| McKenzie Wark on Tue, 22 Jul 1997 04:48:12 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Those on the list interested in global media issues, and those interested in NGOs might like to note this. The IAMCR is the International Association for Mass Communication Research. k ______________________________________ McKenzie Wark http://www.mcs.mq.edu.au/~mwark Visiting Professor, American Studies Program, New York University "We no longer have origins we have terminals" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 11:21:12 GMT+1000 From: Naren Chitty <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: UNESCO announcement Dear IAMCR Colleagues, Following the adoption by the UNESCO General Conference of the new Directives concerning UNESCO's relations with non-governmental organizations, I am pleased to inform you that the Executive Board of UNESCO, at its recent session, upon the recommendation by the Director-General, has decided to admit IAMCR into "formal consultative" relations with UNESCO. The new framework of UNESCO for cooperation with NGOs calls for two types of relations: formal and operational. Formal relations are granted to NGOs who have already established operational relations with UNESCO. In his letter to IAMCR, dated June 25, 1997, Mr. Frederico Mayor, Director-General notes: "I need hardly emphasize the significance of the formal bond which UNESCO is proposing to establish with your organization, and draw your attention to the philosophy underlying the new era of cooperation opening up between UNESCO and the non-governmental community, in which the role of your organization is of great importance." Thereafter, this means that the term "NGO in formal consultative relations with UNESCO" may be used to describe IAMCR relations with UNESCO. In assessing the status of IAMCR, the Director-General's report indicates that "there has been a distinct improvement in its representativeness in Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and in certain LDCs, where its presence and activities were virtually nil." The quality and importance of IAMCR's relations with the Organization are commended by the Communication Sector. We look forward to a new period of a close and fruitful partnership with UNESCO as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of IAMCR. Hamid Mowlana President, IAMCR *************** Released via: Naren Chitty Secretary General, IAMCR *************************************************************************** International Communication Program Media & Communication Studies Department Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia Fax : 612-9850-9689; Tel: 612-9850-7931 e-mail: [email protected] *************************************************************************** --- # distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime" in the msg body # URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: [email protected]