Press Arrangements for the IAEA General Conference, 15-19 September, Including Media Briefing on New Nuclear Energy Projections

The 69th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, #IAEAGC, will convene from 15 to 19 September at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria. The opening session takes place on Monday, 15 September, at 10:00 CEST. 

High-ranking officials and representatives from IAEA Member States will consider and make decisions on a range of issues pertaining to the work and the budget of the Agency.

The main conference events will take place in the M-Building of the VIC.

All plenary sessions of the General Conference will be livestreamed on the IAEA website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

The opening session of the GC will also be streamed live on the lAEA YouTube channel in high definition. The IAEA will provide video footage here and will make photos available on Flickr.

Details of the General Conference, including the provisional agenda, are available on the IAEA website and social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo).

The Press Room on the M-building's ground floor will be available as a press working area from 08:30 CEST on 15 September.

Media Briefing on Nuclear Energy Projections

The IAEA’s latest nuclear power projections will be released on 15 September, in the 45th edition of Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050. The report provides detailed global trends in nuclear power by region.

The IAEA will host a briefing for media on the new projections. IAEA experts, including Jessica Callen-Kovtunova, Energy Planner/ Economist at the IAEA, will provide the briefing on Monday, 15 September at 09:30 CEST in the Press Room.

Please note: All information presented during the media briefing is under embargo until after the Director General’s opening statement on Monday, 15 September.

Please inform the IAEA Press Office if you plan to attend the media briefing.

Scientific Forum

This year’s Scientific Forum, organized on the sidelines of the General Conference on 16 and 17 September, is entitled Atoms for Water.

The Forum will showcase innovative ways of using nuclear sciences, not only to better understand the origin, amount, distribution and quality of our shared water resources, but also to support and implement practical solutions. The Forum aims to foster partnerships and reflect on the importance of water as a global common good to be managed sustainably and equitably for all.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the Scientific Forum with high-level speakers on Tuesday, 16 September, at 09:30 CEST.

The Forum will take place in Board Room D, C-Building, 4th floor. All sessions will be livestreamed.

Accreditation

All journalists – including those with permanent accreditation – are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans to attend the General Conference, Media Briefing and Scientific Forum. 

Journalists without permanent accreditation must send copies of their passport and press ID to the IAEA Press Office by 12:00 CEST on Friday, 12 September.

We encourage those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at UNIS Vienna.

Access to the plenary sessions of the General Conference and the Scientific Forum for photographers and video camera operators must be requested in advance.