Delegates are governmental officials of the member countries of the IMF and the Bank. Delegates are registered through the IMF and World Bank Group Offices of Executive Directors. If you have any questions about Delegate registration, please forward your inquiries to meetingsregistration@imf.org.

Observers are the representatives of the international, regional and economic organizations that were pre-approved and invited by the IMF and the World Bank Group. If you have any questions about Observer registration, please forward your inquiry to observerregistration@worldbank.org.

As in previous years, the IMF and World Bank Group Civil Society teams will host a Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) ahead of the official 2016 Annual Meetings October 7-9. The CSPF is a program of events to promote policy dialogue between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the IMF and the World Bank Group, their peers, and government delegations on a wide range of topics. It will be held between October 4 and October 7, 2016. The schedule of sessions will be available by September 6, 2016.

All CSO representatives interested in participating in the CSPF must obtain individual accreditation. This accreditation will also provide access to all the open events of the 2016 Annual Meetings.

The online registration system to accept applications for civil society registration is now open and will close on September 16, 2016. The registration process could take up to three weeks and no new registration requests will be accepted after this deadline, so CSO representatives are encouraged to apply early.

CSOs include non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, indigenous peoples' movements, faith-based organizations, professional associations, foundations, think tanks, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations. Representatives from the private sector, academia or governmental bodies must apply for accreditation through the Guests or other relevant registration category.

If you have any questions about the Annual Meetings and/or are interested in organizing a dialogue session within the Civil Society Policy Forum, please send an email to ngoliaison@imf.org (IMF) or civilsociety@worldbank.org (World Bank).

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Press Registration Requirements

Members of the press with valid credentials are invited to attend the Meetings. The online registration system to accept applications for press registration is now open and will close on October 8, 2016. All working press must have Annual Meetings credentials to attend the meetings. Requests for media accreditation will be denied if applicants cannot establish they are professional journalists. This applies to all freelancers, including photographers and bloggers. To be accredited, you must present one of the following:

1. Valid press credentials issued by national governments or authorities;
   
   OR
   
   
2. Clear evidence that you are on assignment from a specific news organization or publication. A valid assignment letter from that news organization, or publication, is required. Photographic agencies must provide clear evidence from a client news organization or publication.
   
   

If such credentials are not held, or are in question, it will be at the discretion of the IMF and the World Bank Group to determine whether access to the Annual Meetings is granted.

Enquiries should be sent to: media@imf.org.

Press Registration Request >

Applicants will choose whether they are to be listed as IMF Guests or World Bank Group Guests, based on their focus during the Annual Meetings. The choice of the Fund or the Bank will not preclude access to venues and events at the other institution. Therefore, except for restricted events, all Fund and Bank Guests will have access to both Fund and Bank venues.

All registration requests must be accredited based on the policies and procedures governing the attendance of Guests at the 2016 Annual Meetings. Because of the clearance process, accreditation may require more than two weeks. To avoid delays, all applicants from the various sectors below are strongly encouraged to complete the online Guest Registration Request as early as possible, no later than October 3, 2016 in order to ensure sufficient time for processing.

IMF Guests Registration Request is now open >

World Bank Group Registration Request is now open >

Private Sector

Representatives from financial institutions and banks, commercial enterprises, consulting and contractor firms who have interest in the operations and affairs of the IMF and the World Bank Group are invited to apply for Guest accreditation at the 2016 Annual Meetings. All private sector representatives should complete the online Guest Registration Request above.

Academia

University professors, researchers, and faculty members who have professional and educational interest in the operations and affairs of the IMF and the World Bank Group are invited to apply for Guest accreditation at the 2016 Annual Meetings and complete the Guest Registration Request above. For students interested in attending, in addition to the Guest Registration Request, an endorsement letter from the Head of Department or Vice Chancellor of the University confirming status in the University and stating academic interest is required. Supporting documentation should be submitted by email to the Registration Office (imfguests@imf.org for IMF Guests and Guestregistration@worldbank.org for Bank Guests) when submitting the Guest Registration form.

IMF and World Bank Group Former Employees

Former IMF and Bank staff members who continue to have business interest in the affairs of both organizations are invited to apply for Guest accreditation at the 2016 Annual Meetings and to complete the Guest Registration Request.

Email enquiries about Guest Registration:
    IMFGuests@imf.org (For IMF Guests)
    GuestRegistration@worldbank.org (For Bank Guests)