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 PUBLIC INVITED TO PARIS TO CELEBRATE LAUNCH OF GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE
The new Global Network Initiative, which promises to combat online censorship and protect user privacy on the Internet, is inviting the public to attend an evening forum in Paris on 4 December to mark its introduction. (26 November 2008) LONDON CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS REFUGEE ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Address the challenges that face refugee academics at a conference at the British Academy in London, U.K. on 4-5 December, organised by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA). (12 November 2008) BEIRUT TO HOST WAN'S THIRD ANNUAL ARAB FREE PRESS FORUM
Join more than 100 leading publishers, journalists and press freedom advocates in Beirut, Lebanon to attend the World Association of Newspapers' (WAN) Arab Free Press Forum, on 12 and 13 December 2008. (05 November 2008) COMMONWEALTH JOURNALISTS INVITED TO TACKLE PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES
Journalists from around the Commonwealth are invited to attend the Commonwealth Journalists Association's (CJA) eighth international conference in Kuching, Malaysia next month to discuss "News Targets for Today: Better democracy and a better environment". (24 September 2008) UNESCO TO HOLD FREE EXPRESSION SYMPOSIUM
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNESCO is holding an International High Level Symposium on Freedom of Expression on 29 October 2008 at its headquarters in Paris. (03 September 2008) UNIVERSITY CONFERENCES IN U.S. AND AFRICA DISCUSS ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Rapid globalisation, international collaborations, "massification", corporate partnerships, regime change and other conditions of duress are reshaping universities around the world. What are the benefits and risks to academic freedom and free inquiry? (27 August 2008) LIBRARIES AND JOURNALISM EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is holding a conference for the Arabic-speaking region on "The Role of Libraries in Freedom of Expression, Tolerance, and Access to Information" at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt on 7 to 9 October 2008. (20 August 2008) AMSTERDAM TO HOST NEO-CENSORSHIP CONFERENCE
Neo-censorship - the kind of censorship not imposed by the state but by the private sector, be that self-censorship, market censorship or silent repression and threats to writers, journalists and publishers - is on the rise, says the Amsterdam World Book Capital Foundation. Find out how neo-censorship is eating away at the right to free expression and how to combat this latest threat at the International Symposium on Neo-censorship, happening on 18-20 September in Amsterdam. (09 July 2008) HIGHWAY AFRICA CONFERENCE TACKLES CITIZEN JOURNALISM
Thanks to social networking websites like Facebook and YouTube and instant messaging on cell phones, more people can not only consume journalism, but produce it. Welcome to the age of citizen journalism. But is it really journalism for citizens? Organisers invite you to tackle these issues and more at Highway Africa's 2008 conference in South Africa this September. (17 June 2008) HUNGARY TO HOST SUMMIT ON CITIZEN MEDIA
Attention all journalists, bloggers and technophiles! Internet advocacy group Global Voices Online is hosting a two-day media summit in Hungary on 27-28 June to share information on what's happening in citizen media. (03 June 2008) STOCKHOLM TO HOST LITERARY HUMAN RIGHTS CONGRESS
In June 2008, the Swedish Writers' Union will launch WALTIC - the Value of Words, a world congress for writers, translators, scholars and activists to gather in one common manifestation of the value of words and in support of human rights. (01 April 2008) IPI WORLD CONGRESS TO CONVENE IN BELGRADE
More than 500 media professionals are expected to meet in political hotspot Belgrade, Serbia for the International Press Institute's (IPI) annual World Congress and General Assembly, from 14 to 17 June 2008. (25 March 2008) REGISTER NOW FOR EURASIA FORUM FOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
Local media NGOs from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, international organisations and donors interested in working together to build democratic media systems in Eurasia are invited to the first Eurasia Forum for Media Development, in Paris from 17 to 19 April. (25 March 2008) PARIS CONFERENCE ON PRESS CONDITIONS DURING BEIJING OLYMPICS
Are you a journalist planning on covering this summer's Olympic Games but don't know how freely you'll be able to do your job? Find out at an international conference in Paris next month, organised by a coalition of IFEX members and other press freedom groups. (18 March 2008) INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION CONGRESS COMES TO SEOUL
The International Publishers Association (IPA) is inviting publishers from around the world to join its 28th Congress in Seoul from 12 to 15 May 2008. (19 February 2008) GRANTS TO ATTEND 2008 GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE
Investigative journalists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America are welcome to apply for grants to cover their travel and stay at the 2008 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Lillehammer, Norway, on 11-14 September. (05 February 2008) CROATIA TO HOST ACCESS TO INFO CONFERENCE
How can access to information be provided for everyone? That's the theme of BOBCATSSS, an annual symposium organised by students from different European universities, being held in Zadar, Croatia in January. (18 December 2007) BEIRUT CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE PRESS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ARAB WORLD
Next month, on 9 and 10 December, leading publishers and editors from across the Middle East and North African region will gather in Beirut, Lebanon to examine press developments in the Arab world, from the latest government policies to case studies of newspapers that have managed to make money while upholding their editorial independence. (13 November 2007) FLIPYS WORKSHOPS ADDRESS ACCESS TO INFO AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN COLOMBIA
Alliance FLIPYS, a new partnership between the Foundation for Press Freedom (Fundacíon para la Libertad de Prensa, FLIP) and the Institute for Press and Society (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS) is running a series of workshops for journalists in Colombia on investigative journalism and access to information, with a special emphasis on how to uncover information on the "demobilised" paramilitaries. (11 September 2007) INSI TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING IN GERMANY IN OCTOBER
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) will hold its annual meeting on 24 October 2007 in Berlin, Germany, on the eve of Europe's annual News Xchange conference. An agenda will be made available closer to the day. INSI asks prospective participants to RSVP to deputy director Sarah de Jong at: sarah.dejong@newssafety.com by 1 October. (28 August 2007) AFRICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS TO UNITE IN JOHANNESBURG
Africa's best investigative journalists are coming together on 3 September 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the first-ever pan-African Investigative Journalism Summit, organised by the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR). (31 July 2007) AFRICAN UNION AND OAS TO HOST "DEMOCRACY BRIDGE" MEETING IN U.S.
I'LAM HOSTS "OLD CITY, NEW HORIZONS" MEDIA FESTIVAL IN NAZARETH
SOUTHEAST ASIA MEDIA DEFENCE PROGRAMME
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), along with Oxford University, the International Bar Association and the University of Hong Kong, is organising a conference from 21 to 23 May in Hong Kong that will train Southeast Asian lawyers in the field of media defence and strengthen media freedom in the region. (24 April 2007) FIFTH GATHERING IN ISTANBUL FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Gathering in Istanbul for Freedom of Expression, an international meeting supported by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International PEN, ARTICLE 19 and Freemuse, is holding its fifth bi-annual conference from 25 to 27 May. (10 April 2007) WORLD CONGRESS OF THE IFJ IN MOSCOW
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will be holding its Congress in Moscow, Russia, from 28 May to 2 June, where more than 1,000 journalists will meet to discuss ways to make news more democratic. (03 April 2007) WAN TO HOLD 60TH WORLD NEWSPAPER CONGRESS IN CAPE TOWN
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will celebrate its 60th World Newspaper Congress, 14th World Editors Forum and trade fair in Cape Town, South Africa from 3 to 6 June. (20 March 2007) IAPA CONFERENCE TACKLES IMPUNITY IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) is holding a conference in the Dominican Republic from 18 to 20 July 2007 that will bring together the country's top judges and members of the press to discuss ways of battling the impunity surrounding crimes against journalists. (28 February 2007) OSCE MEETING TO FOCUS ON FREE EXPRESSION
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has extended a special invitation to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Europe, the former Soviet Union and North America to participate in an upcoming meeting that will focus on freedom of expression, assembly and association. (20 February 2007) WAN TO HOLD CONGRESS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will be holding its 60th World Newspaper Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3 to 6 June 2007, where more than 1,500 publishers, chief editors and other senior newspaper executives will meet to discuss the most pressing issues facing the newspaper industry today. (14 February 2007) IPI TO HOLD WORLD CONGRESS IN TURKEY
More than 500 media professionals are expected to meet in Istanbul, Turkey for the International Press Institute's (IPI) annual World Congress and General Assembly, which will run from 12 to 15 May 2007. (07 February 2007) PARIS CONFERENCE EYES NEW MEDIA AND PRESS FREEDOM
The World Press Freedom Committee, the World Association of Newspapers and UNESCO will be co-hosting a conference in Paris from 15 to 16 February 2007 to examine the challenges and opportunities for press freedom posed by new media. (24 January 2007) TORONTO TO HOST GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) will be hosting the fourth global investigative journalism conference in Toronto from 24 to 27 May 2007, which will bring together journalists from 30 countries to network and discuss the most pressing issues facing investigative reporting today. (22 November 2006) AMARC CONFERENCE TO ASSESS IMPACT OF COMMUNITY RADIO
Hundreds of community broadcasters from around the world will be gathering in Amman, Jordan from 11 to 17 November 2006 to discuss the challenges facing community radio as part of the 9th World Conference and General Assembly of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). (08 November 2006) INTERNATIONAL PEN TO HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG
Representatives of PEN Centres across the Asia-Pacific region will be gathering in Hong Kong on 2-5 February 2007 for an International PEN Asia and Pacific Regional Conference that will seek ways to improve cooperation between Centres, strategise against threats to free expression and identify programme priorities. (01 November 2006) WAN TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON ARAB MEDIA
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will be holding a conference in Beirut, Lebanon on 10-11 December 2006 to explore the efforts of Arab media to win their independence and freedom in an environment of continuing repression and harassment. (25 October 2006) CONFERENCE EXAMINES GLOBAL MUSIC CENSORSHIP
Freemuse, the global network of organisations that work to defend freedom of expression for musicians and composers, will be holding its third World Conference on Music & Censorship in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25-26 November 2006. (27 September 2006) ITALY TO HOST WORLD CONGRESS ON COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Hundreds of communication professionals from around the world will be meeting in Rome, Italy on 25-27 October 2006 for the first World Congress on Communication for Development. The congress will focus on demonstrating that communication for development is an essential ingredient for meeting today?s most pressing development challenges and, as such, should be more fully integrated in development policy and practice. (13 September 2006) MFWA TO HOST MEETING ON STRENGTHENING AFRICAN MEDIA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will be hosting a meeting in Accra, Ghana on 18-19 September 2006 to canvass the views of West African media professionals and communications experts on ways to strengthen African media and attract more investment (06 September 2006) HIGHWAY AFRICA CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON NEW MEDIA
More than 500 journalists from 40 African countries will be attending the Highway Africa in September to discuss issues relating to the impact of the Internet and digital technologies on journalism, media and society in Africa. (30 August 2006) IPS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION TO HOST ALTERNATIVE MEDIA CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL
The IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET) will host the Istanbul International Independent Media Forum from 3 to 5 November 2006 at the Dolapdere Campus of Istanbul's Bilgi University. (19 July 2006) AMARC TO HOLD WORLD COMMUNITY RADIO CONFERENCE IN JORDAN
Hundreds of community radio practitioners and experts from around the world will be meeting in Amman, Jordan, on 11-17 November 2006 to discuss ways of enabling community radio to play a more effective role in reducing poverty, supporting marginalised groups and increasing access to information for isolated communities. (12 July 2006) AMARC TO COVER GLOBAL AIDS CONFERENCE
As thousands of government leaders, scientists and activists prepare to descend on Toronto, Canada in August for the 16th International AIDS Conference, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is working to ensure that marginalised communities around the world will be informed about the outcomes of the important gathering. (29 June 2006) IAPA TO HOLD ANNUAL ASSEMBLY IN MEXICO
Hundreds of news executives, editors and reporters from the Americas will be converging in Mexico City this fall for the Inter American Press Association's (IAPA) 62nd General Assembly, where press freedom issues will figure prominently. (13 June 2006) FLIP ORGANISES FORUM ON INDEPENDENT COLOMBIAN MEDIA
In Colombia, the Foundation for Press Freedom (Fundación para la libertad de prensa, FLIP) is organising a forum on 29-30 June 2006 to discuss the challenges facing independent media companies and to propose solutions for strengthening their economic viability. (07 June 2006) AFRICAN FREE EXPRESSION GROUPS TO HOLD FORUM AT AU SUMMIT
Ten African organisations, including four IFEX members, will be holding a forum at the African Union (AU) Summit in Banjul, The Gambia on 29-30 June 2006, to discuss how regional human rights mechanisms can strengthen freedom of expression. (31 May 2006) MISA TO ATTEND SADC PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) will be attending the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum in Maputo, Mozambique next month where it will have a chance to lobby more than 100 parliamentarians on press freedom and free expression issues. (31 May 2006) AMARC TO HOST COMMUNITY RADIO CONFERENCE IN PERU
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters' regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean (AMARC-LAC) will be hosting a conference in Lima, Peru, on 24-25 May 2006, to assess the effectiveness of community radio initiatives in improving access to information and strengthening democracy. (10 May 2006) NANTES TO HOST 2ND WORLD FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The City of Nantes, France will be playing host to hundreds of civil society activists, human rights experts, corporate executives, intergovernmental organisation representatives and policy makers from 10 to 13 July 2006 when it holds the 2nd World Forum on Human Rights. (04 May 2006) AMARC ROUNDTABLE TO ASSESS COMMUNITY RADIO'S IMPACT IN ASIA-PACIFIC
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters' (AMARC) Asia-Pacific office will be holding a roundtable discussion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 5 May 2006, that will bring together community radio producers and advocates, non-governmental organisations and donors to assess the social impact of community radio in the region. (19 April 2006) GLOBAL EDITORS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS MOHAMMED CARTOON CONTROVERSY
"Jyllands-Posten", the Danish newspaper that has been at the centre of a political firestorm after publishing cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, will be discussing the controversy at a special panel session at the World Editors Forum (WEF) in Moscow in June. (08 March 2006) UNESCO TO HOST WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY CONFERENCE IN SRI LANKA
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be hosting its annual World Press Freedom Day conference in Sri Lanka on 1-3 May 2006, which will focus on the link between freedom of the media and poverty eradication. (01 March 2006) IPI TO HOST WORLD CONGRESS IN EDINBURGH
The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its 2006 World Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland from 27-30 May, bringing together editors, publishers and leading journalists from around the world to assess global press freedom issues. (23 February 2006) INTERNATIONAL PEN TO HOLD CONFERENCE IN BERLIN
International PEN will be holding its annual conference in Berlin, Germany in May, where writers from more than 90 countries will be meeting to discuss the state of writing and freedom of expression in the world today. (23 February 2006) WORLD ASSEMBLY TO BRING CIVIL SOCIETY TOGETHER
CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, is holding its annual World Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, on 21-25 June 2006, where civil society activists, academics and government representatives from around the globe will get a chance to exchange ideas, network and build strategies for a just world. (01 February 2006) IAPA TO HOLD MID-YEAR CONFERENCE IN ECUADOR
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will be holding its next mid-year meeting in Quito, Ecuador, on 17-20 March 2006, where editors, news executives and journalists from hundreds of publications across the Americas will meet to assess the state of press freedom in the region, honour outstanding journalists and attend seminars on newsroom trends. (25 January 2006) CIVIL SOCIETY TO HOST "CITIZENS' WSIS"
IFEX members will be joining civil society activists from around the world to promote human rights and social justice at the Citizens' Summit on the Information Society (CSIS), which meets on 16-18 November 2005. (26 October 2005) CONFERENCE TO MULL FORMATION OF ARAB PRESS FREEDOM GROUP
The Arab Archives Institute is hosting an international conference in Jordan in November, where participants will discuss the formation of an advocacy group to defend and support journalists in the Arab region. (18 October 2005) ARAB AND WORLD MEDIA CONFERENCE
Leading journalists and media leaders from around the world will join their Arab colleagues at the Arab and World Media Conference on 5-6 December 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to discuss issues facing the media, with an emphasis on Arab countries. (21 September 2005) COUNCIL OF EUROPE EXAMINES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TIMES OF CRISIS
The Council of Europe will be hosting a conference in Strasbourg, France, on 13-14 October 2005 that will examine restrictions on freedom of expression in times of crisis, with a focus on Southeastern Europe. (21 September 2005) OURMEDIA HOLDS CONFERENCE IN BANGALORE
OURMedia/NuestrosMedios is holding its fifth world conference in Bangalore this year, with a special focus on grassroots communication initiatives for social change in India and Southeast Asia. (13 September 2005) JOURNALISM CONFERENCE TACKLES CORRUPTION IN SPORTS
More than 200 journalists, academics and sports leaders around the world will be gathering in Copenhagen from 6 to 10 November 2005 to discuss and debate controversies surrounding modern-day sports, including allegations of corruption in the International Volleyball Federation and in FIFA, the world soccer federation. (07 September 2005) COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK SEEKS MEMBERS
Networking for human rights will be the theme of the 2nd annual Commonwealth Human Rights Forum, which takes place in Malta from 20 to 21 November 2005. The forum gives civil society activists an opportunity to raise the profile of human rights on the agenda of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. (30 August 2005) AMARC TO HOST INAUGURAL ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY RADIO
Community radio broadcasters, journalists and trainers from across Asia-Pacific will be gathering in Bali, Indonesia, from 24 to 27 November 2005 for the first AMARC Asia Pacific Regional Conference, where they will examine the main challenges facing the community radio movement in the region. (17 August 2005)INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COLLOQUIUM
IFLA TO HIGHLIGHT LIBRARIES' ROLE IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will be co-hosting a conference in Alexandria, Egypt, from 10 to 11 November 2005 that will showcase the important contributions libraries make in the information society. (19 July 2005) MISA TO HOLD AGM AND CONFERENCE IN NAMIBIA
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) on 25-26 August 2005 in Windhoek, Namibia, where representatives from its 11 country chapters will meet to discuss press freedom issues in the region. (13 July 2005) JOURNALISTS INVITED TO GLOBAL MUCKRACKERS' CONFERENCE
Investigative reporters around the world won't want to miss the 3rd Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Amsterdam, which will be held from 29 September to 2 October 2005. (06 July 2005) ARTICLE 19 TO CO-HOST PUBLIC BROADCASTING CONFERENCE
ARTICLE 19 and the University of Oxford's Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP) are hosting an international conference on the future of public service broadcasting in London from 24 to 25 June 2005. (18 May 2005) WAN ROUNDTABLE SPOTLIGHTS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will showcase some of Asia's leading investigative journalists at its upcoming World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Seoul, Korea, where speakers will talk about challenges they face in exposing corruption. (18 May 2005) ASIA MEDIA SUMMIT TO EXAMINE MEDIA CONCENTRATION, INFORMATION SOCIETY
Broadcasters from around the world will be discussing the growing problem of media concentration in Asia and the role of media in the Information Society at the Asia Media Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9 to 11 May 2005. (26 April 2005) SEAPA CONFERENCE TO PROBE MEDIA'S ROLE IN TSUNAMI COVERAGE
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is co-hosting a conference in Phuket, Thailand from 28 to 29 April 2005 that will examine the media's role in covering the December 2004 tsunami disaster. (26 April 2005) LIBRARIANS' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS CENSORSHIP
The International Federation of Library Associations' Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (IFLA/FAIFE) will discuss the role of libraries in documenting censorship in Russia, South Africa and the Arab world as part of a conference that will be held in Oslo, Norway on 11-12 August 2005. (20 April 2005) WATCHDOG TO HOST CONFERENCE ON US MEDIA REFORM
Media reform advocates will be meeting in St. Louis, United States, in May for the 2005 National Conference for Media Reform, billed as a forum to discuss visionary and practical solutions to problems facing US media. (23 February 2005) PINA CONVENTION TO CELEBRATE REGIONAL MERGER
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) will be holding its biennial convention in Tonga on 15-21 November 2005, where it will celebrate its re-launch as a new regional media organisation. (23 February 2005) COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE MEDIA FREEDOM
Culture ministers from across Europe will be meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine in March for the 7th European Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy. Organised by the Council of Europe, the conference will set priorities for the intergovernmental body's future activities regarding media freedom and discuss the state of media in the region. (16 February 2005) WRITERS FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE INTER-CULTURAL DIALOGUE
For one week in April, New York will be the centre of the literary world when it plays host to PEN World Voices, a week-long festival of readings, debates and programmes involving more than 70 of the world's leading writers. (16 February 2005) AMARC PARTICIPATES IN 5TH WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will be playing an active role in the Fifth World Social Forum, which will bring together thousands of civil society activists to Porto Alegre, Brazil to discuss alternatives to corporate globalisation. (26 January 2005) UNESCO TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON FREE EXPRESSION IN CYBERSPACE
UNESCO is hosting an international conference in Paris next month on "Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace," which will provide a forum for discussing whether universal free expression standards should be applied to the Internet and how free expression can be protected while respecting individual privacy, national laws and cultural differences. (12 January 2005) AMARC AFRICA TO HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN KENYA
The Africa regional office of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will be holding its triennial Pan African Conference in April 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya, to develop strategic plans and activities in support of community radio development in the region. (12 January 2005) KENYA TO HOST IPI'S 2005 CONFERENCE
The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its 2005 World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in May, where it will focus attention on what it calls "the great strides" the country is making, including press freedom and freedom of expression. (15 December 2004) WAN TO HOLD 2006 CONGRESS IN MOSCOW
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) aims to focus international media attention on press freedom in Russia when it holds its 2006 congress in Moscow, saying it will be an opportunity to gauge the state of democracy a decade after the fall of the Soviet Union. (09 December 2004) CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS REFORM IN THE ARAB WORLD
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is organising a conference in Morocco in December that will bring together government officials and civil society groups from Arab countries to discuss new initiatives for promoting human rights and democratic reform in the region. (01 December 2004) FAIFE/IFLA TO EXAMINE CENSORSHIP IN RUSSIA
Censorship in Russia, and the role of libraries and journalists in promoting access to information, will be the subjects of a conference in March 2005 sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). (17 November 2004) AMARC INVITES DONORS TO ROUND TABLE ON COMMUNITY MEDIA
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is inviting international donors and intergovernmental organisations to a roundtable in Morocco this month to discuss ways of supporting community media initiatives in the developing world. (10 November 2004) LIBERIA CONFERENCE TO TACKLE MEDIA LAW REFORM
IFEX members will play prominent roles at a conference in Monrovia, Liberia, this month aimed at producing a blueprint for bringing the war-torn country's media laws and policies in line with international free expression standards. (06 October 2004) WAN HIGHIGHTS ATTACKS ON CENTRAL ASIAN MEDIA
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) hopes to draw attention to free expression violations in Central Asia next week when it opens a two-day conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, entitled "Media in Danger/Media in Transition." (06 October 2004) NEWS XCHANGE CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT MEDIA SAFETY
Roughly 500 broadcast news professionals from around the world are expected to converge in Vilamoura, Portugal on 18-19 November 2004 for News Xchange 2004, the world's largest international broadcast news summit. (22 September 2004) MFWA TO HOLD STRATEGY MEETING FOR LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is holding a two-day strategy meeting in Accra, Ghana, in November to strengthen legal assistance programmes for journalists in the region. (08 September 2004) CATHOLIC PRESS UNION TO HOLD CONGRESS IN THAILAND
The International Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP) is holding its world congress in October 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "Media Challenges Amidst Cultural and Religious Pluralism. (26 August 2004) IAPA ORGANISES JUDGE-JOURNALIST DIALOGUES IN ECUADOR, COLOMBIA
Journalists and judges will meet in Ecuador and Colombia this week to discuss press freedom and the law as part of the Inter American Press Association's (IAPA) continent-wide programme to encourage dialogue between media and the courts. (04 August 2004) OSCE TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNET MEDIA FREEDOM
ARTICLE 19 will join free expression groups, journalists, legal experts and consultants to discuss ways of guaranteeing media freedom on the Internet at a conference next month hosted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). (28 July 2004) ORBICOM, MOROCCO TO HOST INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE
ORBICOM (the International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication) and the Moroccan government are holding an international conference in Marrakech in November 2004 on the role of media and the information society in Africa and the Arab States. (14 July 2004)CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS FREEDOM AND INFORMATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN JUNE 2005
An International Conference on the two concepts that are linked in the term "Freedom of Information" will provide an opportunity to explore the relationship between the two, as well as their significance for theory and practice in the field of information and communications. (22 June 2004) MISA TO HOLD AGM IN LESOTHO
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has announced that its Annual General Meeting and Conference will be held August 23-27 in Maseru, Lesotho. The meeting's theme will be "Serving the Public," with emphasis on the transformation of state media to serve the public interest. (16 June 2004) COLOMBIA TO HOST REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
Freedom of expression and democracy will be the central theme of the first Latin American Biennial Conference on Communications, which hopes to bring together more than 500 journalists and educators from the region in Cartagena, Colombia this September. (09 June 2004) LIBRARIANS TO HOST CENSORSHIP CONFERENCE IN LATVIA
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is co-hosting an international conference in Riga, Latvia, in October 2004 that will examine new forms of censorship that have arisen in the Internet era. (09 June 2004) IFJ TO HOLD GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIA AND TERRORISM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will hold an international conference in the Basque region of Spain next year that will look at how journalists and civil liberty advocates can campaign against restrictive anti-terrorism laws. (09 June 2004) MISA TO CO-HOST SUMMIT ON GENDER EQUALITY IN THE MEDIA
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and Gender Links are co-hosting a conference in September 2004 in Johannesburg to discuss the formation of a regional network to promote gender equality in the media. (02 June 2004)OURMedia Conference to Focus on Community Media
CONFERENCE TO SPOTLIGHT FREE EXPRESSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Beacon for Freedom of Expression, a global electronic archive of censorship, will shine a spotlight on the Middle East when it holds its annual conference in September 2004 in Alexandria, Egypt. (19 May 2004) FOURTH CONGRESS OF LATIN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS
Representatives of Journalists Against Corruption (Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción, PFC), the Institute for Press and Society (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will join leading Latin American journalists in Panama from 26 to 28 May 2004 for the Fourth Congress of Latin American Journalists. (12 May 2004) WAN HOSTS ROUNDTABLE ON PRESS FREEDOM IN ARAB WORLD
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will bring together leading journalists from the Middle East to discuss prospects for press freedom in the Arab world at a roundtable billed as a prelude to its upcoming World Newspaper Congress in Istanbul. (12 May 2004) PEN TO HIGHLIGHT WRITERS AND FREE EXPRESSION AT BARCELONA FORUM
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC) will spotlight the struggles of writers worldwide against censorship next month at a major international event in Barcelona, touted as a "new and creative space for reflection" on cross cultural understanding, peace and sustainable development. (14 April 2004)European Conference Tackles Media Concentration
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF BBC AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN EUROPE
The future of the BBC and European public broadcasting in the wake of Britain's Hutton inquiry will be the focus of a conference in May organised by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). (31 March 2004) IAPA CONFERENCE FOSTERS GOVERNMENT-MEDIA DIALOGUE
Legislators from 24 countries in the Western Hemisphere will have an unprecedented opportunity to discuss press-freedom issues with journalists at a conference in May organised by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). (24 March 2004)POLAND: IPI CONGRESS TO FOCUS ON POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION
Fifteen years after the fall of communism, and just two weeks after Poland and nine other countries formally join the European Union (EU), the International Press Institute (IPI) will convene in Warsaw for its 2004 World Congress and 53rd General Assembly. (16 March 2004)GREECE: IFJ TO HOLD 2004 WORLD CONGRESS IN ATHENS
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will hold its World Congress in Athens from 25-30 May 2004. (16 March 2004)MOROCCO: CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON STATE CONTROL OVER ARAB MEDIA
A conference planned for May 2004 will bring together journalists from around the Arab world in an effort to combat state control over the news media. (09 March 2004)LESOTHO: MISA TO HOLD AGM IN MASERU
The Lesotho chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MILES) will host this year's Annual General Meeting of its parent organisation, MISA, in Maseru in August 2004. It will be the first time that Lesotho has hosted MISA's AGM. (09 March 2004) IAPA CONCERNED ABOUT PRESS-FREEDOM ATTACKS
Press-freedom violations in Canada, the United States and other countries in the Americas will be highlighted next month when the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) holds its mid-year meeting in Mexico. (04 February 2004) IFEX MEMBERS TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN AFRICA FREE-EXPRESSION CONFERENCE
IFEX members will be key participants at a high-profile conference next month that will examine freedom of expression in Africa and ways of strengthening its protection. (29 January 2004) IPI TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING IN POLAND
As Poland prepares to become the newest member of the European Union this year, what press-freedom challenges does it still face in the post-Soviet era? The International Press Institute (IPI) will be looking at this in May when it holds its 53rd General Assembly and World Congress in Warsaw, Poland. (14 January 2004) MEXICAN JUDGES, JOURNALISTS ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE
Judges and journalists from Mexico will be engaging in dialogue this week to deepen understanding on press freedom and the law, reports the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). (14 January 2004) SEMINAR EXAMINES MEDIA'S ROLE IN PEACE-BUILDING
The European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP) is co-hosting a seminar in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 15 December to examine the media's potential for supporting peace-building in conflict zones. (10 December 2003) INTERNATIONAL PEN HOLDS WRITERS' CONGRESS IN MEXICO
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN, PEN Canada and PEN American Center are joining PEN Centres from around the world in Mexico City this week to discuss globalisation's threats to freedom of expression, indigenous languages and cultural traditions. (26 November 2003) IFJ PROMOTES PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN THE ARAB WORLD
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Syndicat National de la Presse Marocaine will hold a regional conference in Rabat, Morocco, from 16-17 December 2003, to discuss public broadcasting in the country and in the Arab world. (19 November 2003) RSF-OSCE CONFERENCE TO TACKLE INSULT, LIBEL LAWS
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE)'s Representative on Media Freedom, Freimut Duve, are holding a two-day conference on 24-25 November 2003 to discuss strategies for countering repressive insult and libel laws in Europe and the former soviet republics. (12 November 2003) SOUTHERN AFRICAN EDITORS PLAN REGIONAL NETWORK
The African Editors Forum (TAEF) is holding a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, next month to bring senior editors from 14 southern African countries together to form the first of five planned regional chapters across the continent, reports IJNet. (29 October 2003) IFJ TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN ASIA
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is gearing up to hold its first regional meeting in South Asia in December, where it will review the state of public service broadcasting in Asia and launch an action plan for the region. (29 October 2003) CONFERENCE EXAMINES ARAB SATELLITE MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The role of satellite television in the Arab world and its impact on human rights will be examined at a conference held in Amman, Jordan, in December, the Arab Archives Institute (AAI) has announced. (22 October 2003) IPI CONFERENCE ASSESSES PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN CIS COUNTRIES
More than 10 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, national broadcasters in most countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continue to be state-run or under tight governmental control, says the Council of Europe (CoE). (24 September 2003) IFEX MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN TURKISH FREE-EXPRESSION CONFERENCE
Human Rights Watch, ARTICLE 19 and International PEN will be participating in a conference in Istanbul, Turkey from 23 to 26 October, bringing together local and international human rights groups to assess the state of free expression in the country. (24 September 2003) NEWS XCHANGE CONFERENCE TACKLES JOURNALISTS' SAFETY
Journalists' safety issues will be under the microscope at the second annual News Xchange conference this year as broadcast journalists from around the world prepare to meet in Budapest, Hungary, to exchange views, ideas and experiences. (17 September 2003) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SAFETY INSTITUTE HOLDS 1ST ANNUAL MEETING
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) will hold its first annual general meeting in Budapest, Hungary, on 5 November 2003, where members will elect an advisory board and approve a working programme for 2004. (17 September 2003) MISA AGM TACKLES POVERTY AND AIDS
The media's role in reducing poverty and responding to the AIDS crisis in Southern Africa will be the focus of the Media Institute of Southern Africa's (MISA) annual conference this year. The meeting will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 10 to 12 September, bringing together leading media academics, journalists, media executives and development activists to strategise on ways to engage the media in HIV/AIDS and poverty reduction initiatives. (03 September 2003) NEW U.S. WATCHDOG TO HOST CONFERENCE ON MEDIA REFORM
Free Press, a new organisation dedicated to media reform in the United States, is hosting a conference in November aimed at democratising debates around media policymaking, reports "The Progressive." (21 August 2003) IFLA OPENS CONFERENCE IN BERLIN
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is holding its 69th General Conference from 1 to 9 August in Berlin, Germany, where its Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) is highlighting the role of libraries in peace-building processes and the effects of the "war on terrorism" on free expression. (06 August 2003) IAPA INVITES BUSH TO OCTOBER CONFERENCE
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has invited United States President George W. Bush to inaugurate its 59th general assembly in Chicago, where hundreds of newspaper owners from across the Americas will gather in October to assess press freedom and regional media trends. (30 July 2003) INTERNATIONAL PEN TO HOLD 2003 CONGRESS IN MEXICO
Globalisation's threats to freedom of expression, indigenous literatures and cultural traditions will be the focus of International PEN's 69th World Congress of Writers, to be held in Mexico City from 22-28 November. (23 July 2003) IPI TO HOLD CONGRESS IN SALZBURG IN SEPTEMBER
The International Press Institute has announced that it will be holding its World Congress and 52nd General Assembly in Salzburg, Austria from 13 to 16 September. IPI originally planned to hold the meeting in Nairobi, Kenya last May, but cancelled due to warnings about possible terrorist attacks in the country. (09 July 2003) MISA CONFERENCE TACKLES MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) will be hosting a conference in Tanzania in September examining the role of media in advancing development goals in southern Africa. Entitled "The Development Agenda and the Media: A southern Africa perspective," the conference is open to journalists, editors, media academics, researchers and development workers. It will be held in Dar es Salaam from 10 to 12 September. (09 July 2003) FXI, MISA TO PARTICIPATE IN SEMINAR ON INFORMATION SOCIETY SUMMIT
Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) and the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) will be participating in a public seminar in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 July aimed at preparing media activists and journalists for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), reports Sangonet. (09 July 2003) AFRICAN CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT ONLINE MEDIA
The role of African media in the "Information Society" is the theme of the 2003 Highway Africa conference, taking place in Grahamstown, South Africa, from 8-10 September. Organised and hosted by the Rhodes University Department of Journalism and Media Studies, and the South Africa Broadcasting Commission, the conference aims to bring African media into the centre of debates about the Global Information Society. (25 June 2003) WPFC HOSTS CONFERENCE ON INTERNET PRESS FREEDOM
The World Press Freedom Committee is hosting a conference from 26 to 28 June in New York to mobilise against what it calls "new threats to the free flow of news and information on the Internet." (11 June 2003) OSCE CONFERENCE TACKLES INTERNET FREE EXPRESSION
While the Internet is revolutionising the way people around the world distribute, exchange and access information, it is also coming under new forms of censorship, says the Media Freedom Representative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Identifying these new restrictions and finding suitable responses will be the focus of an international conference organised by the OSCE from 13 to 14 June. (04 June 2003) CIHRS CO-SPONSORS INTERNEWS CONFERENCE ON MEDIA IN IRAQ
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is co-sponsoring a conference in June, organised by Internews, that will develop policy recommendations on promoting media pluralism and press freedom in post-war Iraq. (27 May 2003) IPI CANCELS KENYA CONGRESS
The International Press Institute (IPI) has cancelled its World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, due to concerns about possible terrorist attacks on foreigners and commercial aircraft. (27 May 2003) UNESCO SEMINAR TO FOCUS ON MEDIA ASSISTANCE IN CONFLICT ZONES
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) are hosting a seminar in Stockholm from 25 to 27 May bringing together non-governmental organisations, donors and UN agencies to discuss media assistance in conflict zones. (16 May 2003) IFLA MOBILISES LIBRARIANS FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY SUMMIT
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is holding a conference from 3 to 4 November in Geneva, Switzerland, to generate input from librarians ahead of the World Summit on the Information Society. IFLA invites librarians to share their views on the importance of free access to information and public archives and to help strengthen the perception of libraries at the summit. (16 May 2003) WAN TO HOST PRESS-FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE AT DUBLIN CONGRESS
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will hold a roundtable on press freedom as part of its upcoming 56th World Newspaper Congress in Dubin, Ireland, taking place from 8 to 11 June. (14 May 2003) INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH GLOBAL NETWORK
The US-based Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) is co-sponsoring the second global conference on investigative journalism in Denmark in May, where it will announce the formation of the world's first network of investigative reporting associations. Television journalists will showcase their work, while smaller groups will meet on international cooperation, training, electronic access, covering disasters and using school data. (01 April 2003)SOUTH AFRICA: DATE SET FOR AFRICAN EDITORS' CONFERENCE
The South African National Editor's Forum (SANEF) has fixed new dates for an All Africa Editors' Conference in Johannesburg, bringing together dozens of editors from print and electronic media to discuss the strengthening of press freedom in Africa. (11 March 2003) IAPA MEETING TO EXAMINE PRESS FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAS
Press freedom and impunity in the Americas will be one of the top issues examined at the Inter American Press Association's (IAPA) upcoming mid-year meeting in El Salvador. The meeting will be inaugurated on 21 March by El Salvadoran President Francisco Flores and run until 24 March. Flores will also deliver the keynote speech. (11 February 2003) IPI LAUNCHES WEBSITE FOR 2003 CONGRESS
Press freedom in Africa and African visions of the Information Society will be among the highlights on the International Press Institute's (IPI) agenda when it holds its 2003 Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, from 31 May to 4 June. (21 January 2003) COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO HOLD FREE-EXPRESSION CONFERENCE
The Council of Europe's decision-making body, the Committee of Ministers (CoM), will be holding a conference this month to discuss press freedom and the role of the media in democratic societies. The conference will be held from 30 September to 1 October 2002 at the Centre Thermal de Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg. (17 September 2002)COLOMBIA: WAN TO HOST CONFERENCE ON MEDIA IN DANGER
Drawing international attention to Colombia, "the most dangerous country in the world" for journalists, will be the goal of a World Association of Newspapers-organised conference in March on violence against the media. "Media in Danger," co-hosted with the Inter American Press Association and the Colombian newspaper association Andiarios, will be held in Bogota from 21-23 March. (22 January 2002) IPI TO HOLD 2002 CONGRESS IN SLOVENIA
The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its 2002 World Congress and 51st General Assembly in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 9-12 May, focusing attention on the threat of terrorism to global security, press freedom and the communications industry. (15 January 2002) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CONFERENCE
A conference on International Media Emergency Assistance, organised by the Danish International Media Support initiative (IMS), will take place in Copenhagen on 26-28 January 2001. (09 January 2001) |
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