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<DIV>>The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <BR>>(<<A href="http://law.kuleuven.be/icri/>ICRI-IBBT">http://law.kuleuven.be/icri/>ICRI-IBBT</A>), in partnership with Jönköping <BR>>International Business School (<<A href="http://www.ihh.hj.se/mmt/>JIBS-MMTC">http://www.ihh.hj.se/mmt/>JIBS-MMTC</A>), <BR>>Central European University Budapest (<<A href="http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu/>CEU-CMCS">http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu/>CEU-CMCS</A>), <BR>>Ernst & Young Consultancy Belgium and subcontractors from various Member <BR>>States, has been completing a study for the European Commission, DG <BR>>Information Society and Media, on "Indicators for Media Pluralism - Towards <BR>>a Risk-Based Approach".<BR>><BR>>This study forms part of the European Commission's <BR>><<A href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_en.htm>three-step">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_en.htm>three-step</A> <BR>>approach for advancing the debate on media pluralism within the European <BR>>Union. The approach was launched in January 2007 with a <BR>><<A href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/doc/pluralism/media_pluralism_swp_en.pdf>Commission">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/doc/pluralism/media_pluralism_swp_en.pdf>Commission</A> <BR>>Staff Working Paper and will culminate with a Commission Communication on <BR>>media pluralism indicators in due course. The objective of our study was <BR>>to develop a monitoring tool for assessing media pluralism in the EU Member <BR>>States and identifying threats to such pluralism based on a set of <BR>>indicators, covering pertinent legal, economic and socio-cultural <BR>>considerations. The outcome of this study is a prototype for a European <BR>>Media Pluralism Monitor.<BR>><BR>>We would like to invite you to the stakeholder workshop where the study <BR>>team will present the findings and conclusions of the study, as contained <BR>>in the Preliminary Final Report, the prototype of the Media Pluralism <BR>>Monitor and its User Guide, for discussion by stakeholders, including <BR>>Member State officials, regulators, industry representatives and <BR>>non-governmental organisations.<BR>><BR>>The workshop will thus be an opportunity for stakeholders across the <BR>>European Union to express their opinions on the study's findings and the <BR>>functioning of the Media Pluralism Monitor. These views will contribute to <BR>>the formulation of conclusions and recommendations in the final report.<BR>><BR>>The workshop will take place in Brussels, on Monday 8th June, 2009 (10 am - <BR>>5 pm), in the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Rue Froissart 36, room <BR>>AB-0D. Simultaneous translation will be provided in three languages (EN, FR <BR>>and DE).<BR>><BR>>More details are available from the European Commission's and IBBT's <BR>>websites via this link: <BR>><<A href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm>http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm>http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm</A>, <BR>>such as:<BR>><BR>>Practical details for the workshop;<BR>><BR>>Online registration (deadline: June 1st, 2009);<BR>>Electronic copies of the Preliminary Final Report and its <BR>>annexes;<BR>><BR>>-An evaluation / feedback form for providing comments to the <BR>>study team (to return before June 10th, 2009 to <BR>><<A href="mailto:mediapluralism@law.kuleuven.be>mediapluralism@law.kuleuven.be">mailto:mediapluralism@law.kuleuven.be>mediapluralism@law.kuleuven.be</A>).<BR>><BR>>Please be aware that places for the workshop are limited, so we advise you <BR>>to confirm your attendance as soon as possible. If necessary, participants <BR>>will be accepted according to the order in which the registration has been <BR>>made and/or participation will be limited to one representative per <BR>>organisation. DG INFSO is unfortunately unable to cover costs related to <BR>>the participation in the workshop.<BR>><BR>>You will receive an official invitation/acceptance of your registration the <BR>>week before the workshop, together with a detailed agenda for the day.<BR>><BR>>The workshop will also be streamed live online via the web (the link will <BR>>be made available a few days before the workshop).<BR>><BR>>The study consortium looks forward to meeting you at the workshop, or <BR>>welcoming you as a member of our online audience.<BR>><BR>>Kind regards,<BR>><BR>>Peggy Valcke (project leader)<BR>><BR>>Prof. Dr. Peggy Valcke<BR>>Assistant Professor Media and Communications Law; Postdoctoral Researcher<BR>>K.U. Leuven & K.U. Brussel<BR>>Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI) - Institute for Broadband <BR>>Technology (IBBT)<BR>>Sint-Michielsstraat 6<BR>>B-3000 Leuven<BR>>BELGIUM>[t] +32 16 325 470<BR>>[f] +32 16 325 438<BR>>[e] <A href="mailto:peggy.valcke@law.kuleuven.be">peggy.valcke@law.kuleuven.be</A> <BR>>[w] <A href="http://www.icri.be">www.icri.be</A>; <A href="http://www.ibbt.be">www.ibbt.be</A> <BR></DIV>
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