roundtable: Beijing*Women and Computing

roundtable: Beijing*Women and Computing

Beijing*Women and Computing

Howard Frederick (hfrederick@igc.apc.org)
Sun, 22 Jan 1995 09:59:19 -0800 

Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 09:59:19 -0800
From: Howard Frederick <hfrederick@igc.apc.org>
Message-Id: <199501221759.JAA05943@igc2.igc.apc.org>
To: media.issues@conf.igc.apc.org, roundtable@cni.org, tpr-ne@mitvma.mit.edu
Subject: Beijing*Women and Computing


                      World Women & Media Workshop
       Submitted by: Karla Tonella <ktonella@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu>


      >>>>>>>>>>>>>> WORLD WOMEN & MEDIA WORKSHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
          THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY, MARCH 23-26, 1995
                            -------
            A U.S.-Chinese encounter in anticipation of the
            United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women
           and Non-governmental Organizations Forum for Women

    The Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women and
corresponding Non-Governmental Organizations Forum for Women are
expected to bring some 30,000 women from all over the world to Beijing
in the fall of 1995.  Along with official government delegations of UN
member countries, an unprecedented gathering of representatives from
voluntary organizations and grass-roots movements will be discussing
issues of vital importance to women worldwide, from education, economic
opportunity and political participation to reproductive health, rural
development and peace and disarmament.  The status of women and girls in
particularly vulnerable circumstances--the elderly, the very young,
single mothers, refugees, minorities, the most dispossessed--will be a
central concern.

    Mass media have a crucial role to play in anticipating these
discussions, focusing attention on crucial areas, reporting on the
meetings themselves, disseminating results, and fostering continuing
dialogue.  The challenges facing journalists covering the meetings as
well as their origins, their aftermath, and the range of issues being
addressed, will be the focus of a World Women and Media Workshop, to be
held March 23-26, 1995, at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.

    The Workshop will bring a delegation of eight extraordinary 
women from mainland China's media and education sectors together 
with journalists from both mainstream and alternative U.S. news
organizations, as well as scholars and students, for two and a half days
of presentations and discussions on media and gender issues, the
international women's movement, and the upcoming Beijing meetings.

    Purposes of the Workshop are to provide a unique forum for
professional and scholarly exchange across national and cultural
boundaries; to contribute significantly to preparations for media
coverage of the Beijing meetings; and to help lay the basis for
long-term cooperation and exchange among journalists and scholars
working for greater opportunity for women in the media work force,
elimination of stereotypes of women in news and advertising, and
improved coverage of women's issues worldwide.

    Journalists, students, scholars, and others who wish to attend the
sessions should register in advance.  The registration fee for the
entire program is $55 ($30 for students/low-income) for correspondence
postmarked by March 3, 1995; early registration is $45 ($20
student/low-income) and must be postmarked by January 27, 1995.  The
registration fee includes Friday and Saturday lunches, Sunday brunch,
and conference materials.

    Registration forms and fees go to Linda Coulter, WWMW Registration
Coordinator, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (e-mail lcoulter@uiowa.edu).  For further
information, contact Judy Polumbaum, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, tel.
319-335-5866 (e-mail:  judy-polumbaum@uiowa.edu).

      +---------------------------------------------------------+
      |  The World Women and Media Workshop is made possible by |
      |  grants from The Ford Foundation and The Stanley        |
      |  Foundation, with additional contributions from The     |
      |  University of Iowa's Center for Asian and Pacific      |
      |  Studies, Center for International and Comparative      |
      |  Studies, Center for Advanced Studies, School of        |
      |  Journalism and Mass Communication, and Communication   |
      |  Studies Department                                     |
      +---------------------------------------------------------+

                     WORLD WOMEN AND MEDIA WORKSHOP
            MARCH 23-26, 1995, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY

                 --------> REGISTRATION FORM <--------

Name__________________________________________
Occupation______________________________________

Work address_____________________________________
City, State, zip____________________________________

Mailing address (if different)__________________________
City, State, zip____________________________________

Phone number(s)_______________
Fax number__________________
E-mail address________________


PLEASE CHECK ONE FEE CATEGORY.  REGISTRATION INCLUDES FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY LUNCHES, SUNDAY BRUNCH, AND CONFERENCE MATERIALS.

Early registration (must be postmarked by JANUARY 27, 1995)
 ____  $45                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ____  $20 (student/low-income)

Regular registration (must be postmarked by MARCH 3, 1995):
 ____  $55                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ____  $30 (student/low-income)

PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION.  MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO
"THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/WORLD WOMEN AND MEDIA WORKSHOP."

Mail registration forms and fees to:
 Linda Coulter, WWMW Registration Coordinator
 School Of Journalism And Mass Communication
 Communications Center
 University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1592

   (inquiries via email:     lcoulter@uiowa.edu   or
                       judy-polumbaum@uiowa.edu)

CHECK HERE ___ FOR INFORMATION ON IOWA CITY AREA LODGING.

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