Media

Age of Digital Convergence: An East-West Dialogue on Law, Media and Technology

11 Jun 2009

 

  Conference on Digital Convergence at The University of Hong Kong June 12-13, 2009

How do different forms of media interact with each other in an increasingly convergent environment? What type of legal, social and cultural challenges have arisen when people actively participate in the information age? Has the digital lifestyle paved the way for the development of new business models, social relationships and government regulation? Should traditional concepts, such as privacy, identity, free speech and journalism, be reconceptualized in cyberspace?

This timely, interdisciplinary conference brings together Asian and Western scholars to examine how law, media and technology interact with each other in a rapidly-changing digital environment. 

Media are cordially invited to cover the 2-day conference, details are:

Date: June 12 & 13, 2009 (Friday & Saturday)

Time: 9am to 6:15pm

Venue: Council Chamber, 8/F Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

Mr. Alan Siu Yu-bun, JP, Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic development (Communications & Technology), HKSAR Government will give the closing address, titled "Hong Kong - Creative Capital in Asia" at 5:45pm - 6:15pm on Jun 13, 2009 (Saturday).

The event is jointly organized by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong and the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. It is also cosponsored by the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong and the Technology & Entertainment Law Program at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee.

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Kylie Chan at kyliec@hku.hk and +852 2219 4416