J O U R N A L I S T   A S S O C I A T I O N   

   

             Gender Media Caucasus  

                 JurnalistTa   asociacia   «gender media kavkasia»  

                               

   N17 Ioris Str. TBILISI, 0103, Republic of Georgia 

 http://spaces.msn.com/GMC-Georgia/

 

Tel. (995 32) 77 60 18; (995 99) 90 11 24; fax (995 32) 00 11 53

Galina Petriashvili - galapet@ip.osgf.ge 

 

GENDER NETWORKS AND MEDIA:

INTEGRATION AND MUTUAL EMPOWERMENT

Fourth International Conference of Journalists

July 1-3, 2006,

Tbilisi, Georgia

 

Journalists’ Association GenderМediaCaucasus

under the support of ODIHR OSCE

for the fourth time

conducts its International Conference of Journalists.

 

This time the conference is focused on the issues of effective cooperation between the media and local gender networks. Journalists, working in gender problems field as well as non-governmental sector activists, working in close cooperation with media are invited. The Conference will thoroughly analyze cooperation between the networks and the media of the post-soviet region; participants will also work out further joint actions. Among the participants are: such unions as International gender journalists Coalition CaucAsia, ODIHR OSCE Gender Experts’ Panel, Open Society Institute Women’s Network Program, Central Asia Gender Network, South Caucasus Information Network, South Caucasus Coalition Women for Peace, information network of Women and Society web portal, International Network of men’s crisis centers. Media links representatives of European unions, such as ASTRA, KARAT, NEWW, and also Women's UN Report Network (WUNRN).

It has already become a tradition that Tbilisi Conference follows interregional actions of CaucAsia, International Gender Journalists’ Coalition, set up at the First International Conference held in 2003 году. Prior to the second Conference, the authors from 9 countries prepared Woman and Elections, the collection of print articles. For the Third Conference, authors created Women’s Opinion as Reflected by Media, materials of media monitoring, which studied national newspapers of 8 countries. During one year, since the Third Conference, CaucAsia worked in several directions: Women and Civil Society, new international book was published; internet magazine CaucAsia was set up as regular monthly publication; publishing of international network regional magazine Women’s Dialogue was arranged. This work was organized by the GenderМediaCaucasus Journalists’ Association from Georgia in close cooperation with CaucAsia International Coalition. The results of the work will be reviewed and future plans will be discussed at the Conference.

 

The Conference will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 1-3, 2006, Kopala hotel (Chekhova Str.,8)

 

 

Sincerely,

 

President,

GenderМediaCaucasus Journalists’ Association

Galina PETRIASHVILI 

Tbilisi,

Georgia

April 27, 2006