Fourth Annual AUSACE International Conference:
Day Two - Wednesday October 27, 1999

AUSACE Board Meeting
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 AM
Venue: Board Room - Irwin Hall

Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Communication for the 21st Century: The Arab Role in Global Civil Society
Panel Chair: Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Hussein Amin, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Empowering the Arab World with Information and Knowledge to Build a Civil Society: The Case of NileSat.

Leonard Teel, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Media Globalization: Building a Civil Society in the Middle East.

Abdallah Schleifer, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Communication for the New Millennium: Global News and Arab Civil Society.

Sarah Sullivan, Managing Editor, Transnational Broadcasting Studies (TBS), American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Electronic Journals and Global Civil Society: The Case of Transnational Broadcasting Studies.

Leo Gher, Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USA.
Electronic Media Marketing in the Middle East: The Information Security Threats.

Shems Friedlander, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Graffiti as a Means of Public Communication in the Middle East: The Case of Egypt.

Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Venue: Orme-Gray Lounge
Title: Media Law and Policies
Panel Chair: David Cheshier, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Russell E. Lucas, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA.
Jordanian Press and Publications Law and its Relation to Political Liberalization and the Regulation of Civil Society.

John Merrill, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
What’s in Store for Press Freedom in the New Century?

Maha Awwad, Voice of Palestine, Ramallah, PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY
Palestinian Press and Publications Law.

Jonathan D. Wilson and David C. Coulson, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Influence of Change in U.S.-Middle East Relations on American News Media Coverage of Arabs.

Ahmed Hidass, Rabat University, Rabat, MOROCCO.
Le droit de l’information au Maroc: Etat de la législation et defis du 21ème Siècle.

Ali Rammal, Faculty of Information, Lebanese University, Beirut, LEBANON.
Development of Broadcast Media Ownership in Lebanon.

Cofee Break

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Approaches to Media Globalization
Panel Chair: Ramez Maluf, Lebanese American University, Beirut, LEBANON

Stephen Sheehi, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Turn of the Century Arab Literary-Scientific Journals: The Historical Precedent for Media Globalization.

Hanane Zelouani, Alakhawayn University, Ifran, MOROCCO.
Moroccan Satellite Channel Faces the Globalization Challenge.

Jabbar A. Al-Obaidi, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.
Communication for the 21st Century: Media Globalization and Advocating Diversity.

Ahmed El Gody, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Cultural Imperialism as a Result of Globalization: Illusion or Reality.

Felice-Saeed Bezri, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Translation and Globalization.

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Venue: Orme-Gray Hall
Title: Communication and Gender
Panel Chair: Octavia Nasr, CNN World Report

Octavia Nasr Senior International Editor CNN World Report LAU Alumna

Carol Underwood and Bushra Jabre, The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Studies, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Resistence and Social Change in the Arab World: Arab Women Speak Out.

Stella Babalola, The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Studies, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Impact of a Communication Program on Perceptions about the Position of Women.

Sonia Dabbous, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Women and the Press in Egypt.

Mohamad al-Heezan, Imam University, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
Gender Differences in the Uses of Communication Channels in Saudi Arabia.

Nagwa Mohamed El Gazzar, Misr International University, EGYPT.
Social Values in Advertising – A Field Analytical Study.

Lunch

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Communication and Cultural Perspectives
Panel Chair: James Napoli, American University in Cairo, EGYPT

Tahseen Mansour, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JORDAN.
Direct Satellite Broadcasting: Its Uses and Effects on Jordanian Youth.

Ingy Salama, NHK TV, Cairo, EGYPT.
Fifty Years: Palestine in the Cinema.

Douglas A. Boyd, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
The Impact of the Electronic Media in the Arab World.

Ramez Maluf, Lebanese American University, Beirut, LEBANON.
Dubbing in the Arab World.

Keval J. Kumar, University of Poona, INDIA.
National and Transnational Television in the Arab Gulf Region: The Role of Religion.

Shahira Fahmy, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Cultural Imperialism and the Cinema Crisis in Egypt.

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: Orme-Gray Lounge
Title: Communication and Pedagogy.
Panel Chair: Issam Mousa, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JORDAN

Hye Pae, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Critical Media Pedagogy: New Basic for Media Use in the Global Village.

Yorck von Korff, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
The Need for Teaching Dialogue and Communicative Action.

Karen L. Brobst, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
How the Media Disseminate New Medical and Scientific Knowledge to the Lay Public and the Difference Between Western and Non-Western Nations in Terms of Public Education.

Mohamad Talal, ISIC, Rabat, MOROCCO.
Communication and Developmental Pedagogy.

Abdel Ghani Jbara, American University in Cairo, Cairo, EGYPT.
Transnational Journalism Education.

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