Credentials Notice

Please remember that press credentials will be distributed at the Hotel Sheraton’s Salón Jares, located at 365 George Washington Avenue, Santo Domingo 10205.

• Friday, June  10, to Sunday, June 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00, and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time)
• Monday, June 13, and Tuesday, June 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time)
• Wednesday, June 15, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Sunday, June 12

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Activity: Press conference hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, the Secretary General, and the Assistant Secretary General

Place: Eduardo Latorre Auditorium (press conference room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs complex, venue of the GA)

Press: Open to accredited members of the press

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Activity: Conversation between the Secretary General, the Assistant Secretary General, and representatives of civil society organizations and other social actors

Place: Hotel Catalonia, Gran Salón (500, Villa Marbella, Av. George Washington, Santo Domingo 10104)

Press: Open to accredited members of the press

The conversation may be followed live at the foreign ministry’s International Media Center or on the OAS web page (www.oas.org)

Monday, June 13

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Activity: Dialogue of the heads of delegation, the Secretary General, and the Assistant Secretary General with representatives of civil society, labor unions, the private sector, and other social actors

Place: Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV at the start

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Activity: Dialogue of the heads of delegation, the Secretary General, and the Assistant Secretary General with the heads of delegation of the permanent observer countries

Place: Salón Moro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: No press access. Photos and video of the event will be available on the OAS web site: www.oas.org and through @OEA_Oficial and @OAS_Official

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Activity: Inaugural Session of the General Assembly

Place: National Theater (Av. Máximo Gómez 35, Santo Domingo 10204)

Press: Open to the press. Transportation will be provided from the International Media Center at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic.

Tuesday, June 14

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Activity: First Plenary Session of the OAS General Assembly

Place: Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV at the start. Due to the limited space available, only camera operators and photographers will be allowed access to the meeting room at the start of the meeting to take pictures in front of the top table. More photos and videos will be available at www.oas.org and on Twitter through @OEA_Oficial and @OAS_Official

Journalists may follow the meeting through uninterrupted closed-circuit coverage in the press room.

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Activity: Second Plenary Session

Place: Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: No press access. Journalists may follow the meeting through uninterrupted closed-circuit coverage in the press room.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Activity: Official photograph of the heads of delegation

Place: MIREX Convention Center Courtyard

Press: Photos/TV

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Activity: Private luncheon of the heads of delegation with the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General

Place: Salón Moro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV at the start

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Activity: Forum – “ICTs and the eradication of poverty in the Americas: The role of public-private partnerships,” and signing of a public-private partnership for the inclusion and adoption of ICTs in the Americas

Place: Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Wednesday, June 15

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Activity: Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG)

Place: Plenary, Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV at the start. Due to the limited space available, only camera operators and photographers will be allowed access to the meeting room at the start of the meeting to take pictures in front of the top table. More photos and videos will be available at www.oas.org and on Twitter through @OEA_Oficial and @OAS_Official
Journalists may follow the meeting through uninterrupted closed-circuit coverage in the press room.

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Activity: Third Plenary Session

Place: Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV at the start. Due to the limited space available, only camera operators and photographers will be allowed access to the meeting room at the start of the meeting to take pictures in front of the top table. More photos and videos will be available at www.oas.org and on Twitter through @OEA_Oficial and @OAS_Official
Journalists may follow the meeting through uninterrupted closed-circuit coverage in the press room.

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Activity: Presentation on the Judicial Facilitators Program

Place: Plenary, Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Activity: Fourth Plenary Session

Place: Plenary, Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Journalists may follow the meeting through uninterrupted closed-circuit coverage in the press room.

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Activity: Keynote Lecture – “Caring for our common home from the judiciary:
 Guaranteeing more rights for more people in the Americas”

Place: Auditorium of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic (Avenida Enrique Jiménez Moya 1485, Santo Domingo)

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Activity: Closing Session of the OAS General Assembly

Place: Plenary, Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

Press: Photos/TV