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WAN-IFRA (the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers), in close cooperation with the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), is holding the next edition of its most prestigious event, the 67th World News Media Congress in Washington, D.C. Since 1968 the Congress, which also includes the 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum, offers three parallel events that together form the annual meeting point for publishers, CEOs, managing editors and advertising executives from all over the world striving for excellence to succeed in today‘s highly competitive media landscape. Delegates may attend any sessions of these events:
WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS The World News Media Congress addresses the management and business issues facing news media and examines emerging new business models and revenue streams.
WORLD EDITORS FORUM The editorial stream of the Congress unpacks the big challenges facing editors, newsrooms managers and journalists. It focuses on new initiatives, trends and solutions but also some of the heavyweight issues of concern to editors, including challenges to press freedom, the safety of journalists and sustainability.
WORLD ADVERTISING FORUM The World Advertising Forum is the annual venue for publishers and advertising executives to discuss successful strategies for increasing advertising revenues from both digital and print – and to learn how to show advertisers the full value of your audience. Congress sessions are held in English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Spanish. Additional languages can be arranged on prior request.
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SOCIAL EVENTS WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE NEWSEUM SUNDAY, 31 MAY, 19:00-21:00
Hosted by NAA in cooperation with the Knight Foundation Find out why the Newseum is called the “must-see” attraction in Washington, D.C. Located between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, a visit to the Newseum is a conversation-inspiring experience you won’t find anywhere else. Explore historic artifacts, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs, interactive exhibits, a 4-D theater and more, to relive historic moments through the eyes of the media. Enjoy an evening with old friends and make new ones: the Welcome Cocktail is the place to mingle with your peers from all over the world. Bus shuttle from the Washington Hilton to Newseum and back provided.
GALA DINNER
TUESDAY, 2 JUNE 19:00-22:30 We welcome you with an aperitif at the Height Courtyards of the Washington Hilton, followed by a multi-course dinner in the Ballroom.
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SUNDAY, 31 MAY 13:00-15:30 NEWS PUBLISHING ON WEARABLE DEVICES The workshop is designed to give newsroom staff and management hands-on experience with both the consumer side of receiving news on wearable devices as well as a chance to learn and experiment with writing and publishing news in different forms onto wearable devices. Organised by
15:30-18:00 EDITORS MASTERCLASS How to improve your newsroom video output (tbc) 15:30-18:00 SMALL & MEDIUM PUBLISHERS NETWORKING SESSION Following successful meetings of small, medium and independent publishers in Bangkok in June 2013 and Torino in 2014, the Local Media Association and WAN-IFRA invite those interested to join the Washington, D.C., meeting. Discuss, network, share opportunities and challenges and learn how your peers operate.
CRACKING THE DIGITAL CODE A talk with John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Bloomberg OPENING CEREMONY AND AWARDING OF THE GOLDEN PEN The 2015 Golden Pen of Freedom has been awarded to Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty. The Golden Pen of Freedom is an annual award, made by WAN-IFRA since 1961, to recognise the outstanding action, in writing or deed, of an individual, a group or an institution in the cause of press freedom. The award is traditionally given during the Opening Ceremony. AN EVOLVING PROFESSION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES A conversation between Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron and Maria Ressa, the co-founder and Executive Editor of Philippines news start-up Rappler.
Executive Editor, The Washington Post, USA
OPENING OF CONGRESS EXHIBITION AND LUNCH MEDIA TRENDS AROUND THE WORLD WAN-IFRA collects data from more than 70 countries thanks to the support of national newspapers, media associations, Zenith Optimedia, IPSOS, ComScore and RAM. The 2015 World Press Trends report is a unique snapshot of the global newspaper industry. ■ Larry Kilman, Secretary General, WAN-IFRA A MOST INFLUENTIAL GENERATION Brands spend enormous amounts of time and money trying to understand and appeal to the millennial audience. What are the myths and truths about their relationship to media? How does their attitude affect older generations? ■ Larry Kilman (Moderator), Secretary General, WAN-IFRA ■ Amy Mitchell, Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Center ■ Robert Picard, Director of Research, Reuters Institute, Oxford University, UK ■ Anders Nyland, Editor-in-Chief, Bergensavisen, Norway SINCE WE LAST MET: A YEAR IN NEWS A short video highlighting news events since our last Congress will be the backdrop for sharing some of the difficult decisions behind news coverage. ■ Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global Editor-in-Chief
MONDAY, 1 JUNE
MARTIN BARON
AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA LEAD THE WAY Prominent members of the US news media industry share the lessons learned in a decade of dramatic change in the industry.
COFFEE BREAK WHO RUNS THE NEWS AGENDA? Publishers and editors have a common responsibility to grab the challenge posed by tech companies and to combine strengths to compete with engineered news and algorithms. ■ Marcelo Rech (Moderator), Executive Director of Journalism, RBS Group, Brazil ■ Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, USA ■ Tom Rosenstiel, Executive Director, The American Press Institute, USA ■ Vivian Schiller, Media Executive, USA
AMY MITCHELL
EMILY BELL
ROBERT PICARD
Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Center, USA
Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, USA
Director of Research, Reuters Institute, Oxford University, UK
ANDERS NYLAND
PHIL CHETWYND
Editor-in-Chief, Bergensavisen, Norway
Global Editor-in-Chief, AFP, France
MARCELO RECH Executive Director of Journalism, RBS Group, Brazil
WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS MONDAY, 1 JUNE
COFFEE BREAK
Sessions are same for all. See programme details, page 3.
GOOD.BETTER.BEST?
COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL
Troy Young, President of Hearst Magazines Digital Media, was hired as the change agent to lead Hearst Magazines’ teams and brands at high speed into the digital age. Media companies are aware that they need to adapt their organisations, but it often takes an outsider to accelerate the tempo.
TARGETING: THE KEY TO DIGITAL PUBLISHING
LUNCH
TUESDAY, 2 JUNE
Learn how to use audience data to target the right editorial – and branded – content to increase engagement and digital revenue. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Cxense
THE NEW YORK TIMES INNOVATION REPORT — THE NEXT CHAPTER
The New York Times Innovation Report, produced by an internal newsroom team and published in May 2014, identified major issues and challenges facing the newspaper. After reading it, many news publishers around the world evaluated their own newsrooms. So what’s happened since publication? Has The New York Times followed its own advice? ■ A lex MacCallum, Assistant Editor, The New York Times ■ A rthur O. Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman, The New York Times Company & Publisher, The New York Times, USA
CAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA BUY ITS WAY TO GROWTH?
Big and mid-sized companies face a need to supplement their core activity with additional growth drivers. This session looks at different strategies for growth and will show how you can be active without the spending power of a big tech company or investment fund. ■ R aju Narisetti, Senior Vice President & Deputy Head of Strategy, News Corp, USA ■ P errine Albrieux, Director Marketing & Digital Development Groupe Télégramme, France ■ C hristian Hendricks, Corporate Vice President, Interactive Media, The McClatchy Company, USA
RAJU NARISETTI Senior Vice President & Deputy Head of Strategy, News Corp, USA
PERRINE ALBRIEUX
ALEX MACCALLUM
Director Marketing & Digital Development Groupe Télégramme, France
Assistant Editor, The New York Times, USA
STRATEGIC THINKING, TACTICAL APPROACH Extending the repertoire of news content at Forbes Media – Mobile reloaded at Alpha Media Holdings. ■ Lewis D’Vorkin, Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media, USA ■ Rita Chinyoka, Publisher/CEO, Alpha Media Holdings, Zimbabwe
COFFEE BREAK LIVE FROM THE LAB
Major media companies share how they integrate innovation into their working process. ■ Tamás Szépvölgyi, CEO, Sanoma Mobile Development Centre Ltd, Hungary ■ Matt Boggie, Executive Director, R&D Lab, The New York Times, USA ■ Leo Prieto, Founder, FayerWayer, Betazeta Networks, Aardvark Labs, and ImageMaker Studios, Chile
ARTHUR O. SULZBERGER, JR. Publisher, The New York Times, USA
RITA CHINYOKA
LEO PRIETO
Publisher/CEO, Alpha Media Holdings, Zimbabwe
Founder, FayerWayer, Betazeta Networks, Aardvark Labs, and ImageMaker Studios Chile
LEWIS D’VORKIN Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media, USA
WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL USING DATA AND ANALYTICS
A session about using data and analytics to develop strategy and increase newspaper revenue and profitability. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Mather Economics
GLOBAL REPORT ON INNOVATION IN NEWSPAPERS
The annual presentation of the Innovation in Newspapers World Report. ■ J uan Señor, Partner, Innovation International Media Consulting Group, UK
CREATE ADDICTION, USEFULNESS & LOYALTY, MONETISATION FOLLOWS! PART 1 What do the Norwegian daily VG, The New York Times, the Guardian US, and the photo messaging system Snapchat have in common? All have high levels of user loyalty. This session looks at how news publishers encourage and increase user visits and audience loyalty, and how that leads to revenues. ■ T orry Pedersen, CEO / Editor-in-Chief, Verdens Gang AS, Norway ■ P aul Smurl, General Manager, Core Digital Products, The New York Times, USA
COFFEE BREAK CREATE ADDICTION, USEFULNESS & LOYALTY, MONETISATION FOLLOWS! PART 2 What we have learned from Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple is that reaching high levels of engagement among digital users is the key to success in the digital world. ■ E amonn Store, CEO, Guardian US, USA ■ N ick Bell, Head of media division, Snapchat, USA
CHRISTIAN HENDRICKS Corporate Vice President, Interactive Media, The McClatchy Company, USA
JUAN SEÑOR Partner, Innovation International Media Consulting Group, UK
TORRY PEDERSEN CEO / Editor-in-Chief, Verdens Gang AS, Norway
MEDIA POLICY FORUM
WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE DISSECTING THE BIG CHALLENGES FACING PUBLISHERS, POLICY MAKERS & SOCIETY Intellectual Property is a global priority for publishers. Likewise, net neutrality has sparked heated debates in the US and throughout the world, and the right to be forgotten promises to become an issue across the Atlantic. In 2015 publishers, Internet giants and private citizens are often finding themselves engaging more and more passionately in debates around media policy, with alliances changing dramatically depending on the topic. WAN-IFRA brings this debate to the 2015 World News Media Congress where legal experts, international institutions and practitioners will contribute to help clarify where we stand, and where we are headed.
NICK BELL
EAMONN STORE
Head of media division, Snapchat, USA
CEO, Guardian US, USA
TAMÁS SZÉPVÖLGYI CEO, Sanoma Mobile Development Centre Ltd, Hungary
PAUL SMURL General Manager, Core Digital Products, The New York Times, USA
WORLD EDITORS FORUM MONDAY, 1 JUNE
TRENDS IN NEWSROOMS
Presentation of the 2015 Trends in Newsrooms report compiled by the World Editors Forum.
Sessions are same for all. See programme details, page 3.
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TUESDAY, 2 JUNE
THE POLITICO STORY
COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL
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TARGETING: THE KEY TO DIGITAL PUBLISHING Learn how to use audience data to target the right editorial – and branded – content to increase engagement and digital revenue. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Cxense
THE NEW YORK TIMES INNOVATION REPORT — THE NEXT CHAPTER
The New York Times Innovation Report, produced by an internal newsroom team and published in May 2014, identified major issues and challenges facing the newspaper. After reading it, many news publishers evaluated their own newsrooms. So what’s happened since publication? Has The New York Times followed its own advice? ■ ■
A lex MacCallum, Assistant Editor, The New York Times A rthur O. Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman, The New York Times
THE MULTI-PLATFORM NEWSROOM
Doing more with fewer resources is a constant challenge for newsrooms evolving towards a mobile future. Innovative editors share their strategies. ■ David Callaway, Editor-in-Chief, USA Today, USA ■ Marta Gleich, Executive Editor, Zero Hora, Brasil ■ Poul Madsen, Executive Editor-in-Chief, Ekstra Bladet, Denmark
LUNCH WORKING LUNCH WITH ETHICAL JOURNALISTS NETWORK
■ Aidan White, Director, Ethical Journalists Network More speakers to be announced
A NEW STRATEGY FOR NEWSPAPERS
A hopeful message about how to shift your thinking and build a sustainable future for news from the author of Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News.
J eff Jarvis, Professor and Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, USA
RISING ABOVE THE TIDE
Bill Nichols, Editor at Large, Politico, USA
Is paid-for content overwhelming journalism? How do we protect editorial independence and retain public trust?
Company & Publisher, The New York Times, USA
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Julie Posetti, Research Fellow, WAN-IFRA/Journalism Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Australia
We highlight editors who have overcome extraordinary obstacles in the interests of public service journalism. ■ P eter Bale, CEO, Center for Public Integrity, USA ■ P ichai Chuensuksawadi, Editor-in-Chief, Bangkok Post, Thailand ■ Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, Editor, Sunday Punch, Nigeria
STORYTELLING REBOOTED
Highlighting the pioneers using algorithms, explanatory journalism and new formats for enhanced storytelling. ■ Jennifer Preston (Moderator), Vice President, Journalism, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, USA ■ Emily Banks, Lead News Editor for Mobile Content, The Wall Street Journal, USA ■ Melissa Bell, Senior Product Manager and Executive Editor, Vox.com, USA ■ Lou Ferrara, Vice President for Sports, Business, Interactive and Entertainment News, The Associated Press, USA ■ Ulrik Haagerup, Executive Director of News, Danish Broadcasting Corp, Denmark
COFFEE BREAK
PICHAI CHUENSUKSAWADI Editor-in-Chief, Bangkok Post, Thailand
DAVID CALLAWAY Editor-in-Chief, USA Today, USA
EMILY BANKS Lead News Editor for Mobile Content, The Wall Street Journal, USA
OLUWATOYOSI OGUNSEYE Editor, Sunday Punch, Nigeria
TOM ROSENSTIEL Executive Director, The American Press Institute, USA
JEFF JARVIS
PETER BALE
Professor and Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, USA
Chief Executive Officer, Center for Public Integrity, USA
WORLD EDITORS FORUM NEW AGE OF CENSORSHIP AND INTIMIDATION
Despite increased focus on violence and physical attacks against the profession, journalists are facing new and different pressures that influence their work, silence their voices and are creating a chilling effect throughout news media globally. At stake is the independence and the sustainability of quality journalism. ■ C athrin Kahlweit, Correspondent for Central Eastern Europe, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany ■ E krem Dumanli, Editor-in-Chief, Zaman, Turkey ■ F erial Haffajee, Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa ■ Z affar Abbas, Editor-in-Chief, Dawn, Pakistan
WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE
HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE AUDIENCE
Learn from The New York Times and The Washington Post about involving your audience in what you do… and how to navigate the ethics of it all. ■ Fergus Bell (Moderator), Co-Founder, UGC and digital news gathering expert, UK ■ Greg Barber, Director Digital News Projects, The Washington Post, USA ■ James Robinson, Director, News Analytics, The New York Times, USA ■ Claire Wardle, Senior Social Media Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UK
INTO THE FUTURE
COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL
What’s the next frontier of technology to help journalists? ■
USING DATA AND ANALYTICS
A session about using data and analytics to develop strategy and increase newspaper revenue and profitability. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Mather Economics
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Joyce Barnathan (Moderator), President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), USA Justin Arenstein, Media Strategist, South Africa Ray Soto, Creative Lead of Virtual Reality Products, Gannett, USA (TBC)
WORKING BREAKFAST: SOURCE PROTECTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Sponsored by the Pew Research Center ■ J ulie Posetti, Research Fellow, WAN-IFRA/Journalism Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Australia ■ A my Mitchell, Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Center, USA
GLOBAL REPORT ON INNOVATION IN NEWSPAPERS
The annual presentation of the Innovation in Newspapers World Report. ■ J uan Señor, Partner, Innovation International Media Consulting Group, UK
MARTA GLEICH Executive Editor, Zero Hora, Brazil
CATHRIN KAHLWEIT Correspondent for Central Eastern Europe, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
AIDAN WHITE
POUL MADSEN
MELISSA BELL
GREG BARBER
CLAIRE WARDLE
Director, The Ethical Journalism Network
Executive Editor-in-Chief, Ekstra Bladet, Denmark
Senior Product Manager and Executive Editor, Vox.com, USA
Director Digital News Projects, The Washington Post, USA
Senior Social Media Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UK
WORLD ADVERTISING FORUM MONDAY, 1 JUNE
BRANDS & MEDIA: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
In this session, the Advertising Forum questions what works or not for brands in terms of relationship with the media, digital marketing and responding to evolving business needs. ■ Alexis Johann (Moderator), Managing Director, Styria digital one ■ Eric Harris, Executive Vice President of Business Operations, BuzzFeed, USA, and more speakers to be announced
Sessions are same for all. See programme details, page 3.
TUESDAY, 2 JUNE COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL TARGETING: THE KEY TO DIGITAL PUBLISHING Learn how to use audience data to target the right editorial – and branded – content to increase engagement and digital revenue. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Cxense
THE NEW YORK TIMES INNOVATION REPORT — THE NEXT CHAPTER
The New York Times Innovation Report, produced by an internal newsroom team and published in May 2014, identified major issues and challenges facing the newspaper. After reading it, many news publishers evaluated their own newsrooms. So what’s happened since publication? Has The New York Times followed its own advice? ■ ■
A lex MacCallum, Assistant Editor, The New York Times A rthur O. Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman, The New York Times
Company & Publisher, The New York Times, USA
LUNCH INNOVATIONS IN ADVERTISING
Maximise challenged advertising margins ■ Arunabh Das Sharma, President, Times Group, Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd, India Branded content guidelines and realisations ■ Fred Hurkmans, Commercial and Marketing Director, NewsMaster, Belgium 3-D ads and other creative efforts to improve ad impact ■ Lars Hordnes, Head of Digital Sales and VP Digital, Amedia, Norway
CREATIVE IDEA: MOBILE AND LOCAL ADVERTISING — THE IDEAL MATCH? Speakers to be announced
DIGESTING PROGRAMMATIC AND ITS IMPACT ON TEAMS
STRATEGIES FOR MAKING VIDEO VALUABLE
Programmatic ad buying has profoundly changed online advertising, and nowhere has the impact been greater than on sales teams and human resources in news media companies. Does it allow sales teams to focus on more important matters, like improving creativity and storytelling to accomplish the goals of a campaign? Does it affect sales prices? ■ A lexis Johann (Moderator), Managing Director, Styria digital one ■ A lanna Gombert, CEO of Gombert Consulting ■ M arcel Udo, Director Automated Trading at TMG (Telegraaf Media Groep), the Netherlands ■ R obert Johansson, Head of RTB and Programmatic, Schibsted, Sweden
“Digital video is today’s go-to for consumers looking not only for innovative programming, but for all content, long form or short,” says Anna Bager, Senior Vice President Mobile and Video, IAB. Marketers see great value in tapping into highlyengaged video audiences but they are also aware that customers are demanding on the experiences offered to them. Speakers to be announced
WORLD ADVERTISING LANDSCAPE
Jonathan Barnard, Head of Forecasting at Zenith Optimedia, presents facts and trends on digital marketing spending, with a special focus on mobile and video.
ALEXIS JOHANN Managing Director, Styria digital one, Austria
ALANNA GOMBERT CEO, Gombert Consulting, USA
ERIC HARRIS
LOU FERRARA
TROY YOUNG
Executive Vice President of Business Operations, BuzzFeed, USA
Vice President for Sports, Business, Interactive and Entertainment News, The Associated Press, USA
President, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, USA
ARUNABH DAS SHARMA
FRED HURKMANS
President, Times Group, Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd, India
Commercial and Marketing Director, NewsMaster, Belgium
WORLD ADVERTISING FORUM WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE COFFEE IN EXHIBITION HALL USING DATA AND ANALYTICS
A session about using data and analytics to develop strategy and increase newspaper revenue and profitability. ■ B reakfast session hosted by Mather Economics
GLOBAL REPORT ON INNOVATION IN NEWSPAPERS
The annual presentation of the Innovation in Newspapers World Report. ■ J uan Señor, Partner, Innovation International Media Consulting Group, UK
CREATE ADDICTION, USEFULNESS & LOYALTY, MONETISATION FOLLOWS! PART 1 What do the Norwegian daily VG, The New York Times, the Guardian US, and the photo messaging system Snapchat have in common? All have high levels of user loyalty. This session looks at how news publishers encourage and increase user visits and audience loyalty, and how that leads to revenues. ■ T orry Pedersen, CEO / Editor-in-Chief, Verdens Gang AS, Norway ■ P aul Smurl, General Manager, Core Digital Products, The New York Times, USA
COFFEE BREAK CREATE ADDICTION, USEFULNESS & LOYALTY, MONETISATION FOLLOWS! PART 2
What we have learned from Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple is that reaching high levels of engagement among digital users is the key to success in the digital world. ■ E amonn Store, CEO, Guardian US, USA ■ N ick Bell, Head of media division, Snapchat, USA
LARS HORDNES Head of Digital Sales and VP Digital, Amedia, Norway
MARCEL UDO Director Automated Trading, Telegraaf Media Groep, The Netherlands
MATT BOGGIE Executive Director, R&D Lab, The New York Times, USA
ROBERT JOHANSSON Head of RTB and Programmatic, Schibsted, Sweden
EKREM DUMANLI Editor-in-Chief, Zaman Daily, Turkey
ZAFFAR ABBAS Editor, Dawn, Pakistan
FERIAL HAFFAJEE Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa
CONGRESS EXHIBITION The Congress Exhibition offers a chance to meet the leading suppliers to the news media industry and discover cutting edge products, services and technologies.
CONTENT MARKETPLACE DEBUTS AT EXHIBITION The event will host the inaugural news content market place where publishers and editors can ■ ■
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D iscover and buy digital contents K ick-start projects: connect with content producers and partners to cement financing deals and partnerships E xplore fresh content with screenings, showcases of new projects
Content creators who wish to present their offerings to the delegates may contact Christin Herger at christin.herger@wan-ifra.org
For information on exhibition and sponorship opportunities, please contact Christin Herger at: christin.herger@wan-ifra.org
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION VENUE World News Media Congress, World Editors Forum, World Advertising Forum, Congress Expo & Gala Dinner: Washington Hilton 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, D.C., 20009 USA
ACCOMMODATION You can book your accommodation via www.wan-ifra.org/dc2015_hotel The Washington Hilton offers a very special rate for our Congress delegates:
US$ 199 + VAT for the deluxe room (single and double rate); or
US$ 249 + VAT for deluxe room (triple and quad rate).
You can also call in reservations with Group Code WNC: United States: 1-800-Hiltons International calls: +1-202-483-3000
HOW TO REGISTER WAN-IFRA/WEF Member: EUR 1,190 + VAT Non-Member: EUR 1,890 + VAT Welcome Reception & Gala Dinner for accompanying person: EUR 100 + VAT
REACHING THE WASHINGTON HILTON There are three airports in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area: ■ Washington National Airport (DCA) ■ Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) ■ Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) The Washington National Airport is located about 10 km from the Washington Hilton, 20 minutes by driving, 30 minutes by Metrorail services. Most international flights will arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport. From there, depending on the traffic, you need about 40 minutes’ drive to the hotel. The Baltimore/Washington International Airport is located about 53 km from the Washington Hilton, which takes about one hour by car. For information about the Washington Metropolitan Area public transportation system to plan your trip with metrorail and metrobus, please visit www.wmata.com
Register at: www.wan-ifra.org/dc2015_registration Group Discounts Available on request. Please contact: Christin Herger Project Manager Global Events christin.herger@wan-ifra.org Tel. +49.69.240063-286
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