Goodwill Messages Arrive For AMIC Conference

Goodwill Messages Arrive For AMIC Conference

Guy-BergerIn a video presentation for the UNESCO Emeritus Dialogue session on development communication, UNESCO’s global Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Guy Berger, has said that AMIC is “one of the most esteemed research partners of UNESCO”.

He talked of “new paradigms in development communication” and said that “since the early behaviourists’ concepts and practices of ‘devcom’, there has been dynamic and, indeed, pluralistic development of paradigms in this field.” Dr. Berger said that “these reflect the changing contexts nationally, internationally and technologically”.

The AMIC conference UNESCO Emeritus Dialogue brought together five international experts to look at whether development communication still has a place in the ‘New Asia’.

AMIC 2013 Conference Programme

The full programme for this year’s 22nd AMIC international conference which was held in Yogyakarta (4th-7th July) is still available here in pdf.

More than 250 paper presenters, a record for AMIC, participated in parallel and plenary sessions at the four-day event. Conference delegates came from some 24 countries across the world.

AMIC’s premier annual event was hosted by Universitas Gadjah Mada and was held at the Melia Purosani Hotel in Yogyakarta.

Conference Programme 2013

1400 – 1530
Day 1 (Thursday) 4th July 2013
1300 Registration of Participants (outside Melia Ballroom)
1430 Inaugural Session, welcome remarks and keynote address

Chair:
Assoc Prof Martin Hadlow, Secretary-General, AMIC, Singapore

Speakers:
Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, AMIC, Singapore
Dr. Pratikno, Rector, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Welcome address (Sultan of Yogyakarta)
Keynote Addresses ( Still to be confirmed )

1630 – 1645 Coffee break
1700 – 1800 AMIC-FES DISTINGUISHED FORUM
Transformation of Indonesian media: challenges and opportunities

Chair:
Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, AMIC, Singapore

Mr. Ishadi S.K.
Ms. Rosarita Niken Widiastuti of RRI
Mr. Jakob Oetama, President, Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia
Dr. Kuskridho Ambardi, UGM

1830 Short Cultural Presentation
End of Day 1

 

Day 2 (Friday) 5th July 2013

0800-0900 Registration of Participants
0900-10300 UNESCO EMERITUS DIALOGUE
Development communication and the ‘New Asia’: still a role?

Chair:
Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore

Prof. Alwi Dahlan, Indonesia
Prof. John Lent, USA
Prof Crispin Maslog, Philippines
Mr. Chin Saik Yoon, Malaysia
Prof. Binod Agrawal, India

1030 – 1045 Coffee break
1045 – 1200 Plenary Session 1
Reviewing ‘New Asian’ Perspectives in Media Education

Chair: Dr. Martin Hadlow

Prof. Mira K. Desai, India
Prof. Ajantha Rapuarachhi, Sri Lanka
Prof. Kiranjit Kaur, Malaysia
Prof. Ullah Sahid, Bangladesh
Prof. Elena Pernia, Philippines

1200 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1530 Parallel Sessions A
Parallel Session A1
Parallel Session A2
Parallel Session A3
Parallel Session A4
Parallel Session A5
1530 – 1545 Coffee break
1545 – 1730 Parallel Sessions B
Parallel Session B1
Parallel Session B2
Parallel Session B3
Parallel Session B4
Parallel Session B5
1900 – 2100 Gala Dinner and AMIC Awards Night

 

Day 3 (Saturday ) 6th July 2013

0900-1030 Parallel Sessions C
Parallel Session C1 (in Bahasa)
Parallel Session C2 (in Bahasa)
Parallel Session C3
Parallel Session C4
Parallel Session C5
1030 – 1100 Coffee break
1100 – 1230 Parallel Sessions D
Parallel Session D1 (in Bahasa)
Parallel Session D2
Parallel Session D3
Parallel Session D4
Parallel Session D5
1230 – 1400 Lunch
Plenary Session 4
New Media, Old Media Ethics

Chair:
Dr. Binod Agrawal, Board of Directors, AMIC
Dr. Venkat Iyer, University of Ulster, UK
Dr. Rhonda Breit, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Murray Green, University of Technology Sidney

1530 – 1600 Coffee break
1600 – 1730 Plenary Session 5

Chair:
Dr. Joseph Man Chan, Board of Directors, AMIC

1900- 2200 AGM and Dinner (only for AMIC members)

 

Day 4 (Sunday) 7th July 2013

0900-1030 Wrap-up Discussion
Resolutions from the Conference Chair:
1030 – 1200 Closing Ceremony and Closing Keynote Speech

Chair:
Prof Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, AMIC, Singapore

Prof Eddie C.Y. Kuo, Chairman d’Honneur, AMIC
Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore
Assoc Prof Martin Hadlow, Secretary-General, AMIC

End of Conference

1230 – 1400 Lunch
Distribution of Certificates (c/o AMIC Secretariat)

Access and Visa 2013

22ND INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
in partnership with the Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
4-7 July, 2013

Travelling to Yogyakarta

Direct Flights to Yogyakarta
From Singapore: Air Asia, Garuda Indonesia
From Kuala Lumpur: Air Asia, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysian Airlines
From Jakarta:  Garuda Indonesia, Air Asia

Trains
Trains to Jakarta take between 7-12 hours from the main Yogyakarta station, commonly called Tugu Station. The Argo-class trains (Argo Lawu and Argo Dwipangga) are the best of the lot being the most comfortable and fastest (~8 hours, Rp 255,000-360,000 (Sep 2012) including mineral water and snacks). Taksaka is almost as good at Rp 235,000-265,000. These express services connect Yogyakarta and Jakarta in 7-8 hours, either at daytime or overnight. The station at the airport is just a few minutes walk from the terminal, with an air-conditioned underpass leading all the way to the platform for trains into Yogyakarta. Price and schedules are availableonline at http://www.kereta-api.co.id/ 

Information on Yogyakarta Airport

Name of Yogyakarta airport: Adisucipto International Airport (JOG)

There are near-hourly connections on Garuda to Jakarta (50 minutes) and Denpasar (Bali), while other domestic airlines service major cities in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

For international services, AirAsia connects Yogyakarta to both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore while Malaysia Airlines flies between Yogyakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

There is a tourist information desk, ATM and taxi stand in the arrival hall. Official airport taxis are available for around Rp 50,000 depending on your destination, pay at the taxi desk in arrival terminal and then head for the official taxi rank. Give the receipt to your driver, there is no need for any additional payment. It is about half the price to use a taxi dropping passengers off at the departure terminal – insist on using the meter, do expect to pay the Rp 2,000 airport entrance fee, even though this has already been paid by the previous passenger on the way in.

A departure tax of Rp 35,000 (USD $4) (as of January, 2011) is charged for domestic flights and Rp 100,000 (USD $11) for international flights.

Current exchange rate
USD $1 = 9706.01 Indonesian Rupiah
SGD $1 = 7830.55 Indonesian Rupiah

 Visa to Indonesia
General visa requirement:
Passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival and have valid return ticket.

Tourists holding passport from the ASEAN-member nations, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR are eligible to enter and remain in Indonesia without a visa for 30 days.

Visa on Arrival
Nationals from the following countries may apply for a Visa on Arrival for a length of stay of 30 days by paying US$25 at major entry points. Note: They only accept US currency issued after the year 2000.

Australia

South Korea

United Kingdom

New Zealand

Taiwan

United States of America

India

Timor-Leste

Canada

Japan

United Arab Emirates

Kuwait

 

People’s Republic of China

Iran

 

 

 

For the full list of all countries, please visit this website