MEDIA ADVISORY
FEI General Assembly, Copenhagen (DEN), 17-19 November 2009
The 2009 FEI General Assembly will take place according to the following timetable:
Tuesday, 17 November
9h - 10h15 - Extraordinary General Assembly (adoption of new FEI Statutes followed by the election of a new Board). This meeting will be broadcast LIVE and FREE OF CHARGE on FEI TV.
11h - 13h00 - Meetings of the Geographical Groups with the FEI Bureau / Board
14h15 - 18h45 - Meetings of the FEI Geographical Groups with the FEI Bureau / Board (continued)
Wednesday, 18 November
9h - 10h15 - session on youth, FEI Year of Youth and Youth Olympic Games
10h15 - 12h15 - session on Development
13h45 - 14h30 - 2012 Olympic Games - update on preparations by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG)
14h45 - 15h30 - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 - update on preparations
16h00 - 18h00 - session on Clean Sport. During this workshop, Prof. Arne Ljungqvist and Lord Stevens will make a presentation on the Joint-Commissions' recommendations. This will be followed by presentations by FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke (proposed new Prohibited Substances List); FEI General Counsel Lisa Lazarus (proposed new FEI Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Rules); and FEI Director of Education and Standards Harald Muller (Drug Information Database). The final portion of the session will be open to questions from the National Federations and media.
Thursday, 19 November
9h00 - 17h30 - FEI General Assembly. This meeting will be broadcast LIVE and FREE OF CHARGE on FEI TV.
ACCREDITATION
Media wishing to attend the above meetings are requested to fill in the attached Press Accreditation Form and send it back by fax (+41 21 310 47 60) or email (malina.gueorguiev@fei.org) at their earliest convenience.
VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION
All the meetings will be held at the Copenhagen Marriott® Hotel
Kalvebod Brygge 5
1560 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel : +45 88 33 99 00
Fax : +45 88 33 99 99
Website : www.marriott.com
(room rates range from EUR 190 to EUR 220, breakfast and taxes included)
Accommodation can be booked at the same hotel or at the Wakeup Copenhagen Hotel (located within short walking distance from the Marriott Hotel)
Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 11
1560 Copenhagen V, Denmark
(Next to Kalvebod Brygge 38)
Tel : +45 44 80 00 00
Fax : +45 44 80 00 01
Website : www.wakeupcopenhagen.com
(room rates from EUR 105 to EUR 115 per night, breakfast and taxes included)
Accommodation can be booked through the FEI or individually. If you wish to book your room through the FEI, please visit this page for instructions on how to proceed.
Any media queries and requests for interviews, should be sent to
Malina Gueorguiev
FEI Communications Manager
malina.gueorguiev@fei.org
+41 78 750 61 33
