Program

Between Thursday 25 June, late afternoon, and Saturday evening 27 June, the conference will feature over 50 conference sessions, including several major plenaries, with featuring 200 speakers from 30 countries. Below you can find an overview of the conference structure. You can download the detailed program here.

 

Thursday 25 June

From 16:00 Registration

17:30-18:00 Welcome

18:00-20:00 Opening Keynotes:
Miklos Haraszti, Representative on Freedom of the Media, Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
Barbie Zelizer, Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania and ICA President
Slavko Splichal, Professor of Communication at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

20:00-21:00 Opening Reception

 

Friday 26 June

09:30-11:00 Plenary Session: "East of West: Setting a New Central/Eastern European Media Research Agenda"

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-13:00 Sessions of Thematic Streams

13:00-14:00 Lunch

13:30-14:45 Lunch Presentations: "Television Across Europe"; "Indicators for Media Pluralism in Europe"

15:00-16:30 Sessions of Thematic Streams

16:30-17:00 Coffee Break

17:00-18:30 Sessions of Thematic Streams

19:00 River Dinner Cruise

 

Saturday 27 June

09:00-11:00 Plenary Session: "Beyond East and West: Media Change in Comparative Perspective"

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-13:00 Sessions of Thematic Streams

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Sessions of Thematic Streams

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break

15:45-17:15 Sessions of Thematic Streams

17:15-17:30 Coffee Break

17:30-18:30 Closing Plenary

18:30 Closing Reception