More than 1000 delegates from 100 countries are expected to attend the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn which begins on 3 June. DW Director General Erik Bettermann will open the Global Media Forum.
Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum began in 2008 as a platform for intercultural exchange between global media makers and users and was conceived to address ways to cope with challenges and developments whose course is largely influenced by media worldwide.
The 2009 forum has set its focus on conflict prevention in the multimedia-age and examines the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies and consumer habits.
Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum 2009 will bring together media users and producers, peace building and conflict prevention specialists, representatives from the fields of media technology and security, public relations, the military, the arms industry as well as members of government and political parties to network and discuss the challenges and solutions for the future.
AIB CEO Simon Spanswick will chair the main plenary session on Thursday morning. The session will examine the multimedia revolution and what it means for traditional media.
“I’m delighted to be involved in this year’s GMF,” says Spanswick. “This is an important and influential meeting that brings together opinion-formers and media leaders from all over the world for three intensive days of workshops, discussion, debate and networking. It’s vital – even in these economically challenging times – that dialogue between media organisations old and new continues. GMF ensures that it does.”
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http://training.dw-world.de/gmf
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