The Only International Market for Independent & Local Broadcasters
June 12 - 15, 2002
Vevey - [Lake Geneva] - Switzerland
In response to your many requests, we are extending the deadline for registering YOUR TV PROGRAMMES AND PRODUCTIONS in MITIL 02's PROGRAMME MARKET.
>>> NEW ABSOLUTE DEADLINE : MAY 15, 2002.
Go NOW to www.mitil.org/register.html and let the world know what you are creating and producing!
PARTICIPANTS
For PARTICIPANTS, there is NO DEADLINE. But avoid waiting in a queue to register at the Welcome Desk - just go to www.mitil.org/register.html and register from the comfort of your office or your home.
Also, the sooner you book your hotel, the better choice you will have in respect of quality/price/proximity.
Go to the travel/hotels section of our website, and make sure you have a room in advance instead of trying to find one "by chance" when you arrive.
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For the price of a single full registration package, over and above what is normally included, MITIL is offering:
3 EXCEPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
Two of these have, as their main theme, the subject of PROFESSIONAL TRAINING -
a) TV: Presented by experts from UNESCO, AUDIOVISUAL EUREKA and the EUROPEAN GROUP OF TELEVISION ADVERTISING, a 2 full days - June 13th & 14th - Training Programme targeted at the development of independent and local broadcasters;
b) Radio: Presented by PRO RADIO, during 1 full day - Friday 14th - an analysis and structural profile of three of the main jobs in Local Radio - the DJ, Editor-in-Chief. Sound Engineer.
The THIRD WORKSHOP, which demands your active participation, is of a creative nature, entitled "What is Harder to Find - Money or Ideas?" - 1 full day: Saturday 15th.
The Workshop will, for the first time in the West, be led by the most avant-garde TV professionals in the Balkans - the famous B92 Radio and TV stations and the ANEM group, a network of local TV stations in Yugoslavia, well-known also for their active opposition to the former Milosevic régime.
For detailed information on the above 3 outstanding Workshops, go to the Conferences section of www.mitil.org and click on the corresponding links.
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a) Consult MDA/DPX at the Media Facilities Center
Located at the MITIL 02 Technical Exhibition, MDA/DPX (the newly created European Office of Meridian Design Associates, USA, who have aligned with DPX Architectes, Geneva), experts in analysing and designing full content creation workplaces for production of entertainment programming in tv, film, radio and news broadcasting, will offer its design expertise through introductory consultations in a courtesy Media Facilities Design Center.
Obtain "on the spot" legal advice, free of charge, from experts in all matters related to the circulation of television programmes and distribution issues.
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Following the Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker: Mr. Mahamoudou OUEDRAOGO, Minister for the Arts and Culture, Burkina-Faso, and the presentation of the MITIL AWARDS -
Enjoy an African Night with FARAFINA also from Burkina-Faso.
Nothing could be more appropriate than a rhythmic "send-off" to the second edition of MITIL and who better than FARAFINA to follow on from the Opening Guest Speaker, both from the same "corner" of West Africa.
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MITIL 02 is, of course, the venue every year for all independent and local producers and broadcasters, but this year MITIL is happy to share the limelight with Switzerland's National Exhibition, Expo 02, taking place from May 15 to October 20.
It is almost 40 years since the last National Exhibition was held - an event, like MITIL, not to be missed.
For those of you who are planning to stay until Sunday, June 16, why not prolong your departure by one day at least and take advantage of the FREE TRIP we are organising to the Media Center at Expo 02 on the shores of one of th sites of "The Three Lakes" where Expo 02 is taking place.
For more background information to Expo 02 and the involvement of private radio stations, consult this page.
A special registration form for participating in this trip will be available at the MITIL Welcome Desk. All registrations must be made by 17h30 Friday, June 14.
AND, after a hard working week at MITIL, why not relax and combine this trip with the Special Weekend Offer reserved exclusively for MITIL participants at the five star luxury Hôtels des Trois Couronnes (fully renovated). To reserve your room, contact Sonia Carmona of the Vevey Tourist Office at her direct telephone number, +41 21 962 84 73.
Do not forget to have a regular look at www.mitil.org to see the constantly updated "Daily Schedule" and the "Conferences" section. All the latest information is to be found here and there are still more surprises in store !!!
See you SOON. Any questions, anything you want to say, we would be glad to hear from you.
Just contact us at info@mitil.org
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