Event
Details
The ACFJ is supported by the KAS Media Programme Asia (based in Singapore). In August, the founding members of the SAJ met for the first time on the occasion of the "6th Forum Emerging Leaders in Asian Journalism". The conference was held in Beijing in cooperation with the "Beijing Foreign Studies Univeristy" (BFSU), ACFJ and China Daily. The participants elected Edia Utama, editor of the Indonesian news agency Antara, as founding president of the SAJ.
AGENDA:
Monday, August 15:
(during the day) Arrival of foreign participants
07:00 pm:
Welcome Reception
(Venue: Kempinski Hotel, Symphony Room)
Tuesday, August 16
Enhancing the ACFJ-Alumni Network
(Follow-up workshop for participants of the 2011 Leadership Seminar – Workshop, Singapore)
09:00 am
Registration (Venue: Xian Room at Kempinski)
Welcome Address
Fr Jose Cruz, PhD
Dean, School of Social Sciences
Ateneo De Manila University, The Philippines
09:15 am
Introductory Remarks
Paul Linnarz
Director, Media Programme Asia, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Singapore
09:45 am
Overview: Tracking down the ACFJ alumni
Dr. Violet Valdez
Executive Director, KA Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at the Ateneo De Manila University, The Philippines
Session 1: Progress report -
The state of the ACFJ alumni network
Susan Tam, CSR Projects-Manager, DiGi Telecom-munications, Malaysia
10:30 am
Coffee Break (Venue: Jade, Foyer C)
11:00 am
Thoughts on mission, vision and strategy Kim Yung Pung, Regional Associate Director, The Star, The Northern Hum, Malaysia
Trixia Enriquez Carungcong, Foreign Editor, TODAY Newspaper, Singapore
Session 2: Organizational structure
Bert Apostol, Executive Producer, TV Patrol Weekend
ABS-CBN , The Philippines
12:30 pm
Lunch Break (Venue: Kranzler’s Restaurant)
02:00 pm
Recruitment strategies
Bruce Avasadanond, Reporter/News Pro-ducer/Broadcaster, Radio Thailand English Language Service, Thailand
Projects: Events and publications
Edi Utama, Journalist, Antara, Indonesia
Session 3: Realizing the vision
crafting action plans for projects
Workshop (participants will prepare action plans for specific projects)
Facilitator: Josh Villanueva
Sr. Manager, Digital News Gathering & Social Media
GMA News & Public Affairs, The Philippines
03:30 pmCoffee Break (Venue: Jade, Foyer C)
04:00 pmNext steps to be done
Susan Tam
CSR Projects-Manager, DiGi Telecommunications
Malaysia
05:30 pmClosing of Day 1
06:30 pmBus transfer to dinner venue
07:00 pmDinner (Venue: Xiao Wang Fu Restaurant at Ho Hai Lake)
