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International Mass Communication Training and Research

 

Program for Romanian Workshop, 2004

 

AGENCY FOR GOVERNMENTAL
STRATEGIES

"MASS-MEDIA AND ELECTIONS"
- a Romanian-American workshop -

Sinaia/Cluj Napoca,
May 24 - 28, 2004

PROGRAM

Saturday, May 22, 2004
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, Bucharest

 

13:30 Arrival of the American delegation - Otopeni Airport
14:00-14:30 Transfer to Crowne Plaza Hotel (minibus)
14:30 Registration at Crowne Plaza Hotel
14:45-18:30 Leisure time
18:30 Dinner

 

Sunday, May 23, 2004
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, Bucharest/NEW MONTANA HOTEL, Sinaia

 

8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-13:00 Tour of Bucharest (minibus+guide)
13:30 Lunch (Crowne Plaza Restaurant)
13:20 Arrival of the second part of the American delegation - Otopeni Airport
14:00-14:30 Transfer to Crowne Plaza Hotel by minibus
14:30 Registration at Crowne Plaza (2 persons)
16:00-18:00 Departure to Sinaia by minibus
18:00-18:30 Registration at New Montana Hotel, Sinaia
19:30 Dinner (New Montana Hotel)


Monday, May 24, 2004
NEW MONTANA HOTEL, Sinaia

 

07:00-9:30 Breakfast (New Montana Hotel)
10:00-11:30

Session opening Opening speech and participants presentation

Ph. D. Lee B. Becker, Cox Center for InternationalMass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Ph.D. Tudor Vlad, Assistant Director, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and ResearchGrady College of Journalism and Mass Communication,University of Georgia

Dan Jurcan, Director General - the Agency for Governmental Strategies

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:30 Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media
13:30-15:00 Lunch (New Montana Hotel)
15:00-18:00 Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media
20:00 Dinner

 

Tuesday, May 25, 2004
NEW MONTANA HOTEL, Sinaia

 

07:00-9:30 Breakfast (New Montana Hotel)
9:30-11:30

Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media
13:00-14:00

Conclusions

Ph.D. Lee B. Becker, Cox Center for InternationalMass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Ph.D. Tudor Vlad, Assistant Director, Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and ResearchGrady College of Journalism and Mass CommunicationUniversity of Georgia

Dan Jurcan, Director General - the Agency for Governmental Strategies

14:00-15:30 Lunch (New Montana Hotel)
16:00-19:00 Touristic Program - Sinaia
20:00 Dinner (The Serb Man's Tavern) - minibus transport

 

Wednesday, May 26, 2004
SINAIA-SIGHISOARA-CLUJ NAPOCA


07:00-9:30 Breakfast (New Montana Restaurant)
9:30-11:30

Departure by minibus to Sighisoara

11:30-14:00 Sighisoara - a visit to the House of Vlad Dracul
14:00 Lunch (Sighisoara - The House of Vlad Dracul Restaurant)
16:00-19:00

Departure by minibus to Cluj-Napoca

19:00 Arrival in Cluj-Napoca
19:00-19:30 Registration at Rimini Hotel
20:00 Dinner (Rimini Restaurant)


Thursday, May 27, 2004
RIMINI HOTEL, Cluj-Napoca


07:00-9:30 Breakfast (Rimini Hotel)
9:30-11:30

Session opening: Opening speech and participants' presentation

Ph. D. Lee B. Becker, Cox Center for InternationalMass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Ph.D. Tudor Vlad, Assistant Director, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and ResearchGrady College of Journalism and Mass CommunicationUniversity of Georgia

Ph.D. Vasile Dîncu, President of the Agency for Governmental Strategies

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:30 Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media
13:30-15:00

Lunch (Rimini Restaurant)

15:00-18:00 Interactive debates between the American participants and the Romanian journalists of the local media
20:00 Dinner (Rimini Restaurant)


Friday, May 28, 2004
RIMINI HOTEL, Cluj-Napoca


07:00-9:30 Breakfast (Rimini Hotel)
9:30-11:30

CONCLUSIONS

Ph. D. Lee B. Becker, Cox Center for InternationalMass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Ph.D. Tudor Vlad, Assistant Director, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and ResearchGrady College of Journalism and Mass CommunicationUniversity of Georgia

12:00-13:00

Press Conference

Ph. D. Lee B. Becker, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Ph.D. Tudor Vlad, Assistant Director, Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia

12:00-13:00 Lunch (Rimini Restaurant)
13:00

Departure to Cluj-Napoca Airport

14:40 Plane takes off for Bucharest
15:30 Arrival at the Otopeni Airport
16:00-16:30 Transfer to Crowne Hotel by minibus


CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, Bucharest

 

16:30-16:45 Registration at Crowne Plaza Hotel
20:00

Dinner - Crowne Plaza Hotel

 

Saturday, May 29, 2004

 

6:00 Transfer to Otopeni Airport by minibus
7:00

Otopeni Airport - taking off

 

TOPICS FOR THE TWO WORKSHOP SESSIONS

 

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