34th Biennial Conference

Cultural Presentation 1

Cultural Presentation 2

Cultural Presentation 3

Picture, Picture . . .

Khedija, Amy and Awaz

Margo and Bibiana

The Secretariat: Mimi, Beth and Neth

Bandana and Kirsten

Munira announces the radio winner

Olya and Gerd Inger presents the award

Wenche, Caroline and Kari

Dancing the night away

Entrance of VIPs

Entrance Rites

Opening Ritual

The Audience

About to start

Caroline, Kari and Solveig

Dr. Manju and Ananya

Violet, Gunilla and Christina

Olya formally welcomes the participants to the 34th Biennial Conference

Dato Adilah welcomes the participants to IPPTAR

Dato Joseph Salang delivers the Opening Address

Olya gives her token of appreciation to Dato Adilah

RTM Director, Dato Norhyati Ismail

Group Photo

Group Photo

Set-Up

Dato Adillah and Olya welcome the participants

Ribbon Cutting1

Ribbon Cutting2

Awaz, Rose, Cai, Arshiya & Kim

Bandana meets Rose

Dato, Jai & Natalia

Dato Adilah and Munira

Dato Adilah with the Secretariat and Supattra

Madeleine

Olya with the Secretariat

Dr. Manju and Rose

Olya, Natalia and Sharmini

Philippine Delegates with Yam

Olya chairs the meeting with Chapter Heads

Jai and Supattra

Olive, Arshiya and Kim

Rose

Gerd Inger orienting the Radio Jury

Radio Jury at work

Mimi checking attendance 

Clarifrying instructions

TV Jury viewing entries

TV Jury viewing entries with Antonia

Members’ Meeting and Elections

9:00      Member Workshop on Statutes and Procedures
                    Facilitated by Gunilla Ivarsson

Morning Tea

12:00    Lunch

13:00    Members’ Meeting – Facilitated by Olya Booyar
•    President’s Report
•    Treasurer’s Report
•    Secretary’s Report

14:00        Board Elections – Facilitated by Nominations Committee

16:00    Close

16:30    Meeting of the New Board

New Paradigms: Media Women Responding to Change

09:00 – 10:30        Session 7 – Investigative Journalism Workshop –
Introduction by Bibiana Dahle Piene

•    Presenter – MARGO SMIT, Director VVOJ, Netherlands
10:30 – 11:00        Morning Tea

11:00 – 12:00        Investigative Journalism Workshop (con’t)
•    Moldova – ALINA RADU  
•    Kenya – RACHEAL NAKITARE

12:00 – 13:00        Session 8 – Using Advocacy Tools to Create Social Movements
Introduction by Elizabeth Roxas

•    China – CAI YIPING
•    Cambodia – KALLIANEY KIM

13:00 – 14:00        Lunch

14:00 – 14:30        Session 9 – Training Women in Broadcast Technology
Presented by DATO ADILAH SHEK OMAR, Director of IPPTAR

14:30 – 16:30        Session 10 – Visit to RTM Studios
Afternoon Tea hosted by RTM

20:00        GALA DINNER & IAWRT AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

(Special request from local partners – Please wear national costumes)

New Paradigms: Media Women Responding to Change

9:00 – 12:00        Session 4 – Documentary Master Class
(moderated by Racheal Nakitare)
•    Trafficking – ANANYA CHAKRABORTI AND KAJAL SINGH
•    FGM – MADELEINE MEMB
•    Enforced Disappearances – IFFAT FATIMA

(Morning Tea will be brought into the plenary room)

12:00 – 13:00        Lunch

13:00 – 14:30     Session 5 – IAWRT Short Documentaries – Violence against Women:  Breaking the Silence  (Moderated by Liz Miller)

14:30 – 15:30    Session 6 – Broadcasting for All – Focus on Gender
ABU/FES/AIBD Gender Guidelines for Broadcasters
(moderated by Olya Booyar)  
•    Malaysia – MONICA PHANG
•    Philippines – EVELYN AGATO

15:30 – 16:00        Afternoon Tea

16:00 – 17:30        Screening of Award Entries – Moderated by Jury

17:30        Close

19:00        Dinner at Precious Old China Restaurant, Central Market.
Buses depart IPPTAR/Cititel at 6.30pm
Bus Pick up from Central Market/Chinatown at 11pm

OPENING CEREMONY 

08:30 – 09:00     Arrival of Participants/Registration

09:00 – 09:30    Arrival of VIPs/Guests

09:30 -  09:40    Arrival of the Honourable Minister of Information, Communication and Culture

                          National Anthem

                          Recital

09:40 – 10:00    Welcome Remarks

·       Dato Adilah Shek Omar, Director of IPPTAR

·       Ms. Olya Booyar, President of IAWRT

10:00 – 10:15      Opening Address by the Honourable Minister of Information, Communication 

and Culture-Malaysia, Dato’ Dr. RaisYatim

10:15                    Ceremony toMark the Official Opening  - IPPTAR 

Press  Conference  C/O ABU/IPPTAR

                           Morning Tea               

10:45                           Intro to Keynote – (Ms. Olya Booyar)

10:48                           Keynote Address – Dato’ Norhyati Ismail

                                   Director General Department of Broadcasting, RTM Malaysia

11:00 – 13:00              Session 1 –Women in the Line of Fire: Reporting From Conflict/War

·       Tunisia – KHEDIJA LEMKECHER

·       Pakistan- TASNEEM AHMAR

·       Iraq – AWAZ SALIM

13:00 – 14:00              Lunch

14:00 – 15:30              Session 2 – Social Media – Women Reclaiming the Space

·       Malaysia–MARINA MAHATHIR

·       USA – VIOLET GONDA

·       Kenya  - GRACE GITHAIGA

15.30 – 16:00              Afternoon Tea

16:00 – 17:00              Session 3 –Using Media to Engage Women in Governance

·       Tanzania – ROSE HAJI MWALIMU

·       Cambodia – KIM SOKUNTHEARY

17:00                           Close

Set Up & Preparations for the Great Debate

19:00 – 21:00              The Great Debate – Feminism is Finished Business.  Move On?

                                    Rebung Restaurant, Bangsar (Buses leave IPPTAR & Cititel 6.30pm)

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Embassy contact information:
Please contact the nearest Malaysian Embassy for information on what documents you may need to submit, fees to pay, processing time and other requirements needed to secure your visa to enter Malaysia in time for our 34th Biennial Conference.

 Please refer to the attached list of Malaysian Embasies abroad.