PILSEN TALKS

organized by
University of West Bohemia - Faculty of Humanity Studies, Pilsen
in cooperation with the
SVU Pilsen Chapter

The Fifth Pilsen Talks Conference which will take place in Pilsen on 3-4 May 2001 under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of Pilsen and the Rector of the University of West Bohemia has as its central theme The Role of the Media in Open Society. The Pilsen Talks will be opened by the festive session of the Science Council at University of West Bohemia; Mr. John Shattuck, Chief Executive Officer, and Ivan Medek, the official American and Czech Keynote Speakers, will be awarded there. Václav Havel, the president of the Czech Republic, has also been invited.

During the Fifth Pilsen Talks Conference discussions will revolve around The Challenges of the Transformation Process of the Media in Central & Eastern Europe, The Role of the Media in Coping with a Communist Past, and The Interplay of the Media, Democracy, and Education.

The keynote speakers will be
Jefim Fištejn, Radio Free Europe
Petr Holub, Chief Editor, Respekt
František Cervenka, Czech Christian Academy
Adam Drda, BBC
Michal Semín, the Civic Institute
Samuel Abrahám, Chief Editor, Critical Thinking
Ondrej Neff, Internet
Ivo Mathé
Alan Levy, Prague Post
Mrs. Ellen Hume Shattuck, Journalist and Lecturer in Media Studies.

The topic of the Fifth Pilsen Talks Conference which should attract attention of broader society stresses the actual problems of transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.

A TENTATIVE PROGRAM

The Role of the Media in an Open Society

Thursday, May 3, 2001
J.K.Tyl Theatre
9:00-10:00 Science Council Awards University awards
Honorary Dr. h. c. degree -- Prof. Sterling (Brunel University, Great Britain)
10:00-12:00 The Role of the Media in an Open Society
Chair: Doc. RNDr. Ivo Budil, Ph.D.
Welcome Addresses:
Prof.ing. Zdenek Vostracký, DrSc., Rector of the University of West Bohemia
Ing. Jirí Snebergr, the Lord Mayor of Pilsen
CZ Keynote Speaker: Ivan Medek, former Head, Office of the Czech President
US Keynote Speaker: Mr. John Shattuck, Chief Executive Officer, JFK Library & Foundation, Former US Ambassador to the Czech republic
12:00-13:00 Reception at City Theatre Panel 1 Cas Theatre
14:00-16:00 Challenges of the Transformation Process of the Media in Central & Eastern Europe
Student Chair: Marek Tramba (FPE) František Bureš (FHS)
CZ Keynote Speaker: Petr Holub, Chief Editor, Respekt
CZ Panelists:
Pavel Dymes or Simon Pánek, Clovek v tisni
PhDr. Bohumil Dolezal, Ph.D., IPS FSV UK Prague
Jefim Fištejn, Radio Free Europe
Mgr. Alena Zemancíková, Literární noviny
Ondrej Neff, Neviditelný pes
US Panelists:
Alan Levy, Prague Post
Mr. Smith, Anglo-American College
Czech Panelists:
· Adam Drda, BBC
· Doc. PhDr. Rudolf Kucera, CSc., IPS UK Prague,

Friday May 4, 2001 Panel 2
Cas Theatre
10:00-12:00 The Role of the Media in Coping with a Communist Past
Student Chair:
Ondrej Cerny (FHS)
Martin Karas (FPR)
CZ Keynote Speaker: PhDr. Ladislav Cabada, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Political Science FHS UWB
CZ Panelists:
Bohumil Pecinka, Reflex
František Cervenka, Czech Christian Academy
Mgr. Alena Zemancíková, Literární noviny
Petruska Sustrová, Lidové noviny
US Panelists:
Brent Bozell, Media Research Centre

Friday 04.05.01 Panel 3
13:00-15:00 The Interplay of the Media, Democracy, and Education
Student Chair: Tomas Behounek (FPR)
CZ Keynote Speaker: Karel Hvízdala, Lidové noviny & Independent
US Keynote Speaker: Mrs. Ellen Hume Shattuck, Journalist and Lecturer in Media Studies
CZ Panelists:
Michal Semín, Obcanský institut/Civic Institute
Samuel Abrahám, Chief Editor, Casopis kritického myslenia/ Critical Thinking
Ivo Mathe, Head, Office of the Czech President
Mgr. Premysl Rosulek, Dpt. of Sociology and Political Science FHS
Mgr. Alena Zemancíková, Literární noviny
US Panelists:
Mr. Smith, Anglo-American College
CZ Panelists:
Hana Hikelová, Radiozurnal Cesky rozhlas
Tomas Klvana, Mlada Fronta DnesPhDr.
Petr Fiala, Ph.D., FSS MU Brno
Petra Prochazkova, Independent
Zdenek Samal, Tyden
Petr Horejsi, Lidove noviny

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