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IPI to Hold 60th Anniversary World Congress in Vienna and Bratislava

Vienna (ots)

The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold
its annual World Congress in Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, 
Slovakia, from 11- 14 September 2010, the organisation today 
officially announced.
The 2010 World Congress will mark the 60th anniversary of the 
founding of IPI, and the organisation will celebrate 60 years of 
defending press freedom in a series of events, culminating in the 
World Congress in the "twin cities" of Vienna and Bratislava. Under 
the overall theme, "Thinking the Unthinkable: Are We Losing the News?
(Media Freedom in the New Media Landscape)," the three-day conference
will focus attention on the state of the news media itself, providing
new business models and solutions for the media, and the unique 
opportunity to meet and interact with major players from both 
traditional and new media outlets.
The Congress will also look at the new ways of delivering 
information and how new technologies are proving to be a powerful 
ally of freedom of opinion and expression.
"The new information platforms are having an enormous impact not 
only on mainstream journalism, but also on press freedom in countries
where authoritarian regimes seek to curtail freedom of opinion and 
expression," said IPI Director David Dadge.
At a special Gala Dinner and Ceremony, to be held at Vienna City 
Hall, IPI will honour "60 World Press Freedom Heroes" to commemorate 
the 60 years of its existence. IPI's Press Freedom Heroes are 
individuals who have made a significant contribution to the defence 
and promotion of press freedom, especially - but not only - if this 
involved acts of resistance or bravery under hardship conditions. "We
will pay tribute to these brave men and women, who displayed the 
utmost courage in defending press freedom in their country or 
region," said Dadge. "Many of them paid the ultimate price, murdered 
for what they wrote or said." IPI intends to invite all surviving 
Heroes to the ceremony in Vienna.
For the first time, IPI will also hold - parallel to the Congress 
- a "New Media & High-Tech Innovations Exhibition", showcasing the 
latest in new media technologies and information platforms.
The Congress programme features a roster of world-class speakers, 
including Alex Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and director 
of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; Jeff Howe, 
contributing editor at Wired Magazine and author of the best-selling 
book, "Crowdsourcing"; Jim VandeHei, co-founder and executive editor 
of the influential Politico website; Martin Figueiredo, publisher and
editor-in-chief of i Daily in Portugal; Guy Black, executive director
of the Telegraph Media Group in the United Kingdom; Alexandra 
Föderl-Schmid, editor-in-chief of Der Standard in Austria; Sarah 
Montague, presenter, BBC, London, and many more. The event is 
expected to draw over 400 participants and their guests from around 
the world.
Confirmed partners for the Congress are: Google; OMV; Samsung; 
Telekom Austria Group; City of Vienna; Twin City Liner; and Austrian 
Airlines, as official carrier.
IPI's media partners for the Congress are: ORF; Der Standard & 
APA.
For more information, please contact:

Contact:

Michael Kudlak
Conference and Events Manager
International Press Institute (IPI)
Tel: + 431-512 90 11
E-mail: mkudlak@freemedia.at Web: www.freemedia.at