** REMINDER ** Only 10 days left to register and engage in this important debate in the European Parliament: wIDER? wORLD? wEB? PAN-EUROPEAN FORUM ON MEDIA PLURALISM & NEW MEDIA Wednesday 27 June 2012; European Parliament - Plenary Chamber, Brussels (9:30 - 18:00) "Twenty years after the "big leap forward" in democracy, media pluralism is in trouble in too many countries in the wider Europe. Governmental or oligarchic monopolies are getting thicker by the year, and not only in post-Soviet nations but also inside the EU walls. The burgeoning Internet-based media alone cannot provide for a functioning diversity of public opinion, and yet they are already under attack. This Pan-European Forum should pick the brains of all those concerned for the future of our shared freedoms, and move the European Union beyond non-intervention, to become a protector of media diversity in our nations." (Miklos Haraszti, former OSCE representative on Freedom of the Media, writer, journalist, human rights advocate and university professor - 7 June 2012) Don't miss this opportunity to follow – and take part in – this debate in the heart of the European Parliament with top speakers from the media, telecoms and internet industries, politics, regulators, judiciary, academics, NGOs and civil society, such as: Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the European Commission); Herta Däubler-Gmelin (member European Commission High Level Expert Group); Nils Muižnieks (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights); Ženet Mujić (OSCE); Ingrid Lieten (Flemish Media Minister); Christian Van Thillo (CEO De Persgroep; Chairman European Commission Media Futures Group); Anu Nissinen (CEO Sanoma Media Finland); Tobias Schmid (Executive Vice-President Governmental Affairs, RTL–Group); Jean Paul Philipott (President EBU and CEO RTBF); Helen Boaden (Director BBC); Denis Staunton (Deputy Editor The Irish Times); Duco Sickinghe (CEO Telenet); Santiago de la Mora (Director Print Content Partnerships EMEA, Google); Erika Mann (Director EU Affairs, Facebook); Brian Message (Manager of Radiohead; Chairman, Music Managers' Forum), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Hugh Grant (Film Actor)… Reserve your seat and register today: http://www.mediapluralism.eu If you cannot access the website, or need to cancel your participation, please contact nmf27@mediapluralism.eu DEVISED BY: The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn (UK), University of Leuven, ICRI & IBBT (Belgium) and the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (Italy) SUPPORTED BY (a.o.): Alliance Internationale de Journalistes; London School of Economics; Mirovni (Peace) Institute, Slovenia; Central European University, Budapest; University of Westminster; European Publishers Council; Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières); Index without Censorship; International Federation of Journalists; European Alternatives; Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield; European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA); European Broadcasting Union (EBU); MEDIADEM; Music Managers Forum; Association of European Journalists; European Association of Viewers Interests; BEUC (the European Consumer Organisation) Prof. Dr. Peggy Valcke Research Professor KU Leuven - Lecturer media law HU Brussel - Guest Professor University of Tilburg & Florence School of Regulation Director Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI) ICRI KU Leuven - IBBT Sint-Michielsstraat 6, box 3443 BE- 3000 Leuven Belgium Tel. +32 16-32 54 70 / Fax +32 16-32 54 38 peggy.valcke@law.kuleuven.be - http://law.kuleuven.be/icri - http://www.ibbt.be SSRN author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1093142 NEW! LL.M. in IP / ICT Law at HU Brussel & KU Leuven: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/icri/psiml/