Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, in Thessaloniki
13 May 2014
THESSALONIKI, 12 – 15 MAY 2014. MEETING OF THE I.A.O.
In the framework of the activities of the I.A.O. International Secretariat a conference – seminar with subject: “Christianity – Orthodoxy and the media in modern world”, will be held in Thessaloniki, 12 – 15 May 2014, with reference to the field of church news and information and good practices of their dissemination.
The conference is called to highlight existing views and reflections on the topics, as well as pinpoint type of news of the religious field transmitted via the media, the regulations and ethics, while considering issues of worship and new technologies. The second day of the conference will focus on seminar discussions on relevant issues of interest.
Monday , 12 May 2014
Participants arrivals in Thessaloniki
19.00 Conference official opening
• Opening address by Mr. Sergei Popov, Member of the Russian State
Duma, President of the I.A.O. General Assembly
• Opening of the works by the Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister and
Government Spokesperson Mr. Simos Kedikoglou (tbc.)
• Video greeting message by His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew
• Greeting address by the Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Mr. Theodoros
Karaoglou (tbc.)
• Speech by Mr. Anastasios Nerantzis, Member of the Hellenic Parliament,
I.A.O. Secretary General
• Greeting address by His Holiness Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki
• Greeting address by Mrs. Maria Antoniadou, President of the Greek
Journalists’ Union (ESIEA)
• Greeting address by Prof. Mr. Chrysostomos Stamoulis, Chairman of the
School of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Greeting address by Assoc. Prof. Mr. Grigorios Paschalidis, Chairman of
the School of Journalism and Mass Communications of the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki
• Greeting address by Mr. Makis Voitsidis, Head of the Journalists’ Union
in Thessaloniki (ESIETH)
• Speech by Most Rev. Ierotheos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos, Chairman of
the Synodical Committee for the Press, Public Relations and
Enlightenment of the Church of Greece with subject: «Christianity –
Orthodoxy – Public space».
21.00 Reception. Tuesday, 13 May 2014
09.30 – 11.30
1st Session: Communicative theology and politics
• Mr. Ioannis Petrou, tenured professor at the School of
Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with subject:
«Religion, communication and public space»
• Prof. Valery Alexeev, I.A.O. Advisor with subject: «Orthodox
values and concepts in Media»
• Mr. Andreas Loudaros, Journalist, Director at the Religious
News Network with subject: «Information on the field of
religion in the internet abyss: Perspectives and pathogeny»
• Dr Emad Gad, Member of the Parliament of Egypt with
subject: «Political crises with religious dimensions and
international media»
Questions – discussion
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.45 2
nd Session: Populism and authenticity in religion
• Mr. Bruce Clark, Editor of “The Economist” on religious
issues with subject: «Church and social networks» (through
SKYPE)
• Mr. Volen Siderov, Member of the Parliament of Bulgaria,
Chairman of the I.A.O. Committee on Mass media with
subject: «Christian values – political parties – public space»
• Mr. Stavros Tzimas, Journalist with subject: «Geopolitics,
Orthodoxy, Public space»
• Mr. Marco Politi, Writer and Vatican affairs expert (Il Fatto
Quotidiano) with subject: «International Media and religious
events»
• Mr. Ihsan Yilmaz, Associate Professor of Political Science,
Fatih University (Istanbul) with subject: «Power of the State,
religion and Mass Media».
Questions – discussion
