On Nov. 18th and 19th the first edition of the European Media Days will take place in Luxembourg.

Associate Professor Dr. Mark D. Cole of the University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, will be dealing with the question of how to regulate the media in an era of convergence.

Whether and how states can successfully transport their “old” media laws to new circumstances or at all regulate the globally accessible information on the internet is one of the pressing social questions of today. “To let the Internet loose’ is not an option preferred or desirable, but to find the proper answers to the challenges is a hard nut to crack”, says Prof. Mark D. Cole, who will speak on Friday, 19 November between 9.15 and 10.30 am on the “Pitfalls and Recipes for a successful Regulatory Model”.

The European Media Days Luxembourg, organised by the Pierre Werner Institute (IPW) and the Centre National de l’Audiovisuel (CNA), will focus on “The Internet as a Metamedium – The Great Challenge”. A large number of internationally renowned speakers will talk about the consequences that the developments in the use of the medium internet, next to or instead of the traditional media, have on competitiveness, convergence and freedom of speech.
In case studies, the Luxembourgish perspective – especially on how the country’s significance as a European or even global Media hub can be continued in the future – will be reflected as well as the international approaches to the fundamental questions involved in the rise of Internet and Web 2.0.

The University of Luxembourg has been closely involved in the discussions on how to encompass the different viewpoints and it is planned that scholars from the different faculties will – also in the future editions of the European Media Days – bring in their expertise.

• What? European Media Days Conference. Free and open to the public.
• Where? Centre National de l’Audiovisuel (CNA), Dudelange, 1b rue du Centenaire
• When ? From 18 November at 9.30 am until 19 November at 6 pm 
• Detailed programme:
  European Media Days.pdf 109,96 kB
• Registration form: www.ipw.lu.