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PROGRAMME_

Programme of ESA 2008 (updated 26.06.08 / 13:58)

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{26.06.08,
Thursday }

KAUNAS: Day of Arrival

Till 20:30

Arrival of participants to Kaunas and accommodation at the University Hostel (Vytauto Prospektas 71, Kaunas) ESA_Map.pdf

21:00

SOCIAL PROGRAMME: Welcome Reception at the Institute of Political Science and Diplomacy at Vytautas Magnus University (Gedimino St. 44, 2nd Floor, Kaunas).

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{27.06.08,
Friday}
COUNTRYSIDE: Opening of ESA, team-building & lectures

07:30

Departure from University hostel (Vytauto Prospektas 71, Kaunas) to the countryside village "Miskiniskes" (www.miskiniskes.lt). Take-out breakfast in the bus.

09:50-10:20

Accommodation & coffee

10:20-10:30

Opening of the European Summer Academy ”Reporting Europe from Home”

10:30-12:00

TEAM-BUILDING SESSION. Part I. Self-disclosure. 1st practical task in groups.
Lecturer: Rima Valantiejiene,
consultant and expert of ISM Executive School.
 ESA2008_Team-building.pdf

12:00-12:15 Break
12:15-13:45 TEAM-BUILDING SESSION. Part II. Similarities unite us, differences teach us. 2nd practical task in groups. Lecturer: Rima Valantiejiene, consultant and expert of ISM Executive School.  ESA2008_Team-building.pdf
13:45-14:45 Lunch
14:45-16:15 TEAM-BUILDING SESSION. Part III. Team synergy. 3rd and 4th practical task in groups. Lecturer: Rima Valantiejiene, consultant and expert of ISM Executive School.
 ESA2008_Team-building.pdf
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 TEAM-BUILDING SESSION. Part IV. Visualisation of our values. 5th creative task in groups. Lecturer: Rima Valantiejiene, consultant and expert of ISM Executive School.
 ESA2008_Team-building.pdf
18:00-19:00 Free time
19:00-20:30 Dinner
21:00-24:00 SOCIAL PROGRAMME: "Movie night", Sauna, snacks
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{28.06.08,
Saturday}
COUNTRYSIDE: Lectures
08:00-09:30 Breakfast

09:30 - 11:30

LECTURE: ”EC Communication Priorities. EC Spokespersons service – mission,
operations and practical insights on how to work in the community of Brussels accredited journalists”. Discussion. Lecturer: Michael Jennings, Press Officer at the Cabinet of the Commissioner for External Trade P. Mandelson, European Commission, Brussels (Belgium).
Presentation.ppt.

11:30-12:00

Coffee break

12:00-14:00

LECTURE: ”Brussels news culture and challenges of EU reporting”. Discussion. Lecturer: Indrek Treufeldt, ETV journalist, Ph.D. Candidate at the Tartu University (Estonia). Annotation_of_the_lecture.pdf.

14:00-15:00

Lunch

15:00-16:00

LECTURE: “Institutional & Journalistic Approaches to Application of New Media Technologies in EU Communication. Discussion. Lecturer: Dr. Aukse Balcytiene, Assoc. Professor of Journalism at Vytautas Magnus University, Secretary of the University with responsibilities in information management and communication, Kaunas (Lithuania). Presentation.ppt.
16:00-17:00 “Europa” website and EC Internet strategy. Discussion. Lecturer: Jurgis Vilcinskas, Press Officer at the Representation of European Commission in Lithuania, Vilnius (Lithuania)

18:00

Departure to Kaunas

21:00

Dinner at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas). ESA_Map.pdf. Orientation_at_PizzaJazz.pdf.
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{29.06.08,
Sunday}
KAUNAS: Lectures

07:30-09:00

Breakfast at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

09:00-11:00

LECTURE: “Understanding and interrogating EU data bases and web sites in reporting on EU” - Part I (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Discussion. Lecturer: Ian Thomson, European Sources Online, Cardiff, UK. Handout_of_the_lecture.pdf. Presentation.ppt.

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-13:30

LECTURE: “Understanding and Interrogating EU Data Bases and Web Sites in reporting on EU” - Part II (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Discussion. Lecturer: Ian Thomson, European Sources Online, Cardiff, UK. Handout_of_the_lecture.pdf. Presentation.ppt.

14:00-15:30

Lunch at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

15:30-17:00

WORKSHOP: Developing research tasks: deciding on the research topics, forming of reporter pairs, etc. (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Moderators: Aukse Balcytiene (Assoc. Prof. Dr.), Ausra Vinciuniene (Lecturer, Ph.D. candidate), Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania. Presentation.ppt.

17:00- 20:00

SOCIAL PROGRAMME: Guided tour in Kaunas, exploring the city center & the old town. Free time

20:00-21:30

Dinner at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)
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{30.06.08,
Monday
}

KAUNAS: Research day 1

07:30 - 09:00

Breakfast at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

09:00 - 14:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

14:00-15.30

Lunch at the Restaurant“Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

15:30-19:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

20:00-21:30

Dinner at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)
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{01.07.08,
Tuesday}
VILNIUS: Visit to Representation of European Commission in Lithuania & online news portals

08.00

Departure from University hostel (Vytauto Prospektas 71, Kaunas) to Vilnius. Take-out breakfast in the bus.

10:00-10:30

Welcome in the Representation of European Commission in Lithuania
(Naugarduko St. 10, Vilnius)

10:30-12:00

LECTURE: “Foreign news reporting: a small country approach”. Discussion. Lecturer: Vykintas Pugaciauskas, International News Editor of Public Service Broadcaster "LTV".

12:00-14:00

Lunch
14:00-15:00 Visit to the headquarters of online news portal “Delfi.lt” (Gyneju St. 16, Vilnius). Welcome by: Monika Garbaciauskaite, Chief Editor.

15:30-16:30

Meeting the Chief Editor Virgis Valentinavicius of online news portal Alfa.lt” (Martynas Mazvydas National Library in Lithuania, Gedimino Prospektas 51, 7th Floor, Vilnius).
16:30-17:00 Short guided tour in Martynas Mazvydas National Library

17:30-20:00

SOCIAL PROGRAMME: Guided tour in Vilnius, exploring the old town & Uzupis. Free time

20:00 - 22:00

Dinner  

22:00

Departure to Kaunas
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{02.07.08,
Wednesday}
KAUNAS: Research day 2

07:30-09:00

Breakfast at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

09:00 - 14:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

14:00-15:30

Lunch at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

15:30-20:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

20:00-21:30

Dinner at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

21:30-23:00

SOCIAL PROGRAMME: Bowling night!
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{03.07.08,
Thursday}
KAUNAS: Research day 3 & publicizing event

07:30-09:00

Breakfast at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

09:00 - 14:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

14:00-15:30

Lunch at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

15:30-18:00

Research, interviewing, writing & publishing of the reports online (K. Donelaicio St. 52, Room 314, Distance Studies Centre at VMU, Kaunas). Supervisors: Kristijonas Jakubsonas (Chief editor of online video news portal "Tvdu.lt"), Egle Napryte (Chief editor of online news portal "ViDUje.lt"), VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania.

18:00-23:00

Official presentation of the first European Summer Academy at VMU & afterparty. Psilicone theatre performance by Aukse Petruliene (www.aukse.lt) (VMU Club Hall, S. Daukanto St. 27, Kaunas)
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{04.07.08,
Friday}
KAUNAS: Final workshop & departure of participants

08:00 - 09:30

Breakfast at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

09:30 - 12:00

WORKSHOP: summarizing, roundtable discussions and feedback (S. Daukanto St. 28 , Room 314, VMU, Kaunas)

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch at the Restaurant “Pizza Jazz” (Laisves Aleja 68, Kaunas)

~14:00

Free time and/or departure