWF Contact: Tpetersen@wwfint.org Description: tba Speakers: Claude Martin, Director General, WWF // Jennifer Morgan, Director WWF Climate Change Programme // Lara Hanson, Scientist, WWF Climate Change Programme	PRESS ROOM
12:00-13:00	Launch of UN List of Protected Areas Organised by: UNEP / WCMC Contact: tba Description: tba Speakers: Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UNEP // Stuart Chape, Director UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre // Achim Steiner, Director General IUCN // Kenton Miller, Chair, WCPA / IUCN	PRESS ROOM
17:30-18:30	Entry into force of Cartagena (Biosafety) Protocol Organised by: CBD / IUCN Contact: Diana Nicholson Diana.Nicholson@biodiv.org Description: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety enters into force on 11 September, 2003, following ratification by the 50th State, the Republic of Palau, on 13 June, 2003. The first legally binding international agreement governing the transboundary movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology, the Protocol seeks to ensure an adequate level of safety in the transfer, handling and use of LMOs which may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, also taking into account potential risks to human health. Dr Klaus Toepfer, the Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Mr. Juan Mayr, the former Colombian Minister of Environment who chaired the final rounds of negotiations of the Protocol, will mark the entry into force, together with a senior representative of the government of South Africa, the most recent State to accede to the Protocol. A complete electronic Press Kit for the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol may be found on the CBD Web site at: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/press/ Speakers: Dr Valli Moosa, Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa - represented by Ms Maria Mbengashe, Senior Manager: Biodiversity & Heritage of the Ministry // Dr Klaus Toepfer, DG UNEP // Dr Hamdallah Zedan, ES of CBD // Juan Mayr - IUCN CEESP	PRESS ROOM

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The Media center in the WPC 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: A bullpen that includes 20 PC's and 20 telephone plug-ins plus telephone access on Worldcall. Seating for up to 50 media will be available. A Press Conference Room is situated next doo - Two interview rooms are available. These must be booked with the on-site media logistics tea Broadcast Infrastructure: Stand-up positions will be available in the main plenary hall Live audio plug-ins will be available in the main plenary hall (XLR connections - media to supply own cabling). Audio plug-ins will be available from Floor (English, French and Spanish is available in the plenary hall) However, please note, only Floor will be available in the media centre.

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