Varsity students wanted as volunteers during CHOGM

The Information Ministry will recruit 300 volunteers from among university students to help with the media arrangements of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from November 10-17.

The Media Ministry Secretary Charitha Herath said they were expecting around 1,000 media personnel including 500 international correspondents to register for the CHOGM coverage, the biggest international event Sri Lanka will be hosting after the NAM summit in late 1970s.

The Ministry will make the announcement in the coming days asking for interested university students to communicate with the Ministry to register as a CHOGM media assistant.

In addition to the Commonwealth Heads' meeting the full CHOGM program includes, a host of other connected activities that involve huge media coverage, including a Business Forum, a People's Forum and a Youth Forum which will be held at different locations.

There are several exhibitions, community programs attended by delegates and leisure tours which will be open for media coverage. There will be at least two media conferences jointly addressed by the Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the host country President and the new Chair of CHOGM.

The main media centre will be located at the BMICH while there will be sub-stations at the Waters Edge, International Convention Centre at Hambantota, the Airport to cover the arrival of delegates and few other places.

- MF