Guidelines for Media Accreditation Application

　　Badminton Asia Championships 2012 is scheduled to be held from 17th to 22th April in Qingdao，Shandong. We would like to extent our warm welcome to the journalists and reporters for this Event. The guidelines for Media Accreditation Application are as follow:

　　I. Qualification

　　•Media participation at the event is subject to accreditation by the Organizers in consultation with BAC. Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press i.e. print media, photo, radio, TV, film and news agencies - who fully meet media accreditation requirements.

　　•Accreditation will be granted upon presentation of valid press credentials with the completed accreditation form.

　　•Freelance journalists and independent TV crews are subject to the same requirements.

　　•Freelance photographers must attach a letter of assignment from their employer or agency.

　　•If you represent several media companies, we invite you to provide information about each one of them and to clearly state which of them you wish to be accredited for, as the Media Department will not give out multiple accreditations.

　　•If this Accreditation is approved, a Media Pass will be issued for the sole purpose of providing limited access to the designated holder ('the Holder') during the 2012 BAC Championships in Qingdao, Shandong, China.

　　•The Media Pass is personal, non-transferable and revocable at any time at the organizer’s/BAC sole discretion.

　　•Unauthorized use or alteration of this Media Pass may result in the temporary or permanent removal of the Pass and the possessor's and/or the Holder's ejection from the venue.

　　•The Holder assumes all risks incidental to his/her actions, assumes all risks incidental to his/her attending the Event, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the organizers from any and all claims, damages, losses, costs and liabilities including, without limitation, personal injuries and/or property losses, caused by, resulting from or in connection with his/her presence at the Event.

　　•The Holder may not broadcast, publicize or make commercial use of any visual or audio media of any kind of the Event if it breaches any licensing contracts agreed to by the organizers.

　　The Holder also recognizes that he/she must immediately report the theft, loss or unauthorized use of the Media Pass. Acceptance of a Media Pass constitutes agreement by the Holder of the foregoing conditions.

　　II. Media classification

　　CodeCategory Descriptions

　　PPrint media： reporters under the jurisdiction of one International Press Agency, national news agency, comprehensive daily, sports daily, sports magazine, picture and text editor or periodical or free-lancer writer that employs according to the contract and reporters or staff members of radio station ,TV station without rebroadcast right. 　　

　　FPhotographers：press photographer accord with the P standard described above

　　TVTelevision

　　III. Introductions for Application Procedure

　　1. Please fill the “Media Accreditation Application Form” and send it to Organizing committee.

　　Fax.: 86 0532 88616277

　　2. Please submit the form and a passport-sized photograph to bac2012media@163.com no later than April 8, 2012.The Photograph named as “Family Name-Given Name- Media Organization”

　　3. Please carry the original “Media Accreditation Application Form” when you claim the Accreditation Card in Qingdao.

　　IV. Accommodation

　　Please contact Hotel if you would like to reserve rooms in the recommended hotel.

　　HotelSophia International Hotel, Qingdao

　　AddressNo.217 East Hong Kong Road, Laoshan District ,Qingdao

　　Tel+86 053288971111

　　Fax+86 053288971016

　　Websitewww.sophiahotel.com.cn