The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand invites members of the Thai and foreign media who wish to cover the 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, to be held at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin during 21-25 October 2009, to register online at www.15thaseansummit-th.org. The online media registration is open from 5-20 October 2009. The procedure is as follows:
1. A media member submits a duly completed online media registration form with the following attachments (file sizes should not exceed 500 KB):
1.1 Passport-sized color photograph with at least 300 dpi resolution
1.2 Valid Press Card issued by a media agency or the Thai Government Public Relations Department
1.3 Letter of Assignment addressed to “The Media Secretariat of the 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits” and undersigned by Editor or an authorized representative of the media agency. Each agency should issue only one letter, including the names and positions of all media members who will actually represent the agency during the Summits.
After submission, the media member will automatically receive an Acknowledgement Letter through the e-mail address indicated in the registration form.
2. The Accreditation Letter will be sent to the same e-mail address as soon as the registration has been processed and approved. The Accreditation Letter contains Media ID of four-digit numbers (P-XXXX).
3. The media member collects a Media Pass and Media Kit at the Media Centre, located at @BLACK, Lobby Level, the Sheraton Hua Hin, during 21 October 2009 between 14:00-19:00 hrs and 22-24 October 2009 between 08:00-19:00 hrs. To collect the Media Pass, the media member must present the Accreditation Letter with valid Press Card.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes media members to note the following:
- Visiting media members must ensure that their passports remain valid for no less than 6 months upon their entry into Thailand.
- Visiting media members who need a visa for travel to Thailand must present the Accreditation Letter to any Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General in their respective countries for issuance of type M-visa (Single Entry) in addition to documents normally required for visa issuance.
- The Media Secretariat does NOT accept any online registration or postal registration beyond the deadline of 20 October 2009.
- The Media Secretariat does NOT recommend onsite registration at the Media Centre, only available during 22-24 October 2009 between 08:00-19:00 hrs. Document verification at the Media Centre requires at least 6 hours before accreditation can be granted. Additionally, as only a limited number of Media Kits will be available, priority will be given to those media representatives who have registered online.
For further information, please contact the Press Division, Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tel.02-6435170, Fax.02-6435169, E-mail: div0704@mfa.go.th