Please excuse any unavoidable cross-postings... > APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2011 > http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/ > > The Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for > Communication, University of Pennsylvania and the Programme for Comparative > Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford (PCMLP) are pleased to > announce the 13th annual Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, to be > held from July 4 - 15, 2011 at the University of Oxford. > > The annual Summer Institute brings together young scholars and regulators to > discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and > development and its influence on media policy. Students come from around the > world; countries represented at previous Summer Institutes include Jordan, > Italy, Thailand, Kenya, China, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria and Russia, among > others. > > This year the Summer Institute will also focus on media governance and > strategic communication in conflict and post-conflict environments including > Sudan, Somalia and Bosnia. At the same time, the successful curriculum that > has been the foundation of the Summer Institute over the years will continue, > with sessions covering topics such as media and economic/social development, > freedom of information, internet regulation and convergence. Part of the > course will be devoted to new developments in comparative approaches to > regulation, looking at Ofcom in the UK and other agencies, including examples > from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. > > The seminar brings together a wide range of participants from around the globe > and provides them with an environment in which significant policy issues are > seriously discussed. The richness of the experience comes from exposure to a > variety of speakers and from the discussions among participants themselves. > > For more information and to apply please visit our website > http://global.asc.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/projects.cgi?id=87&p=main. > > Laurel Eisenach > Project Coordinator > Center for Global Communication Studies > Annenberg School for Communication > University of Pennsylvania > [log in to unmask] > Tel: 215 898 9727 > Fax: 215 573 2609 >