5° Congreso Mundial de Parques, Durban, Africa del Sur, 8-17 de septiembre del 2003

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Press events at Durban International Conference Centre (DICC) can only be booked by organizations participating in the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress. Congress organizers will take into account preferred date and time, but final allocation depends on demand and availability. The DICC Press Room will be set up with theatre-style seating (chairs only) and will have a capacity of 50 people. The standard equipment in the DICC Press Room will consist of a podium, a data projector screen, microphones for presenters and the audience, and an audio sound system. Event organizers will be required to bring their own laptops. A technician will be available to assist organizers. After reception of the form, a member of our events team will contact you with a booking reference and further instructions. Please fill out the entire form: PDF Format // Word format

Field Trips & Short Courses

Field Trips tailored to the issues under discussion within Workshop Streams and Cross Cutting Themes will be conducted over these two days in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal Province. In addition a limited number of Short Courses will be offered to participants who wish to use the opportunity of the Congress to undertake hands-on capacity building in the company of international and local experts

The four Field Trips that have been arranged are:

Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park
Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park
Siyaya Coastal Park / Richards Bay Sanctuary

More information on Field Trips HERE

The Short Courses are:

How to Conduct a Participatory Evaluation of Protected Area Governance
An Orientation Program on Ecological Integrity - A Call to Action
Conservation Incentive Agreements
Business Plan Development
Economic Valuation
Conservation Finance Tools and Capacity Building
Conservation Planning with Software and Expert Judgement: Targets, Gaps and Priorities
Important Bird Areas: Connecting 'Local' and 'Global' for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management
Strategic Participatory Communication: Achieving Results for Protected Areas
Southern and East African Experts Panel on Designing Successful Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock, and Human Health

Due to cost and logistical limitations short courses will be conducted in English only. Numbers of participants who can be accommodated on these courses will also be limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.

Registration is done directly on the registration form, except for shortcourses 9 and 10

Please choose your shortcourse on the registration form

More information on the registration process

More information on Short Courses HERE

The Media center in the WPC
The media centre is located inside the DICC in rooms 12 A, B, C, E. This is on the lower level.
The media center comprises:

A bullpen that includes 20 PC's and 20 telephone plug-ins plus telephone access on Worldcall.

Seating for up to 50 media will be available.

A Press Conference Room is situated next doo - Two interview rooms are available. These must be booked with the on-site media logistics tea
Broadcast Infrastructure:

Stand-up positions will be available in the main plenary hall

Live audio plug-ins will be available in the main plenary hall (XLR connections - media to supply own cabling).

Audio plug-ins will be available from Floor (English, French and Spanish is available in the plenary hall) However, please note, only Floor will be available in the media centre.

World Parks Congress Media Events & Press Conferences Day 7 & 8 - Sunday & Monday 14 & 15 September Field Trips & Short Courses

World Parks Congress
Media Events & Press Conferences
Day 7 & 8 - Sunday & Monday 14 & 15 September
Field Trips & Short Courses