2014 Nobel Week in Stockholm - Assistance to Media

The Nobel Week 2014

The programme of the Nobel Week 2014 in Stockholm will include press conferences, lectures and other events. On 10 December, it culminates in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet. The Nobel Foundation has collected useful information for media representatives who plan to cover the 2014 Nobel Week. 

What can I attend during the Nobel Week?

Newly added Press Conference

What: Press conference hosted by the Embassy of Japan for Japanese media

When: Dec 8, 13.30-14.00

Where: Grand Hôtel – New York Room

Who can attend: Access for all Japanese media which have registered to the Embassy of Japan in Sweden in advance.

Please register following the instruction at http://www.se.emb-japan.go.jp/nihongo/nobelpress2014.pdf

Contact Person: Ms. Ayako Hashida, Mr. Satoshi Yoshino, Tel + 46 8 579 35300

Press Centre

During the Nobel Week, the Nobel Museum in the old Town will host a Press Centre http://www.nobelmuseum.se/en/praktisk-info#directions. Contact at the Press Centre is Helena Wallemo, helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se, +46 (0) 70 494 40 09 Opening hours: 11.00 – 15.00. The Museum’s general opening hours: 11.00 - 17.00.

For individual interviews with the Nobel Laureates during the Nobel Week please contact the Nobel Foundation at ap@nobel.se

Please note that there is no general accreditation valid for the entire week. Each organizer much be contacted separately.

Programme for the Nobel Week 2014 – detailed information

Press Conferences

Thursday December 4, Time TBD

The exhibition Nobel Creations open at the Nobel Museum

-  Address: Stortorget 2, Gamla Stan

-  All media must register helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se

-  Contact: helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se

Friday, 5 December

10.00 Nobel Week general information – Press conference at the Nobel Museum (no Laureates attending)

-  Address: Stortorget 2, Gamla Stan

-  Free access for all media

-  Please register via e-mail to media@nobel.se  

-  Contact: media@nobel.se  

Saturday, 6 December

12.00, Press Conference for the Nobel Laureate in Literature

- Adress: The Swedish Academy, Källargränd 4 

- Please register at uk@swedishacademy.org

Saturday, 6 December

14.00 Press conference for the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine at the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet

-  Address: Nobels Väg 1

-  Accreditation needed. Please visit www.nobelprizemedicine.org for more information

-  Contact: nobelforum@nobel.se  

Sunday, 7 December

9.00 Press conference for the Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and the Laureates in Economic Sciences at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

-  Address: Lilla Frescativägen 4A

-  Accreditation needed. Please visit: http://www.kva.se/sv/Kalendariumlista/2014/Pressconference-Nobel-Laureates-2014/

- Contact: Jessica Balksjö Nannini, jessica.balksjo@kva.se

Monday, 8 December

13.30-14.00, Press conference hosted by the Embassy of Japan for Japanese media

- Grand Hôtel – New York room

- Access for all Japanese media

- Please register following the instruction at http://www.se.emb-japan.go.jp/nihongo/nobelpress2014.pdf

- Contact Person: Ms. Ayako Hashida, Mr. Satoshi Yoshino, Tel. + 46 8 579 35300

Nobel Lectures

All the Lectures will be streamed live on www.nobelprize.org with the video player available to embed on web sites, blogs or social networks.

Sunday, 7 December

13.00–15.30 Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine

-  Address: Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 6, Solna

-  All media must register. Please visit www.nobelprizemedicine.org for information

-  Contact: nobelforum@nobel.se

-  Subject to availability, there is a limited number of spaces at the venue for TV teams to film the Lectures, upon agreement. Contact nobelforum@nobel.se  and cc broadcast@nobelmedia.se.

Sunday, 7 December

17.30 The Nobel Lecture in Literature

-  Address: Källargränd 4, Gamla Stan.

 -  Tickets are required for print journalists. Please contact media@nobel.se or apply at http://www.nobelprize.org/press/nobelfoundation/#/documents/application-form-2014-print-media-and-still-photographers-39763

 -  No TV and Radio teams allowed.

 -  No photographers (apart from Swedish photo agency TT)

 -  Contact: Ulrika Kjellin, Swedish Academy, uk@swedishacademy.org

Monday, 8 December

Nobel Lectures in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences at Aula Magna, Stockholm University

-  The first lecture of the day will start at 09.00. The entrance will open at 08.40.

-  Address: Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Frescativägen 6

-  For information, please visit http://www.kva.se/sv/Kalendariumlista/2014/The-Nobel-Lectures-2014/

-  Contact: Jessica Balksjö Nannini at jessica.balksjo@kva.se

-  Public lecture, but registration is needed for all media

-  There is a limited number of spaces at the venue for TV teams to film the Lectures, upon agreement. Contact jessica.balksjo@kva.se and cc broadcast@nobelmedia.se  

Other events

Monday, 8 December

19.00 Nobel Prize Concert

-  Address: Stockholm Concert Hall, Hötorget 8

-  For information, please contact Caroline Burén at caroline.buren@nobelmedia.se  

Tuesday, 9 December

9.30-17.00 Nobel Week Dialogue 2014 – The Age to Come

-  Address: Stockholm City Conference Centre

-  For information on how to attend in person or view online, please visit: www.nobelweekdialogue.org

-  The Nobel Week Dialogue will live-stream all day on www.nobelweekdialogue.org

-  For information, please contact anna-carin.windahl@nobelmedia.se

Wednesday, 10 December

Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Nobel Banquet

16.30 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall

19.00 Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall

The application deadline for the limited number of accreditations available for print and photo journalists to attend the Nobel Day was November 7.

Print journalists

The Nobel Foundation provides 12 seats at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet for foreign print journalists and 7 seats for domestic 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 2500 (to be paid at the Nobel Desk, Grand Hôtel).

Pool photographers

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. Accreditations to the participants in the Photo Pool will be handed out on December 10 by representatives from the Nobel Foundation.

Live feeds and/or news edits and stand-up positions

Broadcasters interested in live feeds and/or news edits from both these events, please contact the rights holder Nobel Media at broadcast@nobelmedia.se and see www.nobelprize.org/livebroadcasts for more details about transmission times and licensing.

SVT, Swedish Public Television has exclusive filming rights to the Nobel Prize Ceremony and Banquet events in Stockholm, so there is limited access for TV teams at the locations. However, SVT is providing broadcast services (stand-up positions, tape playouts etc) at the event locations. Please contact Nobel Media for more information on how to proceed at broadcast@nobelmedia.se.

Wednesday December 10

The Nobel Day is celebrated at the Nobel Museum. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies and the Nobel Banquet is shown on a big screen and the staff, all dressed up, is available for answering questions.

- Address: Stortorget 2, Gamla Stan

- All media must register at helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se

- Contact: helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se

Thursday, 11 December

19.30 Royal Banquet Dinner at the Royal Palace, Stockholm

-  For information, please visit: www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/mediacentre

-  Contact: info@royalcourt.se

General Information

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.

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

During the Nobel Week, the Nobel Museum in the old Town will host a Press Centre http://www.nobelmuseum.se/en/praktisk-info#directions

Contact at the Press Centre: Helena Wallemo, helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se, +46 (0)70 494 40 09

Wifi and a work station will be available.

Press Center opening hours: 11.00 – 15.00. The Museum’s general opening hours: 11.00 - 17.00

Distribution of Banquet/Award Ceremony/Literature lecture tickets for accredited press will take place at the Nobel Desk at Grand Hôtel.

Contact information

Press Center at the Nobel Museum
Ms Helena Wallemo
+46 (0) 70 494 40 09
helena.wallemo@nobelmuseum.se

The Nobel Foundation
Ms Annika Pontikis
Public Relations Manager
Phone: +46 8 663 14 70
E-mail: ap@nobel.se

Ms Jonna Petterson
Public Relations Officer
Phone: +46 8 663 27 65
E-mail: media@nobel.se or jonna.petterson@nobel.se 

Nobel Media AB
Ms Maria von Konow
Cellular +46 (0)73 852 35 95
E-mail: maria.vonkonow@nobelmedia.se

Ms Allegra Grevelius
Broadcast and footage rights related enquiries
Phone:  +46 8 663 61 36, Mobile: +46 (0)70 772 5818
E-mail: allegra.grevelius@nobelmedia.se or broadcast@nobelmedia.se

Ms Caroline Burén
Nobel Prize Concert enquiries
Phone: +46 8 663 27 62
E-mail: caroline.buren@nobelmedia.se

Ms Anna-Carin Windahl
Nobel Week Dialogue
Phone: + 46 (0) 735 32 10 96
E-mail: anna-carin.windahl@nobelmedia.se

Nobel Medical Institute, Karolinska Institutet
Ms Ann-Mari Dumanski
Phone: +46 8 524 878 00
E-mail: ann-mari.dumanski@nobel.se

Ms Tatiana Goriatcheva
Phone: +46 8 524 878 05
E-mail: tatiana.goriatcheva@nobel.se

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ms Jessica Balksjö Nannini
Phone +46 8 673 95 44, +46 70 673 96 50
E-mail: jessica.balksjo@kva.se

The Swedish Academy
Ms Ulrika Kjellin
Phone: +46 8 555 125 03
E-mail: uk@swedishacademy.org 

The Nobel Peace Prize-related events in Oslo The Norwegian Nobel Institute
Tel: (+47) 22 12 93 00
E-mail: postmaster@nobel.no
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/press-center/

Others:

Royal Court - Information and Press Department (regarding December 11)
Phone: + 46 8 402 60 00
Email: info@royalcourt.se
www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/mediacentre

Major Swedish Photo Agency
TT Bildarkiv
Phone: +46 8 738 38 00
E-mail: picturedesk@tt.se

Ministry for Foreign Affairs International Press Centre
Street address: Fredsgatan 6
Telephone (switchboard): +46 8 405 10 00
E-mail: ud.kom.ipc@gov.se
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-18.00