The Nobel Peace prize 2006. Press programme
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News story | Date: 06/12/2006 | Last updated: 22/01/2007
Here is the press programme for the visit of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank represented by Ms. Mosammat Taslima Begum. (06.12.06).
The Nobel Peace Prize 2006. Press programme
Press programme for the visit of this year’s laureates Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank represented by Ms. Mosammat Taslima Begum.
General information:
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press Office
will
not issue accreditation badges this year, but
there are lists with the names of all accredited press.
Personal press cards must be presented in order to take part in the press conferences as well as all other arrangements.
Press conference will be held by the Laureates on Saturday 9 December at 1300 – 1345 hours at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Henrik Ibsens gate 51. Press entrance from Parkveien. The press is advised to arrive not later than 1200.
Prior to all arrangements the police will carry out a security control of all media representatives and equipment.
The Press Centre:
Address: Grand Hotel, 7
th> floor, Karl Johans gate 31
Press contacts:
Ms. Benedicte Tresselt Koren | Tel: + 47 90 02 93 95 |
Ms. Mette S. Øwre | Tel: + 47 48 11 24 27 |
Opening hours:
Saturday 9 December from 1000 hours
Sunday 10 December from 0900 hours
Monday 11 December closed
International Press Centre, Haakon
VII’s gate 10
Open Sunday 10 December from 1100
The ceremony in the City Hall
Representatives from the Press Office together with
the Police will check press cards and lists of all media for entry
into the City Hall from 1120 hours. (Western Tower
entrance)
Police will close all entrances to the city hall at 1245 hours
Photographers:
A photo pool together with a photographer from the Norwegian
Nobel Institute will cover the ceremony from the ground floor of
the Main Hall.
All other photographers (together with radio
reporters and journalists) will be taken to the Eastern Gallery of
the Hall through the entrance of the Western Tower.
Photographers, who wish to cover the arrival of the Laureates and the guests to the City Hall, will be assigned to an area outside the main entrance. After the arrival of
HM King Harald, HM Queen Sonja and HRH Crown Prince Haakon the photographers will be shown to the Eastern Gallery through the entrance of the Western Tower.
The same photographer will thus not be able to cover both the arrivals and the opening procession inside the City Hall.
TV:
All media rights belong to Nobel Media AB. The
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation /NRK) has, however, been given
the right to distribute the Peace Prize Ceremony 2006 inside the
EBU area. Trans World International (TWI) in London has
distribution rights outside the EBU-area. NRK may on request
provide footage not exceeding five minutes for use in regular News
broadcasts by television companies that are members of EBU.
Request for technical assistance by foreign television companies may also be directed to NRK. TWI London: tel. 44 208 233 5000, fax 44 208 233 5301 NRK contact: Marit Moi, tel. + 47 23 04 96 21, mobile: +47 95 93 73 47 marit.moi@nrk.no
TV-companies and radio reporters will be admitted to the gallery.
Events preceding the ceremony:
Friday 8 December
2100 Arrival of the Laureates by special plane from
Dhaka. Oslo Airport Gardermoen, GA Terminal
Photo opportunity
Saturday 9 December
1300 – 1345 hours | Press conference at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Henrik Ibsens gate 51, Press entrance from Parkveien (The Press should meet no later than 1200 hours) |
1345 hours | Meeting with members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and employees/scholars of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Signing of copyright assignment. (Photo pool 1: NRK/TV, TV2, Scanpix, ANB, personal photographer, the Institute’s photographer) |
1420 hours | Rehearsal for Nobel Ceremony in Oslo City Hall. No press |
1900 hours | The Nobel Committee’s ’’Little Dinner’’ at the Grand Hotel for the Laureates and spouses, members and secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (10 persons). Opening shots by photo pool 2: (TV2, Scanpix, personal photographer, and the Institute’s photographer) the pool must be present at the Grand Hotel no later than 1845 hours |
Sunday 10 December:
Programme for the ceremony in The City Hall:
The City Hall is located at Fridtjof Nansens Plass in the centre of Oslo. The speeches at the Ceremony will be translated into English/Norwegian. The texts will be available at the Press Centre or www.nobel.no
1130 hours | Doors open. (Photo pool 3: NRK/TV, Scanpix, ANB, personal photographer, the photographer of the Nobel Institute) |
1120 – 1230 hours | Journalists, photographers and cameramen enter through the Western Tower |
1135– 1145 | Joint meeting with the children at Christiania Teater, Stortingsgaten arranged by Redd Barna (Save the Children) . Photo opportunity |
1145 | Photo pool 4 for the audience meets at the South Gate of the Royal Palace. NRK/TV, TV2, ANB, Scanpix, Personal photographer and the photographer of the Institute |
1200 | Joint audience with HM King Harald and HM Queen Sonja at theM Queen SHM Royal Palace |
1200 – 1300 hours | Photo opportunity at the arrival of guests (outside from assigned area or inside from Eastern Gallery) |
1256 | The Laureates Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank’s representative, Ms. Mosammat Taslima Begum arrive the City Hall. Received by Ole Danbolt Mjøs and Geir Lundestad |
1258 hours | Processions enter City Hall (Laureates and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee) |
1259 hours | HM King Harald, HM Queen Sonja, HRH Crown Prince Haakon and HRH Crown Princess Mette Marit arrive accompanied by Ole D. Mjøs and Geir Lundestad |
NB! Cell phones must be switched off during the ceremony | |
1300 hours | Ceremony starts. Music: Christian Ihle Hadland, Piano. Partita No. 1 in B major by Johann Sebastian Bach. |
1305 hours | Speech by Mr. Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Chairman of the Nobel Committee |
1325 hours | Nrityanchal (dancers). ‘’Rangie Die Jao’’ |
1330 hours | Presentation of the diploma and
medal to the Laureates Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Banks
representative Ms. Mosammat Taslima Begum. Photo Pool 3
|
1345 hours | The Nobel Lecture by Muhammad Yunus |
1410 | Renée Fleming, soprano. Exultate, jubilate, K 165 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Christian Ihle Hadland, piano |
1414hours | HM the King, HM the Queen, HRH the Crown Prince and HRH the Crown Princess greet the Laureates. Photo Pool 3 |
1415 hours | End of Ceremony |
1700 – 1800 hours | CNN will broadcast alive an interview with Muhammad Yunus in Oslo City Hall. Press is invited as audience. Please meet in the City Hall at 1630 hours at the latest. |
1855 hours | Torchlight procession (Laureates on balcony, Nobel suite, Grand Hotel). Photo opportunity |
1900 hours | The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s Banquet at the Grand Hotel. Photo pool 5: Opening shots (NRK/TV2, Swedish Television, Scanpix, ANB, personal photographer, photographer of the Institute) |
Monday 11 December
0830 – 0900 | Muhammad Yunus meets Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister’s Office. Photo opportunity |
0915 – 1000 | Muhammad Yunus meets members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Storting (Parliament). Photo opportunity |
1015 – 1100 | Muhammad Yunus meets Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Development Erik Solheim, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo opportunity |
1530 – 1645 | Joint, Oslo School Project, Oslo City Hall. Photo opportunity |
1700 – 1745 | Joint at Nobel Peace Center – Oslo School Exhibition and Special photo exhibition by Linda Næsfeldt. Photo opportunity |
2000 – 2300 | Concert in Oslo Spektrum. Photo pool. To be decided separately |
Tuesday 12 December
0800 – 0930 | NHO-seminar on microcredit. (NHO - Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). Colosseum, Middelthuns gate |
0930 – 1000 | Farewell news conference. Colosseum. Press welcome to both venues |
1115 | Departure from Oslo Airport Gardermoen, GA terminal by private plane for Stockholm |