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     From Nick Cater cater@ifrc.org to DevMedia, FYI:

     Second World Summit on Television for Children 9-13 March 1998 Londo=
n

     http://www.childrens-summit.org

     Email  eventorg@event-org.com

     The Second World Summit on Television for Children will be a key eve=
nt
     in the 1998 media calendar. Following on from the success of the
     Melbourne Summit, organised by the Australian Children's Television
     Foundation in 1995, the London Summit will address key issues releva=
nt
     to children's broadcasting worldwide.

     Each day will have a theme:

     Day 1- Production: Looking at all aspects of creative programme
     making; assessing the needs of the audience and looking at some
     specific genres like pre-school and teenage programmes.

     Day 2- Politics: Looking at the varying political contexts throughou=
t
     the world within which children's programmes are made and also at th=
e
     boundaries of children's television in terms of controversy, taste a=
nd
     acceptability.

     Day 3- Money matters: Looking at how money can continue to be raised
     for children's programming; the emergence of global companies and
     various aspects of co-production and pre-sale.

     Day 4- New media: Including demonstrations of state of the art
     techniques and discussion of how quality can be maintained, plus a
     look at how children are using the new media.

     Day 5- The future: Some predictions on what will be happening to
     children's television by the year 2000 and beyond and emerging
     initiatives to go forward to future Summits.

     On each of the first four days there will be a concluding plenary in
     the late afternoon, at which participants will present their own
     regions and the position of children's broadcasting in them. The
     regions will be Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia
     Pacific. Each day will be finally summed up by an 'agent provocateur=
',
     who will highlight events of the day and arising issues.

     There will be a variety of keynote speeches, debates, smaller focus
     sessions, masterclasses and screenings. There will also be a cyber
     caf=CA/ technology playground and a video and radio library.

     The programme has been planned to combine key industry speakers with
     plenty of opportunity for delegates to speak from the floor - we wan=
t
     a truly interactive conference. There will be a parallel children's
     event, which will include the novel idea of masterclasses for adults
     by children, as well as a wide variety of social events and
     opportunities to network.