AGENDA
Contents
Opening, 10:00 – 10:40
Keynote Speech, 10:40 – 11:00
Coffee Break, 11:00 – 11:30
Legislation and Media Pluralism, 11:30 – 12:40
Group Photo, 12:40 – 13:00
Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00
Public Service Broadcasting, 14:00 – 15:10
Part I – Models for Development
Part II – Country Experiences
Community Media, 15:10 – 16:00
Gender and Media, 16:00 – 16:45
Coffee Break, 16:45 – 17:15
Summary of Day 1 and Discussion, 17:15 – 17:45
Announcements, 17:45 – 17:50
Day 1 Closing Remarks, 17:50 – 18:00
Cocktail Reception, 19:00
Opening Day 2, 10:00 – 10:10
Media Pluralism in a Digital Era, 10:10 – 11:40
Coffee Break, 11:40 – 12:10
Institutional Support in Media Development, 12:10 – 13:00
Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00
Capacity Building for Journalism Education and Media Professionals, 14:00 – 14:50
Part I – Journalism Education
Part II – Trainings for Media Professionals
Coffee Break, 15:00 – 15:30
Summary of Day 2 and Discussion, 15:30 – 16:00
Recommendations Brainstorm, 16:00 – 17:00
Closing Ceremony, 17:00 – 17:30
DAY 1: 8 OCTOBER 2012
Opening, 10:00 – 10:40
Sergey Lazarev, Director, UNESCO Almaty Office
Igor Musalimov, Head, Almaty Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Serik Seidumanov, Deputy Mayor of Almaty
Galymkair Mutanov, Rector, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
Janis Karklins, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information, UNESCO (Video message)
Henrikas Iouchkiavitchious, Advisor to the Director-General, UNESCO
Keynote Speech, 10:40 – 11:00
Martin Hadlow, Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland and Deputy Chair of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO
The freedom of the press and media pluralism
Coffee Break, 11:00 – 11:30
Legislation and Media Pluralism, 11:30 – 12:40
Moderator: Henrikas Iouchkiavitchious, Advisor to the Director-General, UNESCO
Gwen Lister, Chairperson, Namibia Media Trust
History of the UNESCO Declarations
Boyko Boev, Senior Legal Officer, ARTICLE 19London
Legislation and media pluralism in Central Asia
Gadilbek Shalakhmetov, Head, Department of TV, Radio and Public Relations, L.N.GumilevEurasianNationalUniversity
20 years of development of TV in Kazakhstan and prospects for transitioning to pluralistic media
Tamara Kaleeva, President, “Adil Soz” International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, Almaty
Obstacles and risks in developing pluralistic media in Kazakhstan
Marat Tokoev, Head, Public Association “Journalists,” Bishkek
The violation of the freedom of speech in public and community broadcasting
Nuriddin Karshiboev, Chairman, National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT)
20 years of development of the press in Tajikistan: Moving towards pluralism
Group Photo, 12:40 – 13:00
Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00
Public Service Broadcasting, 14:00 – 15:10
Part I – Models for Development
Moderator: Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan
Elvira Sarieva, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Public Broadcasting Corporation (OTRK), Bishkek
The dynamics and formation of a structure and functions of a public council for public television and radio corporations
Galina Baiterekova, Anchor and Editor, Social and Economic Programs, Public Broadcasting Corporation (OTRK), Bishkek
The practice of public television and its social benefits
Valery Ruzin, President, Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio (EATR)
Media pluralism: The thorny path of the development of public television in Russia
Part II – Country Experiences
Moderator: Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan
Lutfullo Davlatov, Director, State Institution “TV Safina,” Dushanbe
The role of public television on TV Safina
Meri Bekeshova, Chairman, Media Workers’ Trade Union of the KyrgyzRepublic
The role of trade unions in the development of public and community media
Rozlana Taukina, Director, “Journalists in Danger” Foundation, Almaty
20 years: The dynamics of the development of media pluralism in Kazakhstan
Community Media, 15:10 – 16:00
Moderator: Sergey Karpov, Communication and Information Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office
Francesco Diasio, Secretary General, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) - Europe
The role of community media in media pluralism and diversity
Asylgul Akimjanova, Communications Specialist, EU-UN “Operationalizing Good Governance for Social Justice” Project, Bishkek
The role of media for improving social justice
Bettina Ruigies, Program Director, Internews Kyrgyzstan
Community media networking and capacity building
Nazira Zhusupova, Program Editor, Public Foundation “Mediamost” / “Radiomost” Community Radio Station, Talas
A multilingual community radio program for community development
Gender and Media, 16:00 – 16:45
Moderator: Laura Kennedy, Human and Social Sciences Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office
Laura Kennedy, Human and Social Sciences Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office
Gender and media
Yelena Kudryavtseva, Programme Specialist, UN Women Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Women in Media
Jarmo Koponen, Deputy Executive Director, The Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development (VIKES)
Gender aspects in the development of media in Central Asia and Europe
Coffee Break, 16:45 – 17:15
Summary of Day 1 and Discussion, 17:15 – 17:45
Facilitated by TBD
Announcements, 17:45 – 17:50
Day 1 Closing Remarks, 17:50 – 18:00
Cocktail Reception, 19:00
All participants are welcome.
DAY 2: 9 OCTOBER 2012
Opening Day 2, 10:00 – 10:10
MediaPluralism in a Digital Era, 10:10 – 11:40
Moderator: Sholpan Zhaksybayeva, Executive Director, National Association of Teleradio Broadcasters (NAT) of Kazakhstan
Rafis Abazov, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, ColumbiaUniversity
Topic TBC
Aleksandra Kazakova, Director, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Office in Kazakhstan
A retrospective analysis of the development of print and electronic media in Central Asia
Sholpan Zhaksybayeva, Executive Director, National Association of Teleradio Broadcasters (NAT) of Kazakhstan
Public opinion on the development of oblast TV channels in the era of digital media
Daria Tsyrendzhapova, Coordinator of the “Media Support” Program, Soros Foundation – Kazakhstan
Digitalization and media legislation
Sadriddin Shamsiddinov, Director, “Khovar” National Information Agency of Tajikistan
Debates about public television on Khovar
Mark Walsh, Country Director of Internews Kyrgyzstan and Deputy Regional Manager of Internews in Central Asia
The particularities of media pluralism in Kyrgyzstan
Shamil Ibraghimov, Executive Director, Soros Foundation – Kyrgyzstan
Media pluralism and new media
Coffee Break, 11:40 – 12:10
Institutional Support in Media Development, 12:10 – 13:00
Moderator: Vlastimil Samek
Sergey Karpov, Communication and Information Programme Specialist, UNESCO Almaty Office
The basics of institutional support
Marzhan Elshibaeva, Executive Director, Internews Kazakhstan
Regional TV as a platform for democratic discourse
Seitkazy Matayev, Chairman, KazakhstanUnion of Journalists
Journalism solidarity
Safo Safarov, Director, “Tajikistan – 21st Century” IndependentSchool of Journalism
Strategies for building the capacity of young professionals during the transition to media pluralism
Lunch, 13:00 – 14:00
CapacityBuilding for Journalism Education and Media Professionals, 14:00 – 14:50
Part I – JournalismEducation
Moderator: David Mould, Independent Media Trainer and Consultant and Professor Emeritus of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University, USA (TBC)
Laila Akhmetova, Professor of UNESCO, International Journalism and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
Indicators for media development: Capacity building for media. Training and journalism education in Kazakhstan
Aigul Nijasgulova[1], Chair of UNESCO, International Journalism and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
Integrating Kazakhstani journalism education to the international landscape
Karlyga Myssayeva, Vice Dean of Innovational Service and International Relations, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Innovative methods of journalism education
Gulmira Sultanbayeva, Professorof Print and Electronic Media, Faculty of Journalism, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
Kazakh-language reading materials for training students of TV journalism: The situation and recommendations
Saule Barlybayeva, Professor ofPrint and Electronic Media, Faculty of Journalism,al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
The KazNU experience: Training journalists through an online course on university TV production
Galiya Ibrayeva, Professor of Journalism and Political Science, al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University
The Alma-Ata Declaration, the Bologna Process, and changesin journalism education
Sholpan Kozhamkulova, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, KIMEPUniversity, Almaty
Education of TV journalists and issues of pluralism
Gulnar Assanbayeva, Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, KIMEPUniversity, Almaty
KIMEP +UNESCO: Developing journalism standards
David Mould, Independent Media Trainer and Consultant and Professor Emeritus of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University, USA
Media professionals training, journalism education, and communication for development (C4D)
Part II – Trainings for Media Professionals
Moderator: Marina Maximova, Media Trainer, Almaty
Esengul Kap, President, Public Foundation “Minber”SupportCenter for Journalists, Almaty
The particularities of capacity building for Kazakh-language journalists of print media
Igor Bratsev, Director, “MediaNet” InternationalCenter for Journalism, Almaty
Building capacity on new media
Ruben Kazaryan, President, Social Foundation “AURORA,” Almaty
Communications for the development of TV: Society, ecology and health
Marina Maximova, Media Trainer, Almaty
Building capacity of media professionals
Coffee Break, 15:00 – 15:30
Summary of Day 2 and Discussion, 15:30 – 16:00
Facilitated by TBD
Recommendations Brainstorm, 16:00 – 17:00
Facilitated by TBD
Closing Ceremony, 17:00 – 17:30
Sergey Lazarev, Director, UNESCO Almaty Office
[1]Presentations highlightedin grey suggestedin the conference proceedings. Due to the limitedtime for discussion,prompted to make only two presentationsof a single institution.