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MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA
ADVISORY
ITU TELECOM
AFRICA 2008
VIP and Press Day events
Cairo, 9 May 2008
| What: |
ITU TELECOM
AFRICA
2008 VIP and Press Day |
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Where: |
Cairo International Convention
& Exhibition Centre (CICC), Cairo, Egypt |
| When: |
Sunday,
11 May 2008
10:00 − 11:00 Press Conference, Press Centre, CICC
Speakers:
Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General
Mr Tarek Kamel,
Minister of Communications & Information Technology, Egypt
Mr Naguib Sawiris, CEO, Orascom Telecom
Mr Reza Jafari, Chairman, ITU Telecom Board of Directors
Mr Fernando Lagraña, Executive Manager, ITU Telecom
Mr Sami Al Basheer, Director, ITU BDT will preside over launch of
"At a Crossroads: African Telecommunication/ICT
Indicators 2008 report"
11:30 − 13:00 Official VIP Tour with Prime Minister of Egypt Dr
Ahmed Nazif
13:30 − 14:30 Opening Ceremony, Cheops Auditorium
Opening remarks:
Dr Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications & Information Technology,
Egypt
Industry representative: Mr
Naguib Sawiris, CEO, Orascom
Keynote speakers:
Dr Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt
Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General
14:30 − 16:00
Press Lunch (Nefertiti Hall)
20:00 Welcome dinner (Mohammed Ali Palace, Cairo) |
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Media accreditation
Accreditation for media and industry analysts for ITU T ELECOM
AFRICA
2008 is available
here.
All journalists and industry analysts who wish to gain full access to
information and benefit from media services for this event need to be
accredited.
Accreditation to ITU TELECOM AFRICA
2008 will also provide access to the World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day celebrations and award ceremony at the Cheops Auditorium on 15 May
at 13:00.
For more information, please see here
or contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information
ITU
Tel: (Geneva): +41 22 730 5046
IN CAIRO for ITU
TELECOM
Mobile: +20 100 683 866
Office: +202 2405 6926
E-mail |
Fernando Lagraña
Executive Manager
ITU TELECOM
Tel: +41 22 730 5094
E-mail |
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