20 August 2002

TO HOLD BIENNIAL CONFERENCE IN 2003


The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) has announced that it will hold its biennial conference in Sri Lanka in 2003. Hosted at the Trans Asia Hotel from 25-28 February in Colombo, the conference will cover a wide range of press-industry issues, including self-regulation, the future of newspapers, ethics and the law, and election media monitoring. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike is expected to attend as a speaker.

For more details, see the provisional conference programme here: www.cpu.org.uk or contact CPU at cpu@cpu.org.uk; Tel: +44 20 7583 7733.">http://www.cpu.org.uk/conf_srilanka_2003.html">www.cpu.org.uk or contact CPU at cpu@cpu.org.uk; Tel: +44 20 7583 7733.



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