14 September 2005

OURMEDIA HOLDS CONFERENCE IN BANGALORE


OURMedia/NuestrosMedios is holding its fifth world conference in Bangalore this year, with a special focus on grassroots communication initiatives for social change in India and Southeast Asia.

The conference will be held from 5 to 9 December 2005, and bring together more than 400 academics, researchers and activists to network and exchange knowledge on information and communication technologies (ICTs).

It will be aimed at building strategies and collaborations among participants to promote communication rights, effective access to ICTs and community/citizen participation in the media.

For details, visit: http://www.ourmedianet.org/general/conferences.html



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