MEDIA INFORMATION
1- ACCREDITATION
The Media accreditation forms are available from the Media offices of your respective federations. There are three forms:
· The Media
Accreditation Form
· The Telecommunications
Form
· The Accommodation
Form
The deadline for accreditation is March 7th, 2005. The deadline for the accommodation forms is February 21st, 2005.
The applications must be submitted by post, fax or Email
to Danièle DEBAYE
Daniele.debaye@athle.org - Fax +33 1 45 81 40 54
Service de Media de la Fédération Française
d'Athlétisme
33 avenue Pierre de Coubertin - 75640 Paris Cedex 13
- France
Accredited journalists will receive a letter of confirmation when their applications have been approved. This letter must be produced when the journalists claim their accreditation. Journalists should get their accreditation materials at the secondary Media Center (Centre de Media secondaire) which is located at the Media hotel, le Terminus du Forez (see address later).
A welcome area for journalists will be opened Thursday March 17th from 2pm (full details on opening hours in the next paragraph). On Saturday and Sunday after midday, the accreditation will be located at the competition site near the ticketing entrance.
MEDIA HOTELS
The main media hotel is the Terminus du Forez. This is a
3 star Hotel located opposite the station. 30 rooms have been
reserved. There are three other hotels. Hotel du Midi (3 star), Hotel
Tenor (2 star) Hotel Furania (2 star)
For reservations, please contact the Federation Française
d'Athlétisme. Tel +33 1 53 80 70 01
2- MEDIA DOCUMENTATION
The following information will be available to journalists
on their arrival:
From the IAAF: the provisional competitor list; their recent
results; biographical information on the top competitors; statistical
information; the number of participating countries and athletes;
copies of IAAF press releases.
From the Local Organising Committee (LOC): The schedule of events; course maps, information on French athletes; information on the Cross-Country tradition in the region; information on the organizing committee; tourist information for St. Etienne and St. Galmier (this information will also appear in the media guide and the Official Program); Souvenirs from the Organising Committee or partners; press releases from the organizing committee; copies of newsletters.
3- WORK AREAS
Secondary Media Center - Media Hotel
Terminus du Forez
- 31 avenue Denfert Rochereau - 42100 St. Etienne
Tel +33 (0)4 77 32 48 47
The secondary Media center will be located in the Blue Train
Room (Salon Train Bleu)
The accreditation area will be located in the "Salon Pullman"
opposite the reception.
The Media Center will be open at 2pm on Thursday March 17th.
Opening Hours
| Thursday March 17th |
2pm - 8pm |
| Friday March 18th |
9am - 8pm |
| Saturday March 19th |
9am - noon & 5pm - 8pm |
| Sunday March 20th |
9am - noon & 5pm - 8pm |
For reference;
Competition Times
| Saturday March 19th |
1.45pm Opening
Ceremony |
On the weekend during the races, the media area will be closed at noon and will reopen one hour after the start of the last race.
Media area at the competition site
Hippodrome de Saint-Galmier (3Km from town center)
Three buildings are located at the finish line.
The Media center and the Media stand are located in the central
building.
Opening Hours: Saturday March 19th 11.30am - 7.30pm, Sunday
March 20th 11.30am - 7.30pm
Media Stand
The media stand is located in the large hall, next to the
media room. The media stand comprises: 70 seats with lecterns on two
levels, 20 seats without lecterns in the media room along the
glass window.
A large video screen is located opposite the stands in comfortable
viewing range. In addition there are three existing TV monitors
for the media in the media stand.
Epson (CIS) interactive terminals will be installed for the
paper journalists (10 in the media stand and 2 in the workroom).
Each commentato'rs box (Radio and TV) will also be equipped
with a CIS.
4- DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
In addition to the information mentioned in paragraph 2:
The starting lists will be made available on the evening
of Friday March 18th, after the technical meeting that starts
at 5pm. As well as the complete results for each event (individual
and team standings), the partial results (top 50) will also
made available to the media. The complete tabulation of the
final results of the championships will be available at the
final banquet.
5- OFFICIAL INTERVIEWS
The post race interview room (for the top three finishers) is located on the ground floor of the VIP building. Journalists may access the interview room via the interior corridor. All interviews will be translated into English.
6- IAAF/LOC MEDIA/ CONFERENCES
The official IAAF/LOC press conference will be held on Friday March 18th at noon at the Goeffroy Guichard Stadium at St Etienne. The athletes' press conference will be held as usual as the second part of this conference. The athletes will be selected when the participant list is confirmed as well as the arrival times of the teams.
7- PHOTOGRAPHY
The Photography Officer: Jean-Pierre DURAND
The photography officer is responsible for organizing the
briefing meeting for the photographers with the cooperation
of the IAAF.
The briefing will take place on Saturday March 19th at 10:00
in the interview room at the competition site.
The photographer's bibs will be distributed during the briefing.
A document will be given to the photographers during the
meeting indicating the photographer's positions, the direction
of the races and all other necessary information. The photographers
will also be given a course map showing the photography positions
as well as the intersection points on the course.
Photography positions at the finish line: the Local Organising
Committee (LOC) is planning to build a 1.6m wide, multi-level
platform by the arrival funnel.
The IAAF, in cooperation with the photography officer, will
select the photographers that will be given access to the arrival
platform. In principle, these photographers will still be free
to access the interior of the course and will be identified
by bibs provided by the IAAF.
Each photographer will wear a bib.
8- TRANSPORT
Upon arrival at Lyon St. Expiry Airport, journalists may
take the shuttles laid on for the athletes for transport to
the Hotels subject to availability of spaces. Return transportation
to the airports will be organized by the LOC. Transport will
also be provided between the Media Hotel to the conference on
the evening of Friday March 18th (1 outward and 1 return trip).
Journalists will also be able to visit the course on Friday
March 18th by using the shuttles laid on for the athletes by
the LOC (The course visit is scheduled for 3pm).
Transportation will be provided on competition days from the media hotels to the course in St. Galmier (30min approximately). A map for local transportations and schedules will be available on site.
Pratical Information - Transports : click here
9- BANQUETS AND RECEPTIONS
A buffet will be available for the journalists after the Friday IAAF/LOC press conference. All journalists are invited to the final banquet. Journalists will be asked to indicate if they will be attending the banquet when they receive their accreditation details.
10- YOUR LIAISON OFFICERS
Event Media Officer: Laurence DACOURY - ldacoury@wanadoo.fr
FFA Media Officer: Danièle Debaye - daniele.debaye@athle.org
Media Attache, French Team: Jean-Philippe MANZELLLE - jean-philippe.manzelle@athle.org
