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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Lieber Herr Dietz,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Könnten Sie diese Veranstaltungsinformation über den Verteiler schicken?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Für Rückfragen stehe ich gerne zur Verfügung. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Herzlichen Dank und viele Grüße,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sarah Widmaier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sarah Widmaier<br>Media Department<br>Scientific Coordinator “Research Programme”<br>ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)<br>Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 Stuttgart<br></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Phone +49.711.2225.214<br>Fax +49.711.2225.29214<br>www.ifa.de<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ifa and Deutsche Welle kindly invite you to the conference <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The European Citizen and the Media – Does Communication Enhance Participation?” on </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 9.30 am – 4.45 pm,</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Representation of the European Commission in Berlin,<b> </b>Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Interest in the </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>European Union (EU) and the participation of citizens in public discussions on issues pertaining to the EU is very low throughout Europe. This is shown by, amongst other things, low voter turnout in European elections. What conditions are necessary in order to stimulate interest in issues concerning Europe as a whole, and foster participation in public debates on those issues by the European citizenry? What can be done by broadcasters and other institutions to encourage citizens to take action? Which formats are best suited to these goals? </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>These and other questions will be discussed with media professionals and scholars along with labs, foundations and citizen initiatives. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>We would be happy to welcome you at the Representation of the European Commission in Berlin and invite you to take part in the discussions. Please find </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>the programme of the conference here: <a href="http://www.ifa.de/fileadmin/pdf/fopro/programme_european_citizens_media.pdf">http://www.ifa.de/fileadmin/pdf/fopro/programme_european_citizens_media.pdf</a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Please confirm your participation by 25 April 2014 to Yvonne Michalik: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://owa.ifa.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=oQi6VGEesE2yHND2CeYnaOzaqT0FG9FI7IAierVm90uS8_NkbHjLgI1XpE8G32vahh0shdtYdmo.&URL=mailto%3aMichalik%40ifa.de"><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Michalik@ifa.de</span></b></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>