Nov 19-21: US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia hosts "The Digital Transition: A Regional Conference on Media in SE Europe"

The Digital Transition:  A Regional Conference on Media in Southeastern Europe

November 19-21, 2009: Hotel Palace, Zagreb, Croatia

Hosted by the Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Croatia and including radio, television, and print journalists, academics, researchers, broadcasters, bloggers, and other participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.

Guest Speakers:

• Kent Collins, Chair, Radio-Television Journalism, University of Missouri Journalism School
  
• David Mathison, Media Expert, Consultant, Author, Be the Media
• J. Eric Braun, Digital Media Convergence Consultant

Video from "The Digital Transition," Day 2

Streaming of the entire 2-day event is available at USTREAM

See full schedule, PHOTOS and more through link below...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

06:00 p.m.    Conference opening and donation of equipment for students’ TV studio @ University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Sciences/Journalism Department

Remarks by the Dean of the University of Zagreb, Dr. Vlatko Cvrtila

Remarks by Ambassador James B Foley

Keynote presentation: “The Voice of the Turtle -- Disaster Will Not Happen” (Kent Collins)


Friday, November 20, 2009

08:30-09:00    Participant registration at Hotel Palace

09:00-09:15    Welcome remarks by Robert Post, Public Affairs Officer

09:15-10:15    1st panel: Trends in Media Transition

Kent Collins, David Mathison, and J. Eric Braun report on the status of the media transition in the United States, Great Britain, Western Europe and elsewhere.

10:15-10:30    Coffee Break

10:30-12:00    2nd panel: Trends in Media Transition

Southeastern Europe, Country presentations (Kent Collins, moderator)

• Albania: Presenter TBA
• Bosnia & Herzegovina: Kenan Cerimagic, TV Hayat & Aleksandar Trifunovic, Buka
  
• Croatia: Presenter TBA
• Kosovo: Agron Bajrami, Editor in Chief, Koha Ditore daily
• Macedonia: Presenter TBA Serbia - Nikola Linta, Director of Development and New Technologies, RTVB92
• Slovenia: Lenart Kucic, Journalist/Commentator, Delo national daily

12:00-13:30    Lunch Break – Hotel Palace

13:30-14:15    “Un-conference” session: Dialogue on needs assessment

14:15-15:15    3rd panel: New Business Models for Traditional (Legacy) Media

Explanation of the experiments in progress. (J. Eric Braun, moderator)

15:15-15:45     Coffee Break

15:45-17:00    4th panel: Monetization Issues

Exploration of how traditional media can generate revenue on the new platforms. (J. Eric Braun and David Mathison to moderate)

19:00-21:00    Reception hosted by Vivian S. Walker, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America

Saturday, November 21, 2009

09:00-10:30    1st panel: Convergence of the Media Platforms. (Kent Collins, moderator)

10:30-11:00    Coffee Break

11:00-12:30    2nd panel: Entrepreneurial Media Business Models

Explores what traditional journalists and broadcasters can learn about sustainability from online, indie writers, authors, bloggers, podcasters, musicians, video / filmmakers, activists, politicians, and entrepreneurs. (David Mathison, moderator)

12:30-14:00    Lunch Break – Hotel Palace

14:00-15:00    3rd panel: Social Media for Legacy and Emerging Entities

How both legacy and emerging entities can effectively utilize social media. Explores social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, RSS syndication, YouTube, Twitter, blogging. (David Mathison, moderator)

15:00-16:00    4th Panel: Digital Video Conference

Featuring Bill Densmore, Director/Editor of the Media Giraffe Project at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and the New England News Forum (David Mathison, moderator)

16:00-16:15    Coffee Break

16:15-17:00    Closing comments.  Q & A

17:00               Conference ends

Many thanks to:


Ms. Anja Picelj-Kosak, Media Specialist
Public Affairs Office – U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Croatia

Mr. Ken Wetzel, Assistant Public Affairs Officer
Public Affairs Office – U.S. Embassy Zagreb, Croatia

Hotel Palace
T r g  J.J. Strossmayera  10
Zagreb, Croatia
Tel:  +385 1 4899 - 632
Fax. +385 1 4811 - 358

Comments

[Kari Lonning]

Looks like a good international exchange!