PMPC Opens in Samoa
The Pacific Media Partnership Conference (PMPC) 2012 opens in Apia, Samoa on 20 September. The theme for PMPC 2012 is “Media and Society in the Pacific: Making a Difference”. Four pre-conference workshops are held from 17 – 19 September. More than 100 delegates from the Pacific region and around the world take part in the annual conference.
The Pacific Media Partnership Conference (PMPC) 2012 opens in Apia, Samoa on 20 September. The theme for PMPC 2012 is “Media and Society in the Pacific: Making a Difference”. Four pre-conference workshops are held from 17 – 19 September. More than 100 delegates from the Pacific region and around the world take part in the annual conference.
There are three pre-conference workshops that AIBD organizes together with Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) from 17-19 September, which include AIBD / PACMAS / WHO Regional Workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases; AIBD / PACMAS Regional Workshop on Pacific Communication Broadcast Technicians, and AIBD / PACMAS Regional Workshop on Pacific Emergency Broadcasting System.
The 4th workshop on 19 September is AIBD/FES/RNZI Regional Workshop on News Judgement – Editorial Standards and Best Practice.
The main conference on 20 September is at the Samoa Conference Center and four plenary sessions are scheduled to focus on media and development, women and children’s issues, social media and content delivery, and enhancing public trust in media.
The 6th Pacific Media Partnership Committee meeting will be held right after the end of the conference on 20 September.
The conference, which is on its 3rd year in existence, is jointly organised by the AIBD, ABU, and Pacific Media Partnership. The PMPC 2012 is hosted by Samoa Quality Broadcasting Company Ltd. with Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) as major partners and supported by ABC, RNZ, SOPAC, SPREP, WHO, Australian Aid and CBA.
