This is fantastic news, congratulations! Great to see these developments taking place, and taking root. Shawn Dr Shawn Sobers Senior Lecturer - Photography & Media Firstborn Creatives Faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education University of the West of England Bower Ashton Campus Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT [log in to unmask]<BLOCKED::mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.uwe.ac.uk<http://www.uwe.ac.uk> From: For communication among alternative media producers, academics, artists, and activists. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dorothy Kidd Sent: 16 February 2012 16:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: UNESCO Chair on Community Media set up at U. of Hyderabad Dear Vinod congratulations on this to you and to all of your team at the University of Hyderabad. Dorothy Kidd. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Rodriguez, Clemencia <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Dear Vinod: Congratulations on the new UNESCO Chair. I am sure this will bring a great deal of strength to community media in India. Best, clemencia Clemencia Rodríguez Professor Department of Communication The University of Oklahoma 610 Elm Avenue Norman OK 73019 405 325 1570<tel:405%20325%201570> [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> From: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:57:46 +0100 To: OURMEDIA <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: UNESCO Chair on Community Media set up at U. of Hyderabad ---Apologies for cross-posting--- Prof. Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad has been chosen to be the first ever UNESCO Chair on Community Media. An agreement to this effect has been signed by the Director-General, UNESCO and the Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad. The Chair being set up at the University for an initial period of four years will serve as a knowledge and resource centre for the study and promotion of community media, including such things as community radio, participatory video, and other citizen-driven initiatives with media and communication technologies. The prestigious Chair, which is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, comes in recognition of Prof. Pavarala's work in the last decade on community radio. His research and writings, including the book, Other Voices: the struggle for community radio in India, has contributed to the opening up of airwaves in India. He has also been the founder-President of the Community Radio Forum of India, a collective of civil society organizations, activists, and other advocates of community radio in the country. The Chair would operate as a liaison among the communities, media activists, academia and policymakers while, simultaneously undertaking research and documentation of best practices in the country and capacity sharing with the community members. UNESCO now has the Chair information at this link: http://www.unesco.org/en/university-twinning-and-networking/access-by-region/asia-and-the-pacific/india/unesco-chair-on-community-media-955/ -- Dorothy Kidd Professor, Department of Media Studies Kalmanowitz Hall (K-Hall) 157 2130 Fulton St. University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 415-422-5061 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>