PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR JOURNALISTS ATTENDING THE ICC PROSECUTOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON 3 MARCH AT 13:00 AT THE ICC HEADQUARTERS.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- The following information was released by the International Criminal Court:

On Thursday, 3 March 2011, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, will hold a press conference on the situation in Libya, following the referral of the United Nations Security Council. The conference will take place at 13:00 (The Hague local time, GMT+1) in the Press Briefing room of the ICC in The Hague.

The press conference will be broadcast through Eurovision, free of rights and free of charge, covering Europe, North America, Middle East, North Africa and Kenya. Information on frequencies, contacts and updates can be found here.

Live web streaming of the press conference will be available at the following links:

English http://livestream.xs4all.nl/icc5.asx

Arabic http://livestream.xs4all.nl/icc4.asx

French http://livestream.xs4all.nl/icc6.asx

Audiovisual summary and broadcast quality files (audio and video) containing highlights of the press conference will be available following the event.

Attending the Press Conference

Journalists attending the press conference are kindly asked to:

confirm their attendance by sending an email to PublicAffairs.Unit@icc-cpi.int;

arrive no later than 12:30 (cameras can be set up in the Press Briefing room after 12:00);

use the visitors' entrance located at Regulusweg; and

present a valid press identification card.

Media Centre

The Court's Media Centre will open at 10:00 and will close two hours after the press conference has finished.

The area can seat up to 64 people and includes plasma TV screens; a Wi-Fi Internet service; cards (plug + play) for those without Wi-Fi capability in their PC or laptop; 6 computers with Internet access; and 7 telephones that may be used free of charge for internal calls. For external calls, journalists are advised to use their mobiles or purchase 0800 pre-paid phone cards beforehand. Such cards are available at newsagents and train stations.

Please note that phone cards cannot be obtained in the vicinity of, or at, the ICC.

Recording facilities

The Court will provide feed from the Press Briefing room to the hot-desk area of the Media Centre. The tables in the Media Centre contain plugs for the video and audio feed from the press briefing room (4:3, PAL): BNC video output and XLR audio output. You can record from four possible audio channels, which will cover the Floor language as well as English, Arabic and French. Each table contains an audio plug. If you need to record on two channels, please use another plug at another table for the second channel.

Please note that, in the Press Briefing room, audio breakout boxes will also be available for the Floor language, English, Arabic and French. XLR connections are used for the audio, and the distance from the breakout box to the camera location is approximately 15 meters. The ICC does not have spare cables available for the crews.

Feed for the SNG trucks

SNG trucks can record the signal from the Press Briefing room from the distribution box placed in the media parking facilities (see below). Please note that there is no power supply available at the car park and that it is therefore necessary to have a generator.

Parking facilities

Media representatives can use the parking facilities located at the intersection of Regulusweg and Wegastraat.

For information related to audio-visual matters, please contact Mirko Bojovic, AV Technician, at + 31 70 515 9614 or at mirko.bojovic@icc-cpi.int