| ATTENTION : ALL PRACTISING JOURNALISTS
CALL OUT FOR APPLICATIONS TO ATTEND THE 2009 HIGHWAY AFRICACONFERENCE, 6-8 SEPTEMBER 2009, RHODES UNIVERSITY,GRAHAMSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. Highway Africa, a programme of the School of Journalism at Rhodes University, will be hosting the 13th edition of the Highway Africa Conference from 6-8 September in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape South Africa. Highway Africa has a very limited number of scholarships for practising African journalists with a bias to ICT reporting who are keen on improving and upgrading their digital media savvy. PLEASE NOTE THE EMPHASIS ON PRACTISING JOURNALISTS. WE DO NOT HAVE SPONSORSHIP FOR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THIS CATEGORY. Interested PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS should submit the following information:
Submit Deadline for all: 15 July 2009.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. SEND THROUGH ALL DOCUMENTS AT THE SAME TIMETO AVOID INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete registration and indemnity forms supplied by Highway Africa. The decision of Highway Africa on the selection of candidates is FINAL. Applications should be submitted to the following email contacts marked for Mr. Luthando Kiti on L.Kitit@ru.ac.za, and copied tos.mtshali@ru.ac.za Please do not phone to inquire about your application. We will respond to e-mail correspondence ONLY.
Should you not hear from us by 25 July please note that your application will not have been successful. We are unable to respond to anyone other than successful applicants given the volume of scholarship applications. |
The Highway Africa Conference planning has now begun now in earnest. We are all now focused on getting all our systems in place.
Our website has been giving us problems. We will issue a comprehensive update on preparation this week ending 10 July 2009.
For now please note this key information:
- Registration: Registration will open from 20 July to 20 August 2009. A registration form is available from Sibusiso Mtshali (s.mtshali@ru.ac.za) and Luthando Kiti (l.kitit@ru.ac.za)
- Registration Fees: Each delegate should pay their registration fee in advance and send through proof of payment. The fee is USD500 or 4,000 South African Rands. In the past we have not insisted on pre-payment but this year NO delegate will be able to attend the conference activities without having paid their registration fees in advance.
- The conference starts on Sunday 6 September with the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI). This is Africa’s leading blogging event that focuses on how civil society and journalists can use new media tools to participate meaningfully in the democratisation of their societies. Contact Professor Jane Duncan (jane.duncan@ru.ac.za) should you wish to speak at this event. She is conceptualising the programme now so hurry.
- On 7 and 8 September we will do the usual – plenary sessions, keynote addresses, debates, training workshops, book launches and, as you know, we can throw a party. So yes the social networking will continue to be a part of the conference.
- Our theme is Reporting Africa: 2010, Development & Democracy. Send your ideas for high-level speakers and subjects to Chris Kabwato (c.kabwato@ru.ac.za)
- Scholarships: as usual we have limited scholarships for PRACTISING JOURNALISTS (please do not bother to apply unless you are strictly a journalist). The closing date for applications is 15 July 2009.
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