Media Registration Open for APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting, Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting
Media registration is open for the APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting on 7-8 September in Cebu, to be chaired by Philippine Socioeconomic Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, as well as the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting that will also take place in this port city on 5-6 September.
APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM), 7-8 September 2015
The APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting, known as SRMM, will bring together Economic Development Ministers from the 21 APEC members to build greater capacity for growth in Asia-Pacific markets. Focus will be on rounding out a five-year initiative to improve the ‘ease of doing business’ in APEC economies and developing new performance targets.
Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3), 5-6 September 2015
The Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting, or SOM3, will be led by Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura Q. Del Rosario, Chair of the 2015 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting. Senior Officials from APEC economies will take further actions to drive new growth sources in the Asia-Pacific and ensure the benefits are widely felt by the region’s three billion people.
Strengthening regional economic integration will be at the top of the agenda, including the next step for the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and development of a new APEC Services Cooperation Framework. Mitigating shared threats to trade and economic growth will also be in view, with attention to advancing policies towards sustainable urbanization, safeguards against pandemics and preventive health, and water management, among others. Additional focus points are expected to include human and institutional capacity building measures pertaining to the groundbreaking APEC Anti-corruption Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies Network (ACT-NET) and the inaugural meeting of the APEC Group of Friends on Disability.
SOM3 will build on a cluster of technical exchanges to take place in Cebu over the preceding two weeks. In total, they will include participation from around 2,000 delegates under 20 APEC working-level policy groups. Senior Officials will also consider recommendations to come out of a key APEC Business Advisory Council meeting in Melbourne, Australia on 10-13 August.
Where: APEC SRMM and SOM3 will both be held at Radisson Blu Cebu, Serging Osmeña Boulevard, Juan Luna Avenue, Cebu City, Cebu 6000.
Deadline for media registration: Thursday, 20 August 2015
Registration procedures:
All media representatives wishing to cover SRMM and SOM3 should register online at http://reg.apec2015.ph/media. Information provided should be accurate and complete.
Identification badges will be issued to accredited media representatives.
Passport and visa requirements:
All foreign/visiting journalists are required to possess a valid passport with at least 6 month’s validity from time of travel and a temporary visitor’s visa. Upon receiving registration confirmation online, representatives can apply for a temporary visitor’s visa at their economy’s respective Philippine Embassy.
The following must be submitted upon application of a temporary visitor’s visa:
A. Passport
B. APEC Accreditation Confirmation Letter
C. Letter of Assignment
Media events:
Introductory remarks during SRMM and SOM3, “family photos” of Ministers and Senior Officials and post-meeting news conferences will be open to accredited journalists.
Doorstop interview and photo opportunities will be available in conjunction with the meetings.
The Regional Conference of Services Coalitions, Charting a New Course on Services: A Call to Action in APEC, on 7 September, will also be open to journalists.
Media Center:
The International Media Center for SRMM and SOM3 shall be operational at the 2nd Floor of the Bayfront Hotel, Kaohsiung Street, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City from 29 August to 8 September from 07:00-21:00 daily.
Note on media access:
All media representatives must be accredited and wear their identification badge to gain access to the meeting venue, facilities and specified events open to media.
Dress code: Smart casual
Contact:
Queries pertaining to media registration, accreditation and coverage arrangements may be directed to: [email protected]
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For more:
The entire APEC SOM3 and Related Meetings schedule in Cebu on 22 August-6 September as well as subsequent APEC ministerial meeting dates can be viewed here.
For further details, or to arrange possible media interviews with APEC officials, please contact:
David Hendrickson +65 9137 3886 at [email protected]
Michael Chapnick +65 9647 4847 at [email protected]
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