World Media Summit
Beijing
World Media Summit, Beijing, China Oct£®8-10,2009, www.worldmediasummit.org
Letter of Invitation
The first-ever World Media Summit (WMS), which will gather leaders from newspapers and magazines, wire services, radio and television broadcasters as well as the internet and other media from across the globe, will be convened in Beijing on October 8-10, 2009.
With Cooperation, Action, Win-Win and Development as the theme, the summit, dubbed as the media Olympics, will focus on how world media will face up to the challenges and opportunities of the digital era and cash in on the network technologies.
The idea of holding a world media summit came up in a series of talks during the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing between Xinhua President Mr. Li Congjun and News Corporation Chairman & CEO Mr. Rupert Murdoch, AP President & CEO Mr. Thomas Curley, Reuters News Editor-in-Chief Mr. David Schlesinger, BBC Director-General Mr. Mark Thompson, Kyodo News President Mr. Satoshi Ishikawa and ITAR TASS News Agency President Mr. Vitaly Nikitich Ignatenko.
The WMS Secretariat, which is composed of representatives from the above media giants, cordially invite you to attend the grand gathering of the world¡¯s top media organizations, which will definitely shed light on the future growth of the media industry and enhance bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation.
The venue for the summit will be at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing, while accommodation will be at the nearby Beijing Hotel and Grand Hotel Beijing.
As the WMS host, Xinhua News Agency will cover your local costs including accommodation, food and transportation, while the international airfare will be at your disposal.
We look forward to meeting you in Beijing in the golden autumn season.
Sincerely yours,
WMS Secretariat
57 Xuanwumen Xidajie, Beijing, China
Postal Code: 100803
Tel: 86 - 10- 63076691 63073735
Fax: 86 ¨C 10 ¨C 63073735
Email: wms@xinhua.org; fad@xinhua.org
