BCI: Who Are You? Exploring Identity & Relationships in Irish Broadcast Media

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“Who Are You? Exploring Identity & Relationships in Irish Broadcast Media”

Broadcasting Commission Of Ireland (BCI) Announces
Details Of National Broadcasting Conference

“Who Are You? Exploring Identity & Relationships in Irish Broadcast Media”,

Details were announced today of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) National Broadcasting Conference. The event will be held on Wednesday evening, November 8th, and all day Thursday, November 9th, in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin.

This event is of interest to individuals involved in all areas of broadcasting.

Entitled “Who Are You? Exploring Identity & Relationships in Irish Broadcast Media”, the Conference will focus on the themes of identity and relationships, from a variety of different standpoints.

In particular, it will look at emerging trends in social research; the creation of ‘brand’ in the commercial market, digital delivery, community broadcasting in an international context and the impact of funding on programming in Ireland. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland legislation will also be examined and its impact on all areas of the Broadcasting Sector will be explored.

Further detail is in the below Conference Programme, or for further information please contact:

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
National Broadcasting Conference
8th-9th November 2006
Conrad Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2

Conference Theme:
Who Are You? Exploring Identity & Relationships in Irish Broadcast Media

Media in Ireland and internationally is constantly evolving. A key consideration for broadcasters is to deliver output that resonates with and engages the audience. At the same time the broadcasting environment presents additional challenges with the advent of new services, new technologies and a new regulatory regime. These changing dynamics give rise to a number of questions regarding broadcaster, regulator and audience identity and the unique sets of relationships between these groups.

This year, the BCI National Conference will focus on the themes of identity and relationships, from a variety of different standpoints. It will look at emerging trends in social research; the creation of ‘brand’ in the commercial market, digital delivery, community broadcasting in an international context and the impact of funding on programming in Ireland. The conference will also examine the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland legislation and explore its impact on all areas of the Broadcasting Sector.

SCHEDULE
Wednesday Evening November 8th
18.30-19.30: Registration & Reception
19.30: Conference Dinner

After dinner speaker:
Identity & Relationships in a changing media environment.
Lord David Puttnam

Thursday November 9th
9.00-9.30: Registration

Session One
9.30-9.40 Welcome Address: Mr. John Bowman, Conference Chairperson
9.40-10.00 Conference Address, Mr. Conor J. Maguire, Chairperson, BCI
10.00-10.20 Ministerial Address, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr. Noel Dempsey, T.D.
10.20-11.10 Broadcasting and the Internet: Emerging Themes of Social Research, Professor William H. Dutton, Director, Oxford Internet Institute
11.10-11.30 Tea & Coffee

Session Two
11.30-12.30 Parallel Plenary Sessions
a) Don’t predict the future – create it.
Derrick Wilkie, Radio 100 FM, Denmark
b) Community Radio: International Trends and Challenges for Ireland
Speaker to be confirmed
c) Digital Deliver y- The Case for Ireland
Eoghan O’Sullivan, Marketing & Communications Executive, DVB Project Office
Simon Mason, Arqiva
John Naughten, Head of Regulatory Affairs, 3 (TBC)
12.30-1.45 Lunch

Session Three
1.45-2.45 Sound & Vision – Funding Diversity in Broadcasting?
Mr. Diarmaid Breathnach, Acting Scheme Director, Broadcasting Funding Scheme
Ms. Paula Carroll, Independent Producer, Radio
Ms. Jackie Larkin, CEO, New Grange Pictures
2.45-3.00 Tea & Coffee

Session Four
3.00-4.30 Panel Debate:
The BAI Bill: A flexible response to an evolving broadcasting environment?
Mr. Cathal Goan, Director General, RTÉ
Mr. Jim Doherty, Chairperson, CRAOL
IBI representative (Name TBC)
Mr. Michael O’Keeffe, Chief Executive, BCI
4.30 Conference Close

Conference Brochures will be mailed out in the coming weeks. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to be, please contact info@bci.ie

more info: http://www.bci.ie