Sept 20: Google and JMSC present “Hong Kong and the Open Internet”

Google and the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong invite you to examine the important role Hong Kong plays as a center for cultural exchange in the digital age.

Bridging Cultures: Hong Kong and the Open Internet

Speakers:

• Ethan Zuckerman: Director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Global Voices co-founder
• Gordon Mathews, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong and author of Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions
• Carlos Douh: Teaches the latest Cantonese slang on YouTube to English speakers
• Sky Canaves: Honorary Lecturer at Journalism and Media Studies Centre, former reporter with The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong and Beijing
• Moderator: Lokman Tsui, Policy Adviser, Public Policy & Government Affairs, Google Asia Pacific

Date: Tuesday, September, 20, 2011
Time: 4 – 6 pm
Location: Foundation Chamber, Eliot Hall, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

This event is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration: Registration is now full. We will send a confirmation e-mail to guests who have already registered prior to the event.

For those who cannot attend, there will be a live streaming of the event on the JMSC website.

This event is supported by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong SAR Government.