Fourth Annual AUSACE International Conference:
Day Three - Thursday October 28, 1999

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

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Communication and Pedagogy
Panel Chair: James Danowski, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Magda Abu-Fadil Conference Secretary Director of University Publications & Coordinator of the Journalism Program, LAU

Magda Abu-Fadil, Lebanese American University, Beirut, LEBANON and
Roger Gafke, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, USA.

Internationalizing a Journalism Curriculum Using Distance Education Technology: A Pilot Project Between Lebanese American University and the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Hanzada Fikry, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Educational Radio: Applying it to Communal Stations.

Farid Abu Dhair, An-Najah National University, Nablus.
Dealing with the Media in Palestine through Reform of Journalism Education.

Mona Al-Sabban, Cinema Institute, Academy of Arts, EGYPT.
Project to Establish Arabic Cinema and TV School on the Internet.

Hilal Natout, Faculty of Information, Lebanese University, Beirut, LEBANON.
The Role of Public School Libraries in the Educational Process.

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Venue: Orme-Gray Lounge
Title: Approaches to Media Globalization
Panel Chair: Leonard Teel, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Peter Mandaville, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Making Public Spheres Communication and Information Technologies in the Arab Gulf.

Christine Parsons, International Planned Parenthood Federation, London, UK.
Media Globalization and the Production of Different Local Meanings of Global Images in Beirut: "Othering" the West.

Sami Shariff, Mansourah University, EGYPT.
Arab Media and the Challenges of Globalization.

Mohieddine Abdaleem, Al Azhar University, Cairo, EGYPT.
Arab Media and Globalization Elements.

Hussein Abu Shanab, College for Educational Media, GAZA.
Palestine and Globalization’s Challenges.

Fadi El-Ghosh, Editors’ Syndicate, Beirut, LEBANON.
Communication and Globalization.

Maamoun Tarabay, Lebanese University, Beirut, LEBANON.
Local Culture and Globalization.

Coffee Break

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Communication and Information Society
Panel Chair: Mahmoud Tarabay, Lebanese American University, Beirut, LEBANON

Mahmoud Tarabay Conference Coordinator Journalism Professor, LAU

Leo A. Gher, Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USA.
Media Technology in the Middle East: Current Considerations and Future Consequences.

Atef Mostafa Kamal El-Hoteiby, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
On-Line Journalism Publishing in the Arab World: Performance and Future Impact.

Imad Bachir, Lebanese University, London, UK
Arab Journalism and the Digital Age.

May Sinno, Faculty of Information, Lebanese University, Beirut, LEBANON.
Modern Communications Channels in Lebanon.

Fadi El-Ghosh, Editors’ Syndicate, Beirut, LEBANON.
Information Age and the Press.

Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Venue: Orme-Gray Lounge
Title: Communication for the 21st Century: Civil Society Development
Panel Chair: Hussein Amin, American University in Cairo, EGYPT

James Danowski, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Arab Countries’ Internet Growth from 1996 through 1999 as Predicators of Press Freedoms and Civil Society Development.
Giulio Albanese, MISNA, Rome, ITALY.
The Role of Independent Media in the Development of Civil Society: The Case of MISNA.
Jan Bierkoff, Director of Research, European Journalism Center.
Media Roles in a Civil Society.
David Cheshier, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Civil Society Presumed: Iran & the American Search for "Moderation," as Refracted through Media Coverage.
Ali Al-Hail, Qatar Radio and TV Corporation, QATAR.
The Role of Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel in Developing the Notion of Civil Society in Qatar.

Lunch

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: Learning Resources Center Room 21
Title: Communication and Cultural Perspectives: Portrayals of the "Others"
Panel Chair: Carolyn Crimmins, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

James Napoli, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Between Theism and Nationalism: The Muslim and "Bosniak" Press in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

David Coulson, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Western Media Portrayals of Muslims.

Afif Arabi and Ibrahim Al-Hadban, Kuwait University, KUWAIT.
Arab Culture in American Media.

Issam Moussa, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JORDAN.
The Development of the Arab Image in the U.S. Media.

Jihad Fakhreddine, Pan Arab Research Center (PARC), Dubai, UAE.
A Progress Report on the Arab Communication Readiness for the Third Millennium.

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: Orme-Gray Lounge
Title: Media Law and Policies
Panel Chair: John Merrill, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

William Samii, RFE/RL, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC.
Iranian News Media, 1998-1999: A Case Study of the Media’s Role in a State’s Political Transition.

Halimahton Shaari, Institut Teknologi MARA, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
The Alternative Press in Malaysia: Coming of Age Amidst Political Turmoil.

Mohamad Alkadry, CURE, Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA.
Policy Hysteria? Meaningless Messages and Overwhelming Media.

Sami Zeidan, ERTU, EGYPT.
Satellite TV and Media Policy in The Arab World.

Nashat Aqtash, Media Institute, Bir Zeit University, West Bank.
Credibility of Political Daily Newspapers Among University Students in the Gaza Strip.

Mahitab Ezz El Din, American University in Cairo, EGYPT.
Why Have a Press Syndicate?

Omar Nazzal, Watan Television, Ramallah, PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY.
Legal Status of Broadcast Stations in Palestine.

Mark David Luce, American Language Center, Amman, JORDAN.
The Evolution of Jordan’s Press and Publication Law 1997-1999.

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