| Sat 19th March PART I - The Background | |
| 0930 | Coffee, welcome and introduction of participants Chair Ritchie Cogan, One World Broadcasting Trust |
| 1000 | Address by Fritz Pleitgen, Director-General WDR and Vice-President of the European Broadcasting Union |
| 1010 | Short video from Alterdoc - The Other Side of the Earth |
| 1015 | Marina Ponti, Deputy Director, Civil Society Outreach, Millennium Development Goals Campaign, UNDP 'The MDGs and why they matter' |
| 1025 | Kevin Watkins, Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP via Telephone Conference Link The UN's latest research projections on MDG trends for the next ten years, 2005-2015 |
| 1035 | Panel Discussion MDGS - ambitions, obstacles and limitations ; the role of the media Moderator Patrice Barrat, Article Z / Bridge Initiative Andre Carvalho, Chief of Development Programme and Operations Group, United Nations Volunteers Luis Morago, Head, Brussels Office, Oxfam International Advocacy Marina Ponti, Deputy Director, Civil Society Outreach, Millennium Development Goals Campaign, UNDP |
| Sun 20th March PART II - Participant reactions and responses | |
| 1130 | Chair Jenny Richards Address by Norway's Development Minister, Hilde Frafjord Johnson:'Reaching the Millennium Development Goals Together'with question and answer |
| 1215 | Mark Harvey - an overview of the TVE / OWBT ' MDGs in Focus' Project |
| 1225 | Structured 'round-table' among media participants:What plans (if any) exist in their home media networks in Europe to cover MDGs or related subject areas in 2005/6?, What are the obstacles to getting media airtime for such coverage? What are the key pointers to success in getting airtime? |
| PART III - Summary projects in hand and Workshops | |
| 1400 | Chair Ritchie Cogan Three workshops of approx 7 participants each discuss practical ideas for media programme output. Chairs and participants as agreed before lunch |
| PART IV - Workshop reports to plenary meeting | |
| 1600 | Preparation of Workshop Reports |
| 1620 | Structured reports from each of the three workshops, followed by round-table discussion of ideas. Chair Karl Mertes. Reports, Discussion, Summary and video |
| Monday 21st March Part V | |
| 0930 | Chair Steve Bradshaw, Video, Summary of new media co-production ideas, Review of projects in hand, Identification of most practical media co-production proposals, Time frames envisaged for 2005 (and beyond) |
| PART VI - Next steps | |
| 1120 | Round-table among media participants on What media co-production groups are possible?, How would they organise themselves?, How can Southern partners participate?, How will we measure the impact of these productions on audiences? |
| PART VII Communications | |
| 1220 | The practicalities of moving forward, Key organisers, Exchange of prime contacts |
'The MDGs in Focus' was made in association with:
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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