Practical media information

Information for the press in connection with the High-level Meeting in Strömstad, 7-9 September 2009.

Practical information

Meeting venue

Meeting venue: Quality Spa & Resort, Strömstad
Address: Kebalvägen 229, SE-452 40 Strömstad

Accomodation

Laholmen Hotell AB
452 30  Strömstad
+46 (0)526-19700
www.laholmen.se
Single room: SEK 1 138 per room per night including VAT and breakfast
Booking code: SWEPRESIDENCY2009
The Presidency has made blocked bookings for media at Laholmen hotel. Please specify the booking code when booking.
 

Accreditation and workstations

Work stations for the press together with accreditation are located in premises opposite the entrance to Quality Spa (signposted).

Opening hours:
6 September 13:00–19:00
7 September  08:00–18:00
8 September  08:00–21:00

Workstations and access to wired and wireless networks, ISDN, printer, telephones and copying facilities are all available here. Sandwiches, coffee, tea, water and fruit will be served.

Meals

Lunch and dinner for members of the press will be served in the media restaurant with entrance from the lobby at the Quality Spa & Resort Hotel.

7 September: lunch 11:00-14:00, dinner 17:00-20:00
8 September: lunch 11:00-14:00, dinner 17:00-20:00

Exhibitions and information material

During the meetings, an exhibition on biodiversity and ecosystem services, including a touchpool of Kosterhavet will be shown in the lobby of the meeting venue. Information material on the key issues being discussed at the meetings is available in the press centre.

Photography

The meeting is being documented by the Presidency’s official photographer, Gunnar Seijbold, gunnar.seijbold(a)ses09.ministry.se.

Digital images in high-resolution format for printing are available on the Presidency website, se2009.eu. All images may be used free of charge. When publishing images, please state the source and the name of the photographer.
Example:  Gunnar Seijbold/Swedish Government Offices

Press Contacts

Ms Anna Bäckman
Press Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Andreas Carlgren
Tel: + 46 76 791 31 89
e-mail: anna.backman(a)environment.ministry.se

Ms Karin Anderberg
Press Liaison Officer, Secretariat for EU Meetings in Sweden
Tel: +46 76 809 66 14
e-mail: karin.anderberg(a)ses09.ministry.se

Ms Lisa Dahlén Jonsson
Press Officer, Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU
Tel: + 32 476 50 50 22
e-mail: elisabet.dahlen-jonsson(a)foreign.ministry.se

Ms Suzanne Kolare
Press contact for the inauguration of Kosterhavet National Park
Tel: +46 708 261 697
e-mail: suzanne.kolare(a)naturvardsverket.se

Mr Lars-Erik Antonsson
Director of Business Development, Municipality of Strömstad
Tel: + 46 70 540 93 88
e-mail: lars-erik.antonsson(a)stromstad.se

Young reporters

Forty young reporters will be covering the Swedish Presidency. They are first or second year upper secondary school students. They will mainly cover the informal ministerial meetings but will also report from other EU meetings and various information activities. The reporters will write, photograph and film under the same conditions as other journalists and photographers. The results of their monitoring can be followed at
https://www.se2009.eu/sv/ordforandeskapet/unga_reportrar

Contact person for young reporters:
Mr Magnus Ahlqvist
Communication Officer, responsible for young reporters
Tel: +46 76 788 25 32
e-mail: magnus.ahlqvist(a)primeminister.ministry.se

Media Programme

Preparatory workshop
Monday 7 September 2009

13:00–16:00 Plenary session
The press are invited to follow the meeting from the press conference room

Ministerial session
Tuesday 8 September 2009

11:00–11:30  Press briefing
With participation of the Swedish minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren and Director Pavan Sukhdev – TEEB study leader   
Venue: Press conference room

14:00–16:00 Session 1: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
Tour de table – foto pool
The press are invited to follow the session from the press conference room

18:45–19:15 Press conference
With the Swedish Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren and the Spanish Minister for the Environment  Elena Espinosa
Venue: Meeting room

Inauguration programme
Wednesday 9 September 2009

Hosted by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

08:00–12:00 Inauguration of the Kosterhavet Marine National Park by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf

• Guided walk on the island of Koster
• Inauguration ceremony
• Transportation for Ministers to Strömstad in the company of His Majesty the King on the reconstructed 18th century Swedish Ship Götheborg, sandwiches are served.
  Transportation by boat for officials and experts and CBD Bureau Members to Strömstad, sandwiches are served. 
  Members of the press can (are invited to) go with the boats leaving from the harbour in central Strömstad

12:00–13:00 Lunch

Ceremonies in central Strömstad in the presence of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

Other meetings on biodiversity during the week

• The members of the COP Bureau, preparing the 2010 global summit on biodiversity, will hold a separate meeting in Strömstad on September 9–10 to discuss the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). For more information about the COP Bureau and the 2010 global summit, please visit www.cbd.int. 
• European National Parks have contributed to the managing of biodiversity over the last 100 years and are facing climate change challenges in the future. The Europarc conference, taking place in Strömstad on September 9–13, will focus on how to use adaptation, benefits and values, and networks to create successful nature conservation and management. The programme of the Europarc conference is available at www.europarc.org.
• The Swedish National Scientific Council on Biological Diversity is organising an international scientific workshop at The Sven Loven centre for Marine Sciences in Strömstad on 4–6 September. The outcome from the workshop will be communicated to the high-level meeting.

Media Programme: Inauguration of Kosterhavet National Park, 9 September