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
