The 70th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, #IAEAGC, will convene from 14 to 18 September at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria. The opening session takes place on Monday, 14 September, at 10:00 CEST. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the General Conference with an introductory statement.
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 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 14 September. The livestream of all General Conference plenary sessions will be played in the Press Room throughout the week.
Scientific Forum
This year’s Scientific Forum, organized on the sidelines of the General Conference on 15 and 16 September, is entitled Rays of Hope: Delivering on the Promise of Cancer Care.
The Forum will showcase the transformative role of nuclear science and technology in improving cancer care worldwide. Through the Rays of Hope initiative, it will highlight innovative approaches to expanding access to diagnosis, treatment and capacity building, while fostering partnerships and mobilizing support to ensure that quality cancer care becomes accessible to all who need it.
IAEA Director General Grossi will open the Scientific Forum with high-level speakers on Tuesday, 15 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 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, 11 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.