[FoME] Conference Update / Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, 2-4 June 2008, Bonn, Germany

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From: ZEF <zef at uni-bonn.de>
Date: 13.03.2008 14:52
Subject: [Fwd: Conference Update / Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, 2-4
June 2008, Bonn, Germany]
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Sabine Paffenholz

-------- Original Message --------  Subject: Conference Update / Deutsche
Welle Global Media Forum, 2-4 June 2008, Bonn, Germany  Date: Thu, 13 Mar
2008 14:05:12 +0100  From: gmf at dw-world.de  To:
undisclosed-recipients:@titan.dwelle.de


The Global Media Forum will bring together around 1000 renowned
representatives from the fields of media and politics, culture and
economics, peace building and science who want to shape new solutions for
peace and conflict prevention. Main topics are:

   - Worldwide deploymentâ€" what can and must Europe do to prevent
   conflicts?
   - Crisis prevention via media intervention
   - Crouching tiger, hidden dragon - economic development, political
   stability and the role of the media in Asia
   - How can the truth survive? In Africa journalists are often caught
   between the fronts
   - Reading between the lies - perception and prejudice in the Middle
   East


Many international organizations are actively supporting the Global Media
Forum. *KAS, GTZ, BICC, InWent, FOME*, *CPJ/New York, Reporters Without
Borders Berlin/Paris, IPI/Vienna, AMIC/Singapore, ABU/Kuala Lumpur,
AIBD/Kuala Lumpur, UNHCR/Geneva, DART Center Cologne/London, Search for
Common Ground/Washington, the Academy for Communication and Information of
the German Army, UN Peacebuilding Support Office/New York, IFJ/Brussels,
INSI/London, ...*

Some of the invited or confirmed keynote speakers/experts include: *Dr.
Shirin Ebadi,* Peace Nobel Laureate, Iran, *Angelina Jolie*, Goodwill
Ambassador to the UNHCR (tbc), *Frank-Walter Steinmeier*, Federal Minister
for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, *Dr. Dimitrij Rupel*,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, President of the EU
General Affairs and External Relations Council, *Andreas Krautscheid, *Minister
for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media of the State of North
Rhine-Westphalia, *Antoine Schwarz*, Managing Director, Radio France
Internationale, *Dan Austin*, Director, Voice of America, ...

An international photo exhibition on the theme of "Child Soldiers" will be
officially opened during the Global Media Forum.
Participants can register online at
http://www.dw-gmf.de/conference_2008/314.php.
Press accreditation is only available via fax. The fax form can be
downloaded as a PDF document at http://www.dw-gmf.de/download/Press_eng.pdf
Please fax your press accreditation request along with a copy of valid press
credentials to +49 (0)228 429 2140.
For all other information on the conference and the full programme schedule:

*www.dw-world.de/globalmediaforum* <http://www.dw-world.de/globalmediaforum>

The event is sponsored by: Foundation for International Dialogue of the
Savings Bank in Bonn, Federal Foreign Office, the State Government of
North-Rhine Westfalia, DHL, City of Bonn, VT Communications and Blatzheim
Networks Telecom, Cologne.

*Conference Secretariat*
Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum
Organisation: DW â€" MEDIA SERVICES GmbH
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
53113 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49.228.429-2142
Fax: +49.228.429-2140
*gmf at dw-world.de* <gmf at dw-world.de>

*Conference Update: **(sorry for any cross-posting)*
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