Join the Asia Pacific Center for Journalists and co-sponsor Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong for the East-West Center's second biennial international media conference.

The conference, hosted on the University of Hong Kong campus, is open to all media professionals. Build new networks and information sources among an anticipated 200 plus journalists and other professionals from the United States and countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.

This event will provide on-the-ground updates on news and media issues in the world's most dynamic region through keynote speakers, panels of journalists and other professionals, media workshops, a pre-conference study tour to Southern China, and a post-conference excursion that will examine important issues in Hong Kong today.

Continue to check this website for new updates on speakers and other details about the Second International Media Conference 2010.

Conference Speakers, Panelists & Workshop Leaders

Program Tracks

Registration

Hotels

Participant Panels

Newsgathering Study Tour & Excursion

Sponsors

Bangkok Media Conference 2008

Conference Speakers, Panelists & Workshop Leaders

Confirmed speakers include editors of leading economic news publications in China and India, an internationally recognized expert on global energy, an infectious disease specialist, and the director of a team looking at new media business models that will thrive in the Internet age while still maintaining quality journalism.

Continue to check this website for updates on new speakers, panelists and workshop leaders.

Program Tracks

Program tracks will follow developments in China and its regional and global role in the wake of the global economic crisis; trade and economies in the region; evolving issues in terrorism and security, health, environment, energy and other important areas; Obama policy in Asia; regional updates from South Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia; and issues important to all journalists in the Internet age.

Registration

Full Conference Registration

US$175 by March 22, 2010
US$225 starting March 23, 2010

Register now

Your registration fee includes conference materials, the Gala Dinner, three lunches, admission to all conference sessions, and a choice of a 1/2 day field trip in Hong Kong. All conference sessions will take place on the University of Hong Kong campus.

Daily rates now available for Hong Kong residents.

Hotels

Our conference hotel is the Hotel Jen. All the rooms available at the conference rate of HK$620 (US$80) per night have been filled, but other rooms are still available. Please visit the  Hotel Jen website for more information.  You can also reach Hotel Jen via email at: info@hoteljen.com.

Participant Panels

Be a panelist! Submit a brief summary for consideration to mediaconference@eastwestcenter.org. You may propose an individual presentation or you may collaborate with fellow colleagues to propose a panel. Presentation summaries should not exceed 150 words.

You must register and pay the registration fee in order for your presentation to be considered.

If you would like to discuss panel options as you are making your decision to register, please write to mediaconference@eastwestcenter.org.

Final submission deadline: March 5, 2010

Pre-Conference Study Tour & Post-Conference Excursion

Sign-up for a pre-conference study tour in Southern China and a post-conference excursion in Hong Kong. These programs require an additional participation fee, separate from the conference registration.

Pre-Conference Study Tour to South China:
Shifting Dynamics in China's Pearl River Delta
April 22-25

This three-day study tour will explore the shifting dynamics in China's Pearl River Delta region, China's main export corridor. In visits to Shenzhen-- the once sleepy fishing village that is now a bustling, modern city of more than 10 million people-- and to still-developing Dongguan, participants will have an opportunity to learn about South China's past, present and future and see the various levels of development and industrial transformation there.
Fee: US$485
Registration deadline: March 12, 2010

Post-Conference Hong Kong Excursion:
Hong Kong Today and Beyond
April 29

This one-day program in Hong Kong will include meetings with government, business, and community leaders to speak on the economy and other important Hong Kong issues.
Fee: US$75
Registration deadline: March 22, 2010

For more information contact:

East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601
Phone: +1-808-944-7332
Email: mediaconference@eastwestcenter.org