General
The 64th Annual Meeting will take place during the week of the 02
July 2012. It will be preceded by
meetings of the various sub-groups and the Scientific Committee meeting. Opening Plenary Session The Plenary Session of
the meeting will be opened formally at 10:00 on Monday 02 July. The media are permitted to attend and film and
record all Plenary sessions, subject to availability
of space and practical limitations on movement,
camera positioning etc. in order to avoid disruption
of the proceedings.
Members of the Media are subject to the IWC's Rules of
Conduct at all times. Failure to comply with these
Rules will result in withdrawal of accreditation and ejection from the meeting
venue.
Contact
There will be regular Press Releases here during the Annual Meeting.
A contact number will be made available for media persons in due course. Registration
All media representatives, including camera and
sound crews, are required to
register.
Register your details online
HERE before
your arrival to speed up the registration process.
Registered personnel
will be given IWC Media Passes which must be visibly
displayed in order to gain access to the meeting
room and to the conference venue generally,
including the media room.
You will be required to show a current valid photo ID (eg.
passport) before you will be issued with a pass. Media registration
will take place at the Hotel El Panama, Panama City on Sunday 01 July from 14:00 - 17:00 and
Monday 02 July from 08:00 - 10:00. It is strongly advised that media register and
collect their passes on Sunday afternoon, since
Monday morning will be a very busy time and there is
no guarantee that registrations on that morning will
be completed in time for the opening session. If you are
unable to register during these times, please ring
the Secretariat Media Liaison, who will arrange your
registration. Registration Fee A
registration fee of UK£70 is payable by each news entity (i.e. one
fee will cover all members of a TV or radio crew). This is payable online at
pre-registration or when you register at the meeting by credit card only. We regret that we are now unable to accept cash.
Media Passes/Credentials IWC Media Passes will only be given to members of
recognised media who can produce a valid officially-recognised photo-ID
(passport, driving licence or National ID card) AND documentary proof of
membership of your Organisation (eg. Headed letter from Organisation, Press card
etc.). Contact with Delegates Members of the media will have direct access to
delegates and observers, so they will be able to
request interviews directly. Numbers and contact
names for delegation offices will be made available
as soon as they are known. The Secretariat will NOT arrange interviews with
delegates on behalf of media organisations. Media Area A Media
Area in the Hotel will be available from 14:00 - 17:00 on Sunday 01 July, and
daily for the duration of the Commission meeting from Monday 02 - Friday 06 July.
Telecommunication Facilities
Any media agencies who intend to bring heavy equipment require the prior
agreement of the Hotel El Panama.
Any requests for facilities or further information
should be made to:
Toll Free Number: 001-877-567-9436
Contact & General Information: Hotel El Panamá, Vía España 111, Street Eusebio
A. Morales, P.O. Box 0816-06754 Panamá, Rep. de Panamá
Reservations (507) 215-9182 Fax (507) 269-4179
reservas@elpanama.com
Sales and
Marketing (507) 215-9445
ventas@elpanama.com
Convention Centre (507) 215-9280 ó 215-9999
banquetes@elpanama.com
Business
Centre (507) 215-9187
hotelelpanama@gmail.com
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