Media: PWYP International Conference
The PWYP International Conference is taking place from November 16 – 18, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
For media coverage following the conference please click here: http://www.publishwhatyoupay.org/en/resources/media-coverage-pwyp-intern...
Please complete the ONLINE ACCREDITATION FORM
Press briefing
A Press briefing will take place on Monday 16 November at 8.30am. Following introductory remarks about what the conference sets out to achieve journalists will have an opportunity to speak with the following individuals:
Members of the conference organising committee including:
- Radhika Sarin, PWYP International Coordinator
- Bernard Taylor, Executive Director, Partnership Africa Canada
Transparency campaigners from around the world including:
English-speaking
- Steve Manteaw – Ghana
- Anton Artemyev – Kazakhstan
- Matilda Koma – Papua New Guinea
- Miguel ‘Myke’ Magalang – Philippines
- Ingilab Ahmadov – Azerbaijan
French-speaking
- Christian Mounzeo – Republic of the Congo
- Marc Ona Essangui- Gabon
- Ali Idrissa – Niger
- Jean Claude Katende – Democratic Republic of Congo
- Epifanio Baca – Peru (speaks French and Spanish)
More than 150 participants from 50 countries across the globe ranging from Afghanistan to Gabon to the United States will be attending the conference. Organisations which will be sending numerous delegates include UK-based Global Witness and US-based Revenue Watch Institute.
Press briefing venue
Room: Été Des Indiens (near the hotel lobby)
Hyatt Regency Montreal
1255 Jeanne-Mance,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H5B 1E5
Tel: +1 514 982 1234 Fax: +1 514 285 1243
Accreditation
Journalists wishing to attend the press briefing or first day of the conference should submit this ONLINE ACCREDITATION FORM and notify Joseph Williams, PWYP Information and Advocacy Officer (jwilliams@publishwhatyoupay.org / Tel. +44 777 575 1170).
Interviews
The conference provides an exciting and rare opportunity for journalists to conduct interviews with transparency campaigners from around the world, all of whom deal each day with the consequences of the so-called ‘resource curse’.
The PWYP press team will be happy arrange interviews between journalists and campaigners on 16 November 2009.
PWYP press team
Joseph Williams
PWYP Information and Advocacy Officer
+44 7775 751 170
jwilliams@publishwhatyoupay.org
Ousmane Dème
Coordinator Publish What You Pay-Canada
+1 613 986 6768
odeme@pwyp.ca
Useful documents
- Press Release / Communiqué de presse
- Media advisory / Avis aux médias
- PWYP information brochure Download the PWYP information brochure here
- Conference agenda FINAL English / Français / Espagnol
- List of participants Download the participant list here
Supporting donors
The conference is being organised by Partnership Africa Canada (PAC), PWYP Canada, and PWYP International with the support of the following principle donors:
