Dear AoIRists, Some of you may find this of interest - most especially given the opportunity to participate. And many thanks to the several colleagues who have already provided me with invaluable resources and suggestions! - charles  On 11 July 2013 (16.00hrs Brussels time / CET), the European Commission's Digital Futures team invites you to a webinar on "The Future of Media", in which Charles Ess, Andrea M. Matwyshyn and Daniel Knapp will probe future norms and values for the media. This webinar is co-organised by the Digital Futures team and DG CONNECT's Converging Media unit. The discussion will be organized around three themes: - Freedom of expression / Censorship: In 20 years' time, will the balance between freedom of expression and protection of the public still be the same? - Child protection: Should children be empowered in 2030, protected or both ? How will we look at child protection? Protection from what and how? - Advertising: Will advertising or paid-for content be part of a natural ecology of the media and no longer be perceived as a potentially intrusive or disturbing element in 2030? There will then also be an opportunity for webinar participants to contribute to the discussion, ask questions and brainstorm about opportunities, challenges and policy implications of the vision during the webinar itself. All this from the comfort of your own computer: webinars take place entirely in an "online virtual room" where you will be able to see and hear Charles, Andrea and Daniel and comment via a live chat.                                         Join us for this extended webinar where Futurizens from across the world will have the opportunity to debate the "vulnerable consumer" theme both with each of the expert who will launch the thematic discussion, and with each other. Register (it's free!) on the event page on Futurium <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/en/content/norms-and-values-me dia-2030> , the platform for the co-creation of Digital Futures. Please share this invitation. If you are not able to attend the webinar, you can still share your views and comment on the event. To do this, you need to register <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/user/register> (it's also free!) on Futurium. <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/en> The Futurium platform <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13347-013-0108-9> is an online space created and used by the EC's Digital Futures project <http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/digital-futures> to facilitate a broad reflection on future European policies and their environment. It looks to engage with stakeholders (i.e. citizens, experts, industries, academia, etc) on the co-creation and voting of futures and policy ideas that matter to them. Futurium.  One platform. Your voices. Our future. We look forward to seeing you and hearing from you on the 11th July. Regards, The Future of Media Event Hosting Team (Adam, Anne, Lorena, Franco) PS Those who want to learn all about the technical nuts and bolts of participation in our webinars through the virtual room may download the webinar mini-manual, downloadable from here <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x8br0aaf8rga56q/SwkQScMLhi> .