MEDIAMINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGYJOHN KERIN M.P.CANBERRA RELEASE NEWS CONFERENCE Who: Dr Hans Blix, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency

W hen: Monday April 18 1988  approx 10am

Where: Lavender Bay Room  8th level Sydney Hilton International 259 Pitt Street SYDNEY

Why: Dr Blix is visiting Australia as a guest of the Australian ....  Government,, primarily to attend the International Atomic . -: Energy Agency Conference on "Radiation Protection in  Nuclear Energy" at the Sydney Hilton from April 18-22.

The conference will be attended by about 500 delegates  from most of IAEA's 113 member countries, and is open to  the media.

It will be officially opened at 9.30am Monday April 18 by  Dr Blix and the Minister for Primary Industries and  Energy, John Kerin.

The news conference will be held immediately after the  official opening.

Further info: Don Gumming, DPIE PR, (062) 72 5051 (w) (062) 31 0876 (h) (02) 266 0610 (Hilton Â· Â·  -  from pm Sun 17/4)

