1 June 2008KABUL, Afghanistan – Media are invited to attend a press conference at ISAF Headquarters with the new ISAF Commander, General David D. McKiernan on Wednesday, June 4, at noon. This will be General McKiernan’s first press conference as ISAF commander.
Due to restricted space and increased security precautions, media attendance at this event will be strictly limited to registered agents who possess a current media pass and who are entered in the Biometric Automated Toolset (BAT).
Attendees are kindly requested to respond to this advisory to acknowledge their participation by listing their name and agency in an e-mail to pressoffice@hq.isaf.nato.int by 8 a.m., June 4.
Please arrive at the HQ ISAF main gate no earlier than 10:30 a.m. and no later than 11:00 a.m., for a security check prior to being escorted to the conference location. Late arrivals will not be admitted. Additionally, no vehicles, cell phones, or laptop computers will be permitted onto the camp.
For security reasons, all personnel entering the ISAF compound will be scanned. This procedure is safe for men and women. Personal belongings are subject to x-ray inspection and/or search by trained dogs. The scanner is safe for people and items such as medication and film. Those with concerns about this procedure can notify the escorting public affairs officer.
This press conference will be video-taped and can be accessed approximately 2-3 days after the press conference, via Digital Video Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) at the following internet address: http://www.dvidshub.net.
NOTE: DVIDS is a U.S. Army-based state-of-the-art media hub that provides timely, accurate connections between media around the world and military serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Contact Information ISAF Public Affairs Office
Tel: +93 (0)79 51 1155 -
Mobile: 0093 (0) 799 55 8291
pressoffice@hq.isaf.nato.int - www.nato.int/isaf/
