Day One: 19^th  of September 2006

09:30 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 10:35

Opening Ceremony

Welcome by Ms Lara Tamash, AWMC

Welcome speeches

10:35 – 10:40

Muna Bu Samra - UAE

On behalf of Arab Media Women Participants

10:40 – 10:50

Dr. Hardy Ostry

Regional Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Amman

10:50 – 11:00

Mahassen Al-Emam

Director, Arab Women Media Center

11:00 – 11:10

HRH Princess Basma
Key Note Speech

11:10 – 12:00

Cocktail Reception

12:00 – 13:00

First Session:

Chairperson  H.E. Mr. Naser Judah

Official Spokesperson of the Jordanian government

Rappoteurs MS. Nour Al emam

How the West Perceives us in the Media?

Dr. Thamer Al Falahy

Sorbonne University – Paris

How to Change the Perception of Arabs in the Media?

Dr. Naomi Sakr

13:00 -14:00

Discussion

Discussing and suggestions by participants

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch Break

15:30 – 16:30

Second Session:

Gender Concept in Media Institutions

Chairperson H.E. MS. Amneh Al Zubi

Jordanian women union

Rappoteurs MS. Bushra Mubaidine

Dr. Esmat Hosu

Al Petra University

Discussion

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:00

Working Groups to formulate suggestions

Evaluation for the day’s achievement

Day Two: 20^th of September 2006

09:30 – 11:30

First Session:

Private Media and their Role in Democratic Transformation

Chairperson  Seif Al Shareef

 General Manager, Al Dustour Daily

Rappoteurs MS. Aida Al Taweel

Private Media Institutions & Responsibility for Democratic Transformation

Muhannad Al-Khateb

Director, Al Ghad Television ATV

Discussion

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00

Second session

Has Arab women journalists succeeded in dialogue with others?

Chairperson: MS. Juman Mujali

Jordanian broadcasting association secritary

MS. Parehan Qomoq UAE as ASHRAH on line monitor.

MS. Olfat - Egypt as Sabah Al Khair chief editor.

DR. MS Bakhita Eshmael - Sudan as director of media and public communication. 

Rappoteurs MS. Sammer Hadadine

13:00 – 14:00

Discussion

Working Groups to formulate suggestions

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch Break

15:30 – 16:30

3thd  Session:

Role of Journalists and Media Institutions in Developing Community Media

Dr. Jan Karam

Al Nahar Journal, Lebanon

Chairperson  DR. Munther Al Massri

President of national center for human recourses

16:30 – 17:30

Discussion and introducing the written suggestions

18:00

Open meeting & debate 

Day Three: 21^st  of September 2006

9:30 – 10:30

First Session:

Activating International Laws to Defend Journalists

Chairperson H.E. Mai Abu Al Samen

Rappoteurs MS. Itaff Al Roudan

Yahia Shuqair,

Human Rights Expert,  Al Arab Al Yawm Journal

Supported by Dr. Bin Oudeh Malika - Al Belida University Algeria - Journalists advocacy in war and conflicts

10:30 – 11:30

Practical training  & Discussion in Workgroups

introducing written suggestions

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00

Second Session:

Online Media  Experience –Reaching out to Others

Rappoteurs MS. Magda Ashoor

Journalist: Hidaia Darwesh Salman

Journalist: Amira Isa Saleh

Journalist Etaf Al Rawdan

Journalist: Dunia Branssy

Palestine

13:00 – 14:00

Discussion & Recommendations

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch Break

15:30 – 17:00

Workgroups:

Developing an Arab Women Strategy for Media:

Finalizing recommendations for Media Women in Communicating with Others

Meeting of the Recommendations Committee to formulate  final report & Recommendations

18:30 – 20:00

Closing Session

Venue: KAS Office in Sweifiye

Presenting Results & Recommendations

Mrs. Mahasen Al Emam, Director of AWMC
 

followed by Reception