IOC release press event details
17/07/2008The International Olympic Committee have released details of press conferences which will be held during and directly preceding the Beijing Olympics.
All accredited media will have access to these IOC press briefings, though unaccredited media may also be able to gain entry upon succesful application for a guest pass. The IOC state that requests for these press passes should be made at the Main Press Centre in Beijing, at least 48 hours before the event.
The full list of press events is as follows:
Saturday 2 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Executive Board meeting – no media access | Beijing Hotel |
2 p.m. | Press Briefing with Giselle Davies, IOC Director of Communications | MPC |
3 – 6 p.m. | Executive Board meeting – no media access | Beijing Hotel |
7 p.m. | Press Briefing with Giselle Davies, IOC Director of Communications | MPC |
Sunday 3 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Executive Board meeting – no media access | Beijing Hotel |
2 p.m. | Press Briefing with Giselle Davies, IOC Director of Communications | MPC |
3 – 6 p.m. | Executive Board meeting – no media access | Beijing Hotel |
7 p.m. | Press Conference with the IOC President, Jacques Rogge | MPC |
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. | 120th IOC Session meeting - no media access but proceedings available on Closed Circuit TV at the MPC | Beijing Hotel |
7 p.m. | Press Briefing with Giselle Davies, IOC Director of Communications | MPC |
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. | 120th IOC Session meeting - no media access but proceedings available on Closed Circuit TV at the MPC | Beijing Hotel |
7 p.m. | Press Briefing with Giselle Davies, IOC Director of Communications | MPC |
Thursday 7 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | 120th IOC Session meeting - no media access but proceedings available on Closed Circuit TV at the MPC | Beijing Hotel |
4.30 p.m. | Press Conference with IOC President, Jacques Rogge | MPC |
From Saturday 9 to Saturday 23 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
11 a.m. | Joint IOC/BOCOG Daily Press Briefing | MPC |
Sunday 24 August 2008
Time | Meetings/Events | Place |
10 – 11.30 a.m. | 120th IOC Session meeting - no media access but proceedings available on Closed Circuit TV at the MPC | Beijing Hotel |
1 p.m. | Press Conference with IOC President, Jacques Rogge | MPC |
