On November 18th and 19th the first edition of the European Media Days will take place in Luxembourg. This conference, organized by the Pierre Werner Institute (IPW) and the Centre National de l’Audiovisuel (CNA), deals with “The Internet as a Metamedium – The Great Challenge”. A large number of internationally renowned speakers will deal with the consequences of the developments in the use of the medium internet next to or instead of the traditional media regarding issues such as competitiveness, convergence and freedom of speech. In case studies the Luxembourgish perspective – especially on how the country’s significance as a European or even global Media hub can be continued in the future – will be reflected as well as the international approaches to the fundamental questions involved in the rise of Internet and Web 2.0.
The conference, which is set to be the beginning of a regular series, has two key features: it approaches its topic from several different angles including academics from social sciences, economics, law and media sciences and it does not limit itself to a theoretical discussion of the topics but includes the consequences the development has and will have for media companies and users alike.
The conference will address the question of how to regulate the media in the era of convergence: Whether and how states can successfully transport their “old” media laws to new circumstances or at all regulate the globally accessible information on the internet is one of the pressing social questions of today. To “let the Internet loose” is not an option preferred or desirable, but to find the proper answers to the challenges is a hard nut to crack. More on this and related questions will be dealt with at the European Media Days.
Participation at the conference is free and open to the public, subject to an obligatory inscription. European Media Days take place at the CNA in Dudelange from 18.11. starting at 9.30 until 19.11. finishing at 18.00. A detailed program can be found and more information on the websites of the organizers (IPW).
Registration at [email protected].