The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will hold its fourth session at the World Forum Convention Centre-WFCC (formerly known as Netherlands Congress centre-NCC), in The Hague, Netherlands, from 28 November to 3 December 2005.
All journalists wishing to cover the conference and related events are requested to submit an official letter of assignment by fax to +31 (0)70 515-8376 and the accreditation form to the following email address: [email protected]
The accreditation application period starts on Monday, 21 November and closes on Thursday, 24 November 2005 at 4 p.m.
A journalist who is already accredited with the ICC does not have to submit the accreditation form nor the letter, but is kindly requested to confirm via email his or her participation.
The results of the accreditation procedure will be posted on the ICC web site on Friday, 25 November 2005. Press badges will be issued and handed out at the WFCC to journalists that have received accreditation. To receive the press badge, all journalists must present a passport or a valid ID with a photo. No admittance will be allowed to any of the scheduled events without prior accreditation.
Please note that there will be no press facilities available at the World Forum Convention Centre.
For additional information on accreditation please contact the ASP Secretariat at 31 (0)70 515-8031.
Schedule of Activities for the Press:
Event: Press Accreditation Period
Date/Time: 21 to 24 November 2005
Location:
[email protected] or Fax: +31 (0)70 515-8567
Event:
Technical Press Briefing
Date/Time: Thursday, 24 November 2005 at 15.00 hours
Location: ICC Premises. Room C-0173
(will be conducted in English)
Event:
Notification of Accreditation
Date/Time: 25 November 2005
Location: ICC web site: Media Alert
Event:
Collection of Badges and Press Accreditation
Date/Time: Sunday, 27 November 2005 from 11.00 to 17.00 hours
Location: Lobby - World Forum Convention Centre
Event:
Opening of the Session
Date/Time: Monday, 28 November 2005 at 10.00 hours
Location: World Forum Theatre, World Forum Convention Centre
Event:
Press Conference
Date/Time: Monday, 28 November 2005 13.00-13.45 hours
Location: Oceania Hall - World Forum Convention Centre
Additional Information:
The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court does not deal with issuance of visas to the Netherlands. Members of the media are responsible for obtaining an appropriate visa entry into the Netherlands if they need one. Visas may be obtained from a diplomatic or consular mission of the Netherlands in the country of residence. In the case of a country where the Netherlands does not have a consular mission, journalists may obtain a visa from the mission of another Schengen country that is responsible for issuing visas on behalf of the Netherlands. The Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.