2nd IBSA Summit Programme and Logistical Information

 PROGRAMME

 2nd IBSA Summit and related events

Sunday, 14 October 2007

Sandton Convention Centre

*Women’s Forum:
Venue : Ball room 1


Monday, 15 October 2007

 Sandton Convention Centre

*Academic Seminar:
academic delegates
Venue : Ball room 2

*Business Seminar:

  • Site visits for business
  • Seminar on Standards (Breakaway room)
  • CTL/ GTL energy seminar ; 120 delegates: Ball room 1

*Women’s Forum:
Venue : Breakaway room

*Other meetings outside SCC:

  • Transport Working Group
  • Soc Dev: Civil Society event
  • Science/Tech: HIV-Aids research seminar
  • Human Settlement meeting
  • ICT Working Group meeting


Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Sandton Convention Centre

*Academic Seminar (cont):
Venue : Ball room 2

*Business Seminar (cont):
IBSA business delegates
Venue : Ball room 1

*Women’s Forum (cont):
Venue : Breakaway room

*Parliamentary Forum:
Venue : Breakaway room

19:30 for 20:00: Cultural event/ show by Department of Arts and Culture to entertain the three Heads of State/ Government
Venue : Ball room 3 (Sandton Convention Centre)


Wednesday, 17 October 2007

08h15 Briefing to media regarding arrangements for the day in the Media Centre at the Sheraton Hotel on Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria

08h30 Accredited media to depart from Sheraton Hotel on Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria for Presidential Guesthouse

09h30 Heads of State and Government from India and Brazil arrive at Presidential Guesthouse

To be received by President Mbeki

Photo opportunity (for videographers and photographers only)

10h00 Opening plenary of IBSA Summit

Media in attendance for opening remarks and photo opportunity
(Pool arrangement: 10 media representatives from each side)

12h30 All accredited media to depart from Sheraton Hotel on Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria for Presidential Guesthouse

13h30 Closing plenary and signing of agreements

(Pool arrangement: 10 media representatives from each side)

14h00 Joint Press Conference

All media to attend

Other Logistical Matters

Transportation

Departure from Sheraton for Presidential Guesthouse for the opening plenary:
08h30 for 10h00

Departure from Sheraton for Presidential Guesthouse for concluding press conference:
12h30 for 14h00

Media will not have access to the guesthouse unless transported in the Shuttles from the Sheraton Hotel

Accreditation

Accreditation will be available on Level 3 of the Sandton Convention Centre: the centre will be operational from 12-16 October from 08h00 to 17h00 each day.

All media covering any of the IBSA events must be accredited.

Media Centre

Media centre available at Sandton Convention Centre

Media centre available at Sheraton Hotel on Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria.

Internet enabled computers will be available.

For further information please contact:

  • Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
  • Matshepo Seedat on 083 228 5041

Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
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12 October 2007

 


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