The following members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Management Team will be onsite in Beijing to assist with any media and communication related activities:

Steffi Klein, IPC Media and Communication Senior Manager
Telephone: +86-13911660500 (from 28 August)

Carolin Jansen, IPC Marketing and Communication Assistant
Telephone: +86-13911658995 (from 28 August)

Eva Werthmann, IPC New Media and Broadcasting Co-ordinator
Telephone: +86-13911659783 (from 1 September)

Jeff Wolfshohl, IPC Editorial Services Co-ordinator

For the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, the Main Press Centre (MPC) will be located close to the Main Stadium and the Olympic Green. The IPC will have an office located there.

Main Press Centre
IPC Press Office, MPC (Main Press Centre)
No. 8, Bei Chen Xi Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing, 100105, P.R. CHINA

For all e-mail communication, please write to ipc.media@paralympic.org. 

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Notes to the Editor:

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 162 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.

For further information, please contact Steffi Klein, IPC Media and Communications Senior Manager, on e-mail: steffi.klein@paralympic.org or go to www.paralympic.org and www.ParalympicSport.TV.