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ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 20 October-7 November:
media accreditation now open
Host country Korea plans extravaganza of ICT side-events and
showcases to complement main conference programme
Geneva, 21
July 2014
—Media accreditation for ITU’s 19th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opens today,
as ITU and the Republic of Korea together ramp up preparations for an event the
Host Country is billing as ‘the ICT Olympics’.
The conference, known as PP-14, is the world’s largest gathering of the ICT
policy-making community. It is expected to attract around 3,000 participants,
including Heads of State and an estimated 130 VIPs from over 160 countries.
Delegates will tackle a number of pressing issues, from strategies to promote
digital inclusion and address the growing broadband divide, to ways to further
build international consensus on Internet-related public policy issues. The
conference will also look at possible reforms to the ITU Convention and
Constitution, initiatives to enhance membership and multi-stakeholder
participation, and measures to ensure progress on growth, sustainability and
innovation across the ICT ecosystem.
Held every four years, the conference determines the strategic direction of ITU
and develops policies and recommendations that address the evolving needs of the
Union’s membership, which includes 193 countries, over 700 private sector
companies, academic institutions and national, regional and international
bodies.
The Conference also agrees the Union’s Financial Plan and elects the Union’s
five top executives – Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, and the
Directors of the Radiocommunication, Telecommunication Standardization and
Telecommunication Development Bureaux – who will guide its work over the next
four years.
PP-14 will also feature a wide range of tech-focused side events for delegates
and attendees organized by ITU and Host Country Korea, designed to showcase the
future of the ICT sector. The conference will also consider setting new ICT
development targets under the banner of a series of activities dubbed ‘Connect
2020’.
Journalists are invited to formally accredit now for this important event, which
will play a major role in shaping tomorrow’s Information Society in developed
and developing nations alike.
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What:
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ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (PP-14)
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When:
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20 October - 7 November 2014
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Where:
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Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre (BEXCO),
Busan,
Republic of Korea
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Media accreditation
Journalists and industry analysts who wish to attend PP-14 or to gain full
access to media information, remote media briefings and official conference
documentation
must be formally accredited.
To apply for accreditation, or for more information, visit
www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/newsroom/Pages/default.aspx
Official UN press accreditation is valid, but
UN-accredited media must register
in order to obtain an event badge. Please contact
pressreg@itu.int.
Journalists and analysts who have already formally accredited for ITU events in
2014 and whose details have not changed during this period do not need to
resubmit accreditation credentials, but still need
to register for an event badge
at:
www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/newsroom/Pages/default.aspx
Accreditation formally closes at
17:00 CET, 14 October 2014.
There will be no accreditation onsite, and strictly no admittance to the venue
without an event badge.
Follow @ITU and the hashtag #Plenipot14 for the latest updates.
Background materials, including photos of ITU’s previous Plenipotentiary
Conference, PP-10, are available from the
PP-14 Newsroom.
Information about ITU’s previous Plenipotentiary Conference, PP-10, can be found
on the
PP-10 Newsroom.
For more
information please contact:
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Other Media enquiries:
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Soraya Abino Quintana
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Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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