St Petersburg to host October meeting
Friday, September 21, 2012
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The UEFA Executive Committee convenes in St Petersburg, Russia, on 1 October with the centralisation of media rights for the European qualifiers in 2016 and 2018 on the agenda.
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St Petersburg will host the next meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee on Monday 1 October.
The meeting will take place at the Grand Hotel Europe and starts at 07.00CET (09.00 local time) and is scheduled to end at 15.00CET (17.00). It will be followed by a press conference streamed live on UEFA.com.
The main points on the agenda include:
• Update on the centralisation of media rights for the European qualifiers in 2016 and 2018
• Approval of regulations for the 2013–15 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• Approval of new members of the UEFA Grassroots Convention
• Approval of new members of the UEFA Coaching Convention
Media information
Russian media representatives wishing to attend the post-meeting press conference must apply for accreditation by emailing accreditation@rfs.ru before midday on Thursday 27 September.
International media representatives need to apply for their accreditation for the press conference using the fame_accreditations@uefa.ch email – again, the deadline is midday on 27 September.
Photographers and cameramen will be given the chance to take pictures and/or film the opening moments of the meeting on 1 October at 09.00 local time. The request to attend these opening minutes should be made at the time of requesting accreditation, and only duly accredited media will be granted such an opportunity.
The last meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in this calendar year is scheduled to be held at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on 6 and 7 December.
