The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 11:00 a.m. CET on Monday, 21 March 2011, in Boardroom A of the M-Building, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Director General Yukiya Amano will brief Member States on the nuclear emergency in Japan following his scheduled trip to the country from 17-19 March. Director General Amano is also expected to hold a press conference in the afternoon. The timing of this press conference will be announced on Monday.

The Board of Governors meeting is closed to the press.

Photo-Op:

There will be a photo opportunity at the beginning of the meeting.

Press Working Area:

A press working area will be set up outside the Press Room on the M-Building's ground floor starting from 09:00 on Monday, 21 March 2011. This area will be dedicated to working press for the duration of the Board of Governors Meeting.

Accreditation:

Journalists wishing to cover the event must email: Juanita Perez-Vargas or call: [43-1] 2600-21279 / [43-1] 2600-21273.

You are required to bring a valid press ID card.

Due to UN security requirements, only satellite trucks are allowed to enter the VIC. Details of satellite trucks (names of crew, affiliations and license plate numbers) must be sent by 17.00 (CET) Saturday, 19 March 2011 to Juanita Perez-Vargas; tel.: [43-1] 2600-21279 or 21273.

For background, please see the multiple updates the IAEA has released so far. Follow updates on the IAEA at these sites:

www.urlse.cn
www.facebook.com/iaeaorg
www.urlse.cn/press
www.twitter.com/iaeaorg
www.flickr.com/photos/iaea_imagebank
www.youtube.com/user/iaeavideo