Journalist Registration

The Forum is now over, but we encourage you to check the "Latest News" section of this site for selected session writeups, transcripts, and other post-forum information. Updates will be posted throughout December and January.

We welcome journalists of varied backgrounds and interests to AWID's 2005 International Forum on Women's Rights. All of our sessions are open to the press. This Forum is the flagship event of AWID and widely recognised as the largest international summit on gender equality outside the United Nations system. Held every three years, the Forum brings academics, practitioners, funders and activists together to participate in one of the most highly anticipated and productive working meetings of the gender equality movement.

Each Forum is a singular event of its own making, bringing varied new and veteran participants from communities and countries around the world. The AWID Forum will be held October 27-30 in Bangkok, Thailand, and is expected to host up to two thousand leaders and practitioners who will convene to discuss the urgent question: How does change happen? In answering this question, many varied topics will be raised in order to cover as many sectors of women's rights issues where change is possible. These topics will include women in business and economics; war, conflict, and post-conflict issues; violent and non-violent action; and other local and regional issues of concern.

After extensive preparation, we look forward to our most exciting and dynamic Forum yet. We appreciate the importance of journalists and media representatives at the Forum from all parts of the world and we look forward to meeting you at the AWID 2005 International Forum on Women's Rights in Bangkok, Thailand.

Instructions on how to attend the Forum as an authorised media representative

Registered journalists will be issued a free press pass which entitles the bearer to enter any and all sessions and events free of charge.

The following application is intended for the participation of accredited journalists interested in the AWID 2005 International Forum in Bangkok, Thailand. Please complete the registration form below in its entirety. Submit your registration only once and over the internet. The AWID office will confirm your registration by email.

If you are accepted for a press pass, you will be given a unique number which will identify you. On receipt of this email please complete the regular Forum registration form and attached it to an email addressed to lejla@awid.org, quoting your unique number. This will ensure that you are both registered for the Forum and for a press pass. Space is very limited so please register as soon as possible.

Requirements

1. Accreditation: Journalists who wish to attend the Forum will be provided with an AWID identification number, which they will bring to the Forum as authorization to attend.
2. Editor's Information: In order to register for the Forum as a journalist, it is crucial that the name and the address of the editor of the publication or media is provided on the registration form. Freelance journalists who would like to attend the Forum need to provide information about their commissioning editor.
3. Email from the Editor: Journalists must provide a supporting email from their editor in favour of their attendance to the Forum. The email must be sent from the editor's business email address.
4. Outputs: In the registration form, AWID asks that journalists provide the outputs/results they will achieve from their attendance at the Forum. We also request that after the Forum, you provide us with a copy of your published article or footage.

Registration Fees

Registration fees will be waived for accepted accredited journalists attending the October 2005 Forum in Bangkok. All other expenses including accommodations are the sole responsibility of the journalist.

Other Information

Cancellations: Please notify AWID in the case of cancellations before October 25th.

Languages: The Forum sessions will be conducted in English, Spanish or French, with simultaneous translation in some other languages including Thai and Russian.

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