The programme

 Day 1: Tuesday 25 March, 2008

10.00 - 13.00
Official inaugural session under the supervision of her excellency Mrs. Leila Ben Ali, spouse of the president of The Tunisian Republic
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 14.30
-Speech by Mrs Sarra Kanoun-Jarraya, Minister for women Affairs, Family, Childhood and the Elderly
 
-Speech by Mrs. Khedija Ghariani, Secretary general of the Arab Organization for Information and Communication Technologies
-Speech by Dr. Wadouda Badrane, Director General of the Arab Women Organization
14.30 - 16.00
Session 1: Women in the globalized communication space: concepts, dimensions, and challenges
 
*Modérator: Mrs May MATTA (LBCI)
*Speakers: - Mrs. Mouna Nijem, (Jordan): the communication space between diversity and hegemony in the light of globalization.
- Mrs. Yvette Ramos, (France): the globalized communication space: actors (individuals and institutions), practices and ambitions.
- Mrs. Mouna Hassoun Assabouni, (Syria): arab women and the globalized communication space between specificities and globalization.
- Mrs Khira Chibani (Tunisia)The communication space between the international and Arab dimensions: intersections and challenges.
16.00 - 17.15
Session 2: The Arab woman and the globalized communication space: a social gender approach
 
*Moderator: Mrs. Houda Arrachid, speakerine and writer.
*Speakers: - Mr. Belgacem Ben Rawene, (Algeria): the presence and image of Arab women in the globalized communication space.
- Mrs. Najet Rochdi, ICTDAR-RBAS-UNDP-(Cairo): the reality of Arab strategies in the use of communication technologies for the advancement of Arab women.
- Mr. Ridha Najar, (Tunisia): the globalized communication space between the influence of wealth and the influence of values.
17.30
Visit to Sidi Bousaid and Carthage

Day 2: Wednesday 26 March, 2008