Media Hackathon Ideation #1

Within the framework of the Media Hackathon, the Youth Council C5 + 1 team at the American University of Central Asia, in partnership with KG Labs Public Foundation, conducts a series of ideas sessions and seminars for potential hackathon participants, where they can learn about the current problems in the election of broad platforms for exchanging information, norms and restrictions In media literacy and on visual journalism.

The first session of three Ideation Session seminars on “What is Hackathon and how can it be related to the media? Problems – Technical Solutions – Local and global trends. “, Where you can find out the full picture of the current situation in the field of media and journalism and personally get acquainted with experts and experts in these fields.

The program includes speeches by four media experts from Kyrgyzstan: Internews – Elina Karakulova, Radio Liberty Azattyk – Adilet Bektursunov, and Gulnur Toralieva and Azamat Tynaev.
The session will take place in the format of an informal discussion under the moderation of Aziz Soltobaev.

Admission is free, registration on the spot.
Location: Sierra Tash Rabat (Address: Gorkogo 1G)
Time: 18:30, May 25, 2017.

Program:
18:30 Registration of participants and speakers. Networking
19:00 Moderator’s welcome and presentation of speakers
19:10 Discussion of pressing issues in the media sphere, what technical solutions are already available on the example of Russia, Ukraine and the West.
19:50 Question and Answer Session
20:10 Training on “Effective brainstorming”
20:40 Networking

The event is organized by the Youth Council C + 1 at the American University of Central Asia in partnership with KG Labs and the US Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic.

For more information, contact
To Maria Savelyeva, coordinator of the project “Media Hackathon” by email. Address: savelyeva_m@auca.kg