EU-India Project: Building Paths to Equality in Journalism
National Conference
Date: February 13, 2006
Venue: Hotel Hans Plaza, 15, Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Morning Session
9.00 – 9.30
Introductions
9.30 – 9.45
Welcome Address by MC Narasimhan, President, BNEU
9.45 – 10.00
Inaugural Address by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, Delhi (TBC)
10.00 – 10.15
EU and India – EC Representative
10.15 – 10.30
TEA
10.30 – 10.45
EU-India Project Update by Pamela Moriniere, IFJ Gender Project Officer
10.45 – 12.00
Presentation of Survey Report by Parul Sharma, India Project Coordinator, followed by discussion
12.00 – 12.45
'Women in Indian Unions with Special Reference to Newspaper Unions’ – Speech by Madan Phadnis, President, All India Newspaper Employees Federation
12.45 – 01.00
Experience of Indian mission members returning from Europe
01.00 – 02.00
LUNCH
Afternoon Session
2.00 – 2.15
Experience of Indian mission members returning from Europe (continued)
2.15 – 2.45
'Status of Women in European Society' – Presentation by Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ (UK)
2.45 – 3.15
'Women Journalists in European Unions' – Presentation by Annegret Witt-Barthel, DJV (Germany)
3.15 – 3.30
Intervention by Mr Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief, The Indian Express (TBC)
3.30 – 3.45
TEA
3.45 – 4.10
Question and Answer session
4.10 – 4.55
Conclusions and recommendations
4.55 – 5.00
Vote of Thanks
This project is funded by the European Union