Day One: October 16, 2009

9:30 Opening Ceremony:Words of Welcome

Mr. Souheil Matar, Director of PR Office, Consultant to the President
Dr. Carol Ann Goff-Kfouri, Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Dr. Ameen Rihani, Vice President, Academic Affairs

Keynote Speaker: His Excellency the Ambassador of Cyprus to Lebanon:
Dr. Kyriacos Kouros

10:00 - 11:15: First session: Language Diversity in the Lebanese Media.

Moderator: Dr. Joseph Ajami (Notre Dame University)

Participants
 Dr. Ghadir Saadé  (Lebanese University)
  Mr. Gaby Nasr  (L’Orient Le Jour)
  Mr. Nechan Der Artinian (TV Presenter & Media Personality)

11:15 – 11:45 Break

11:45 – 1:00: Second Session: Language in Today’s Media World.

Moderator: Dr. Khaled El Fakih (Notre Dame University)

Participants
 Dr. Joseph Elias (Lebanese University)
  Dr. Mohammed Dawabsheh (Arab American University)
  Dr. Georges Kallas (Lebanese University)
  Mr. Yazbek Wehbe (LBC, NDU) 

1:15 – 2:15: Lunch

2:30 – 4:00: Third Session: Role of the University in preparing Future Journalists

Moderator: Dr. Sami Samra  (Notre Dame University)

Participants
 Dr. Nassim Khoury (Lebanese University)
  Dr. Mouin Rahal (NDU)
  Ms. Gizel Hindi (NDU Ed.D candidate)
  Ms. Kari Jabbour (Ed.D candidate)

Round Table (Faculty, Students)

Day Two: October 17, 2009

9:30-10:30: First Session: Future of the Media

Moderator: Mr. Kamal Darouni (Notre Dame University)

Participants
 Dr. Joe Ajami (NDU)
  Dr. Assad Skaff (LAU)
  Ms. Nathalie Eid(NDU M.A candidate)
  Ms. Taghrid Daccache (NDU M.A candidate)

10:30 – 10:45: Break

10:45 – 12:30 Last Session: Authors and Journalists: Is there a
Distinction?

Moderator: Dr. Mansour Eid  (Notre Dame University)

Participants
 Mr. Issam Karam (Former President of Syndicate of Attorneys)
  Dr. Georges Trad (Anwar)
  Mr. Georges Skaff (Former Minister & Newspaper Owner)
  Mr. Edmond Rizk (Former Deputy & State Minister)
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion of the Conference
  • Recommendations

Download Program in Arabic (pdf)