October 20, 2008
The programme of the Nobel Week 2008 will include press conferences and lectures. On December 10, it culminates in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet.
The Nobel Foundation has together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Press Centre, and the Nobel Prize-awarding institutions, collected useful information for media representatives who plan to cover the 2008 Nobel Week. Please note that the deadline for application to attend the events that require special tickets is November 14.
For access to official TV footage from the Nobel Prize Concert, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm and the Nobel Banquet and any TV news footage please contact Nobel Media and Tamzen Isacsson at + 46 (0)73 402 85 27 or tamzen.isacsson@nobel.se.
| Thursday, December 4 | |
| 11.00 | Press conference at the Stockholm Concert Hall regarding the Nobel Prize Concert Address: Hötorget 8 |
| - Registration needed. Please contact Tony Lundman at the Stockholm Concert Hall: tony.lundman@konserthuset.se | |
| - Contact: Ms Caroline Burén, Nobel Media AB | |
| Friday, December 5 | |
| 13.00 | Press conference at the Nobel Foundation Address: Sturegatan 14 |
| - Free access: Print journalists, photographers, radio networks and TV-teams | |
| - No accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id | |
| - Contacts: Ms Annika Pontikis and Ms Jonna Petterson, the Nobel Foundation. | |
| Saturday, December 6 | |
| 09.00-09.45 | Press conference for the Nobel Laureate in Literature at the Grand Hôtel. Address: Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8. Entrance: Spegelentrén |
| - Free access: Print journalists, photographers, radio networks and TV-teams | |
| - No accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id | |
| - Contact: Ms Ulrika Kjellin the Swedish Academy. | |
| 14.30 | Press conference for the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine at the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet Address: Nobels väg 1 |
| - Free access: Print journalists, photographers, radio networks and TV-teams | |
| - No accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id | |
| - Contact: Ms Agneta Sjövall, Karolinska Institutet | |
| Sunday, December 7 | |
| 09.00 | Press conference for the Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and the Laureate in Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Address: Lilla Frescativägen 4 A |
| - Accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id | |
| - Contact: Mr Erik Huss, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | |
| Monday, December 8 | |
| 16.00-16.30 | Press conference for the Laureate in Economics Address: Stockholm University, Aula Magna, room Bergsmannen |
| - Accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id | |
| - Contact: Mr Erik Huss, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | |
| Tuesday, December 9 | |
| 13.45-14.15 | Press conference in Japanese, for Japanese media. Address: Royals Festvåning, Grand Hotel |
| - For registration and detailed information, please contact the Japanese Embassy. | |
| - Contact: Mr. Hideki Tanaka, First Secretary, the Japanese Embassy, phone +46-(0)8-579 353 46, nobelpress@japansamb.se | |
| Sunday, December 7 | |
| 13.00-15.30 | Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine at the Berzelius Laboratory, Room Jacob Berzelius, Karolinska Institutet Address: Berzelius väg 3 |
| - Free access: Print journalists | |
| - Limited access: Photographers, TV teams and radio networks | |
| - No accreditation needed | |
| - Contact: Ms Agneta Sjövall, Karolinska Institutet |
|
| 17.30 | Nobel Lecture in Literature at the Swedish Academy
Address: Källargränd 4 |
| - Tickets are required | |
| - Limited admission for photographers and TV teams | |
| - Contact: Ms Ulrika Kjellin, Swedish Academy | |
| Monday, December 8 | |
| 09.00-11.05 | Nobel Lectures in Physics, Aula Magna, Stockholm University Time reserved for individual interviews if requested |
| 12.30-14.30 | Nobel Lectures in Chemistry, Aula Magna, Stockholm University Time reserved for individual interviews if requested |
| 15.00-15.50 | Economics Lecture, Aula Magna, Stockholm University Time reserved for individual interviews if requested |
| Time to be set at a later date. Address: Frescativägen 6 |
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| - Accreditation needed | |
| - Limited access: Photographers, TV teams and radio networks | |
| TV teams and radio networks are requested to contact Mr Erik Huss at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in advance concerning registration and copyright agreement with the Nobel Foundation. | |
| Monday, December 8 | |
| 19.30 | Nobel Prize Concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir, together with Eric Ericson's Chamber Choir and the soloists Miah Persson, Ann Hallenberg, Helge Rönning and Peter Mattei. |
| - Tickets are required | |
| - No TV cameras allowed | |
| - Contacts: Ms Camilla Hyltén-Cavallius or Ms Caroline Burén, Nobel Media AB | |
| TV companies are requested to contact Nobel Media AB and Ms Tamzen Isacsson. Note that the deadline for application to attend the events that require special tickets is November 14. | |
| Wednesday, December 10 | |
| 16.30 | Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall |
| 19.00 | Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall |
| - Tickets are required | |
| - No TV cameras allowed | |
| - Cameras only for pool photographers | |
| The Nobel Foundation provides 12 seats at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet for foreign print journalists and 6 seats for Swedish print journalists. An application for participation is no guarantee of actually obtaining a ticket. Notification of ticket allocation will be made in late November. The Nobel Banquet fee is SEK 1,700 (to be paid in cash in Swedish currency). | |
| A maximum of 10 still photographers from international and Swedish photo agencies will be allowed in the photo pool at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet, respectively. | |
| TV companies are requested to contact Nobel Media AB and Ms Tamzen Isacsson. Foreign radio networks are requested to contact Swedish Radio and Axel Naver. | |
| Thursday, December 11 | |
| 19.30 | Dinner at the Royal Palace, hosted by Their Majesties the King and Queen. |
| - No access to the dinner for media representatives | |
| - Photo pool at the entrance. For further information, photographers should contact the Royal Court Information and Press Department. | |
| Contact: Ms Ann-Christine Jernberg, the Royal Court | |
For individual interviews with the Laureates, please contact the Nobel Foundation.
Dress Code
Nobel Prize Award Ceremony: dark suit for gentlemen and short or long dress for ladies. At the Nobel Banquet, gentlemen are required to wear white tie and tails, and long evening gown for ladies. Thus, if attending both ceremonies, white tie and tails for gentlemen and evening gown for ladies apply.
Dress code for pool-photographers is dark
suit/long dress or dark two piece suit at both events.
For dress hire, consult the yellow pages
in the Stockholm telephone directory www.eniro.se – "kläder uthyrning + Stockholm" or ask the MFA International Press Centre for directions.
Hotel Reservations
Kindly note that it is often difficult to find hotel rooms in Stockholm at this time. You are, therefore,
advised to make your own booking as soon as possible.
Press Centre for Foreign Media
During the Nobel Week, the International Press Centre of the MFA will be available to foreign media representatives. The Press Centre is equipped with working areas and technical facilities, including Internet and ISDN.
The Press Centre is located in central Stockholm.
Address: Fredsgatan 6.
Opening hours:
Monday December 1- Friday December 5
08.00-18.00
Sunday December 7
12.00-17.00
Monday December 8 - Friday December 12
08.00-18.00
Tickets and entrance cards can be picked up at the Press Centre the following dates and times:
For the Nobel Lecture in Literature:
Friday December 5
13.00-17.00
Sunday December 7
12.00-17.00
For the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Nobel Banquet:
Monday December 8
10.00-17.00
Tuesday December 9
10.00-17.00
Wednesday December 10
09.00-12.00
Further information on the facilities: http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/4551/a/113358
Contact at the MFA Press Centre
Lena Jern
Phone: +46-8- 405 38 22
Mobile phone: +46-708-13 68 95
E-mail: lena.jern@foreign.ministry.se
| Nobel Foundation Ms Annika Pontikis Phone: +46 8 663 14 70, fax: +46 8 660 48 37 e-mail: annika.pontikis@nobel.se Ms Jonna Petterson Phone: +46 8 663 27 65, fax +46 8 660 48 37 e-mail: jonna.petterson@nobel.se |
| Nobel Media AB Ms Camilla Hyltén Cavallius Phone + 46 8 663 14 83, fax +46 8 663 27 69 e-mail: chc@nobel.se Ms Caroline Burén Phone +46 8 663 27 62, fax +46 8 663 27 69 e-mail: caroline.buren@nobel.se |
Ms Tamzen Isacsson |
| Karolinska Institutet Ms Agneta Sjövall Phone +46 8 524 878 05, fax: +46 8 32 03 65 e-mail: agneta.sjovall@mednobel.ki.se |
| Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Mr Erik Huss Phone: +46 8 673 95 44, fax: +46 8 15 56 70 e-mail: erik.huss@kva.se |
| Swedish Academy Ms Ulrika Kjellin Phone +46 8 555 125 03, fax +46 8 555 125 49 e-mail: ulrika.kjellin@svenskaakademien.se |
| Others: |
| Royal Court - Information and Press Department Ms Ann-Christine Jernberg Phone +46 8 402 60 60, fax +46 8 402 60 62 email: ann-christine.jernberg@royalcourt.se |
| Contacts for International TV Companies Ms Tamzen Isacsson, Nobel Media Phone: + 46 (0)73 402 85 27, fax +46 8 663 27 69 e-mail: tamzen.isacsson@nobel.se |
| Contacts for International Radio Companies Mr Axel Naver Phone: + 46 8 784 50 23 e-mail: axel.naver@sr.se |
| Major Swedish Photo Agency Scanpix Sweden AB Phone +46 8 738 38 00, fax +46 8 738 38 70 e-mail: picturedesk@scanpix.se |
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