Photos of the Alltech Media + Award Winners Amy Dragoo and Karen Brigg at the Alltech Press Dinner in Lexington, Kentucky USA on Friday, April 28, 2011 with Alltech founder, Dr. Pearse Lyons.

Photo: Alltech

The Stuttgart German Masters media team has been awarded the inaugural Best Press Office award for its outstanding contribution to the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ Western European League 2010/2011.

Over 200 journalists and photographers covering the 12 Western European League qualifiers of the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ 2010/2011 season cast their votes for the press office that has demonstrated exemplary communication skills, high quality on-site and online media services and ability to supply information swiftly.  

The Best Press Office award was introduced at the start of the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ 2010/2011 season to celebrate the hard work of the event organising teams.

JÃ?¶rg Klopfer, press officer of the Stuttgart German Masters team, was presented with the award at a Rolex Media Reception in the Leipzig Press Club  during the FEI World Cupââ??¢ Finals in Leipzig (GER). JÃ?¶rg Klopfer is a former journalist and a previous award winner for services to the press. He was press chief at the 1993 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, which was covered by over 3,000 journalists and the Stuttgart team won the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS) award for best press centre.

Jean-NoÃ?«l Bioul, Head of International Sponsorship at Rolex commented, “On behalf of Rolex and our Equestrian team, I congratulate the German Stuttgart Masters press office for their great efforts in growing the popularity of this sport which we all love. We enjoy working with all the press teams on the Rolex FEI World Cup Western League, and thank them for their continued dedication and professionalism, now and in the future.”

“The Stuttgart German Masters press office has worked with the passion and dedication that is synonymous with the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ series,” said FEI Director of Press Relations, Grania Willis.

“Press offices have a vital role to play and are fundamental to the success of our events. True to form, all of the press offices supporting us during the 2010/2011 season have received extremely positive feedback from journalists and photographers, but it was Stuttgart that came out as the clear winner.”

 

JÃ?¶rg Klopfer (GER), press officer of the Stuttgart Masters team, presented with “Best Press Office” award for the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ Western European League 2010/2011 Ã?© Kit Houghton/FEI

Media wishing to cover the International Invitational Event CIC, which takes place at Greenwich on 4-6 July 2011, can apply for accreditation using the attached form. The form covers all of the events that form part of the LOCOG Testing Programme and media can simply tick any or all of the events that are of interest.

Please return any queries and the completed form by email to pressoperations@london2012.com as soon as possible, but no later than 1 June 2011.

The International Invitational Event CIC is the first in the LOCOG sport testing programme, which includes 12 sports in total. The sport testing programme runs from 4 July to 20 August.

Media will receive confirmation direct from LOCOG once their accreditation request has been approved.

Would members who have applied for 2012 Olympic accreditation through their NOCs please inform us if:

A. Their accreditation application was successful

B. Their application was unsuccessful

If B applies, we would appreciate it if members would let us know if they are pursuing other means of accreditation, specifically via a waiting list or through the FEI.

Your assistance in this matter would be very much appreciated and will help us to help you!

Please reply to the IAEJ president, Pamela Young horseinternational@gmail.com and copy IAEJ secretary Chris Stafford iaejchris@gmail.com

All members of the media, whether they have accreditation or not, may access information and the press operations site for the Olympic Games, and apply for accreditation for the Olympic Test events via The Exchange

Visit The Exchange at https://theexchange.london2012.com

US Equestrian Media who are interested in covering the Pan American Games, Oct. 14-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico, please let the USOC know of your interest. The accreditation process is set to begin in April and the USOC wants to make sure that each interested media organization will receive accreditation materials for coverage of the U.S. Team and the event.

The Pan Am Games, featuring the North, Central and South American countries in this hemisphere, take place every four years, in the year preceding the Olympic Games.  The USOC will enter more than 600 athletes in 38 sports in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and several other areas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.  

For more information about the games, go to the official website  www.guadalajara2011.org.mx .

Please email Peggy.Manter@usoc.org if you are interested in covering the 2011 Pan American Games, if you have questions please feel free to contact Joanie Morris at jmorris@usef.org.

Media are advised that accreditation for the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship taking place in Luhmuehlen (GER) from 25 to 28 August 2011 is now open. Journalists and photographers wishing to cover this event should complete the media accreditation form here by 31 July 2011.

Media Contact:

Event Press Office:

Presseb�¼ro Christoph Plass

Behrensallee 7

D-25421 Pinneberg

Tel.: +49 4101 590 499

Fax: +49 4101 590 481

info@pressebuero-plass.de

The accreditation process for the Pan American Games will be held through the Olympic Committee of each country. However, we are looking to get a special accreditation only for the equestrian venues for those interested in our sport and who are not able to get the general sport accreditation from the O.C. of the Pan American Games. We need to know how many journalists and photographers are interested in this process, so we can ask the O.C. To provide or allow us to provide special access to the equestrian facility. Special accreditation will be limited to the three equestrian disciplines: Dressage 16 to 19 October Eventing 21 to 23 October Jumping 25 to 29 October All those interested must send their application form (located at this link) before April 11. We will then confirm if this is possible. IAEJ members interested should advise us promptly and return their applications to: etame@fem.org.mx Eduardo Tame

Entries are invited for the Aachen’s Silver Camera Award for the best international equestrian photograph of the 2010/2011 season is now open. The award will be presented during the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, July 8th to 17th, 2011. The award is presented jointly by the Sparkasse Aachen and the Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband in co-operation with the CHIO-organiser Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V.. All pictures showing the rich diversity of equestrian sport that have been taken between May 1st, 2010 and April 30th, 2011 can be submitted. A jury of experts will determine the winner and present the awards. In addition to the Silver Camera Trophy, the winner will receive a prize money of EUR 2.500; second place: EUR 1.000; and the third-place: EUR 500. Final closing date for the contest is April 30th, 2011. For more information, please contact Julia Lauber at +49-241-9171183 or julia.lauber@chioaachen.de. Click Here to download the entry form.

Media are advised that accreditation for the FEI World Cupââ??¢ Finals in Leipzig (GER) is now open. Journalists and photographers wishing to cover the Rolex FEI World Cupââ??¢ Final Jumping, the Reem Acra FEI World Cupââ??¢ Final Dressage, the FEI World Cupââ??¢ Final Driving and the FEI World Cupââ??¢ Final Vaulting should complete the media accreditation and hotel reservation form for Motel One Leipzig or Seaside Parkhotel Leipzig.

Deadline for receipt of completed accreditation forms is 11 April 2011. The completed forms must be sent to:

Andreas Kerstan

Press Officer for the FEI World Cupââ??¢ Finals in Leipzig (GER)

EN GARDE Marketing GmbH

Tel.: + 49 4307 82 79 70

Mobile: +49 177 753 26 24

Fax: + 49 4307 82 79 79

E-Mail: andreas.kerstan@comtainment.de

The 2011 European Jumping Championship will be held at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Spain, from September the 13th to the 18th. Press accreditation can be confirmed on the official website of the championship www.europeanjumping2011.com

The Organizing Committee also has options for accommodation in Madrid during the competition week. The Press Officer of the championship is Patricia Herranz (patricia@emphasiscomunicacion.com)

Candela MilÃ?¡n (candelamd@oxersport.com) is the IAEJ’s delegate in Madrid. She has met with organizers and they are working together, so you can contact her if you have any questions.

International Press please call +34 637 70 88 48 (Pilar Roch)