Subject: [CivilSoc] UN World Television Forum 2000
From: TVFORUM (tvforum@un.org)
Date: Wed Aug 09 2000 - 19:06:06 EDT
This year's United Nations World Television Forum, entitled "TV@globe //
Adding Values in the Digital Era," seeks to engage leading universities
specialising in technology and communications in its international on-line
dialogue on technological and social transformations related to the
convergence of television and the Internet. The Forum, which takes place
in New York in November 2000, is expected to draw over 1,000 attendees.
The on-line dialogue, which will begin in September, is an opportunity for
individuals from across the globe to provide input to the Forum's agenda
and exchange views with leading figures in the field.
If this educational opportunity could be integrated meaningfully into your
university's program, we invite you to contact us at tvforum@un.org to
discuss collaboration in further detail. Please also visit our web site at
www.un.org/tvforum.
This year's World Television Forum conference topics are:
Global Updates by Region - What are the diverse forces changing
convergence?
Innovative Programming in News, Education, and Sports - What are the new
content models and what do they mean for programming?
Social Advocacy - Will convergence upgrade television's role in social
development?
The Radio Model - What can television learn from the digital experiments in
radio?
Digital Visionaries - What will their new media look like?
Towards Digital Parity - How are old and new media bridging the divide?
Confirmed speakers include:
Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
Bruce Cowie, World Broadcasting Unions
Carlos Cisneros, Chairman, Cisneros Television Group
Greg Dyke, Director-General, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Katsuji Ebisawa, Chairman, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Michael Shapiro, Vice President of Programming, Quokka Sports
Donald Wear, President of International Policy, Discovery Communications
Inc.
Roberto Zaccaria, Chairman, Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
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