Happy New Year 2009!
by Javad Mottaghi

Happy New Year!

Across cultures, there is diversity in welcoming and celebrating the coming New Year, be it Christmas, Chinese Lunar New Year, Hindu's Deepavali, Muslim's Hari Raya or Eid or any other country´s National New Year.

Allow me on behalf of AIBD, its members and partners and my colleagues at the Secretariat, to wish all of you peace, prosperity and happiness in the coming year and the years to come. more...

News and Highlights
Experience the best of the East and West in Macau at the Asia Media Summit 2009
The 6th Asia Media Summit in 2009 has been scheduled for 26 – 27 May in Macau, China. Macau as host of the AMS promises to mount an extraordinary event to ensure that the participation of some 600 delegates will become a productive and memorable experience. more...

Invitation to the 2009 Co-Production "I Am..."
AIBD is pleased to announce the 2nd round of the International Co-Production on Children's TV programmes "I Am...". It is your opportunity to become involved in an international production setting and to receive all the professional benefits from it. more...

Invitation to On–Line English Courses
AIBD has the pleasure to announce the Online English Courses for Broadcasters, which will start from 15 October 2008. more...

Calendar
Date Event
26 – 27 May 2009 The Asia Media Summit, Macau
20 – 23 July 2009 35th Annual Gathering
8th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings, Fiji
9 & 10 November 2009 3rd Asia-Pacific–Europe Media Dialogue, Amsterdam
25 – 26 May 2010 Asia Media Summit, Beijing
26 - 29 July 2010 36th Annual Gathering, Macau
9th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings, Macau
24 – 25 May 2011 Asia Media Summit, Singapore (TBC)
25 - 28 July 2011 37th Annual Gathering, Mongolia
10th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings
September 2011 The 4th Asia – Pacific and Europe Media Dialogue, Norway (TBC)
2011 Heads of States
Conference on Information and Broadcasting in the Asia–Pacific Region and the 2nd Ministerial Conference
29 - 30 May 2012 The Asia Media Summit, New Delhi
16 - 19 July 2012 38th Annual Gathering, Nepal (TBC)
11th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings
MBA in Media & Communication

AIBD, in collaboration with Help University Malaysia and Management Institute Canada, is offering an online MBA in Media and Communication for the advantage of its member and affiliate member countries and organizations.

Current and Upcoming Projects
29.06.08 - 31.01.09
Consultancy for MRTV 4
In-Country, MRTV 4 (Myanmar)
01.07.08 - 01.05.10
MBA in Media & Communication
Distant, 12 months lecture online
4 weeks face to face discussions in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
01.01.09 - 30.11.09
Europe-Asia Documentary Co-production on Environment
Regional, (Malaysia)
10.01.09 - 05.02.09
Radio Studio Technologies
In-Country, RTA, Kabul, Afghanistan (Afghanistan)
17.01.09 - 21.01.09
Convergence Journalism
In-Country, IRIB, Tehran, Iran (Iran)
12.02.09 - 18.02.09
Design,Develop and Deliver Effective Competency Development Programmes
Regional, Almaty (Kazakhstan)
16.02.09 - 20.02.09
Digital Audio & Transmission Technologies
In-Country, STI(T), New Delhi, India (India)
16.03.09 - 27.03.09
Media Convergence and Multi-platform Strategies (Part-1)
Regional, AIBD, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
30.03.09 - 03.04.09
Media Convergence and Multi-platform Strategies (Part-2)
Regional, AIBD, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

The complete list is under training and consultancy.


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