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<strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Vienna – Bratislava | 11 – 14 September<br />
Thinking the Unthinkable:<br />
Are We Losing the News?<br />
> Media Freedom in the New Media Landscape <<br />
> www.ipiworldcongress.com
What can our<br />
<strong>Congress</strong> offer you?<br />
We’re ready for you!<br />
Ask yourself ...<br />
Had enough of crisis talk?<br />
Seeking solutions and best practices?<br />
And we’ll answer...<br />
Come to Session I “Lost News? Is the Media Still<br />
Providing the Public with the Information it Needs?”<br />
and Session III “What’s Working Where? And Why?”<br />
Want to know how social media and new platforms<br />
are driving changes in the news industry?<br />
Wonder what the future holds for journalism?<br />
Join in Session II “Found News? The New Platforms<br />
for Delivering Information”<br />
Pick up a copy of “<strong>IPI</strong> Report on a News Future<br />
and the Future of the Journalism Profession”<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
We are pleased to say that the response to our invitation to join <strong>IPI</strong> for its 60th anniversary <strong>Congress</strong> in Vienna<br />
and Bratislava has been fantastic. Already, at this early date, an unprecedented number of participants from<br />
some 33 countries have registered for this special event.<br />
As you have probably already learned from our press releases, newsletters and other material, the panels<br />
for this year’s <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong>, featuring timely and relevant topics, are now complete and boast a line-up<br />
of world-renowned figures from the international media community who are eager to interact with you.<br />
All other preparations for the <strong>Congress</strong> are also in place, including our first New Media & High Tech<br />
Innovations Exhibition, showcasing the latest media technologies and the best of online journalism,<br />
and a special Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony at Vienna’s historic City Hall, where <strong>IPI</strong> will honour<br />
60 <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes to commemorate 60 years of defending press freedom.<br />
In addition to these highlights, we have a range of attractive social functions lined up for you, providing<br />
further opportunity for informal networking.<br />
If you haven’t already registered, we urge you to take advantage of our newest anniversary offer of 680 EUR<br />
(valid until 10 June). Moreover, although we have blocked rooms at the official <strong>Congress</strong> hotel, the Hotel<br />
Savoyen Vienna, the deadline for hotel registration is 1 July, and our allotment of rooms is quickly filling up.<br />
So sign up now, if you haven’t done so already, and join us this September for what promises to be<br />
a memorable event. We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna and Bratislava!<br />
Your <strong>IPI</strong> Team<br />
Want to harness the latest technological<br />
advances?<br />
Concerned about press freedom<br />
in the changing media landscape?<br />
Want to be inspired by those who have fought<br />
to uphold press freedom?<br />
Tired of watching PowerPoint presentations?<br />
Want to network with other editors, media<br />
executives and leading journalists?<br />
Want to share all your findings<br />
with your colleagues back home?<br />
Check out our “New Media & High-Tech Innovations”<br />
Exhibition and collect your copy of the “<strong>IPI</strong> New Media<br />
Technology Journal”<br />
Participate in the town hall-style debate<br />
“Media Freedom in a Time of Change”<br />
Special 60th Anniversary Offer!<br />
Register before 10 June for only 680 €<br />
Meet our <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes at the<br />
Gala Dinner to honour <strong>IPI</strong>’s 60 Heroes and buy our<br />
<strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes commemorative book<br />
Engage and interact with the speakers and other<br />
participants in our open floor discussions at our Sessions<br />
Gain contacts with all the other delegates and speakers at<br />
scheduled, structured Network Meetings, facilitated by <strong>IPI</strong><br />
Collect your <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> Multimedia Pack with all<br />
the discussions, presentations and literature included<br />
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What they’re saying<br />
Programme<br />
‘<br />
Journalism is under pressure, not only from tighter<br />
finances but also from the impact of the Internet,<br />
the need for ratings and the fear of libel. I’m looking<br />
forward to hearing what our panellists have to<br />
say about how we protect what we do and how<br />
we ensure the public gets the information it wants<br />
and needs. Sarah Montague (Session I)<br />
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‘<br />
At a time of massive change in the media, we need to work harder<br />
than ever to protect freedom of expression and freedom of the<br />
press from burdensome regulation. Key to this will be our ability<br />
to show that the media remains committed to a strong ethical<br />
code… It is crucial that influential bodies like the <strong>IPI</strong> address this,<br />
which is why I am looking forward to this important conference.<br />
Guy Black (Session V)<br />
Journalists will probably never come to a consensus<br />
on how to report on extremists... A positive thing is<br />
that we will get together in September and look for ‘answers. Sergej Danilov (Session VI)<br />
‘<br />
Right now there’s a fundamental shift, an evolution<br />
taking place throughout the media landscape.<br />
Social media and mobile technology have proven<br />
their worth – this panel will demonstrate how and<br />
forecast where it goes from here.<br />
Errol Barnett (Session II)<br />
‘<br />
I believe that the ethics of<br />
journalism should not be<br />
compromised due to techno<br />
logical changes or the<br />
emergence of social media.<br />
… It is perfect timing to have<br />
a thoughtful discussion about<br />
ethics and journalism.<br />
Ghada Oueiss (Session V)<br />
What I like about the <strong>Congress</strong>, is it’s a gathering of journalists and others who recognize the problem, define<br />
the problems and clearly state what the problem is, and then explore some possible solutions. … Honest,<br />
decent-intending people getting together at a session such as the <strong>Congress</strong> to discuss these matters, I think is<br />
not only to be applauded, it is a necessity, which is one reason why I have agreed to fly halfway around the world<br />
‘to do whatever I can… to contribute to it. Dan Rather (Session VII)<br />
In an increasingly fragmented world, it is essential<br />
for media to bring together the whole picture.<br />
If we fail to do so, we fail our audiences. Therefore, ‘we must join forces! Elmar Thevessen (Session I)<br />
The traditional approaches to issues of media ethics, standards and accountability have been called<br />
dramatically into question by the emergence of the Internet as a potent social and informational<br />
medium. This is why the <strong>Congress</strong>’s focus on new media – and its panel on media ethics in particular –<br />
‘has identified some of the key issues facing media today. John Horgan (Session V)<br />
Saturday, 11 September <strong>2010</strong><br />
19:30 Welcome Reception<br />
Hotel Savoyen Vienna<br />
Sunday, 12 September <strong>2010</strong><br />
10:30 Opening Ceremony &<br />
New Media Exhibition Opening<br />
Hotel Savoyen Vienna<br />
Speakers<br />
Janne Virkkunen<br />
Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki,<br />
Finland; Chairman of <strong>IPI</strong><br />
David Dadge Director of <strong>IPI</strong><br />
Director’s Report:<br />
“The State of Press Freedom <strong>World</strong>wide”<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Michael Spindelegger<br />
Austrian Federal Minister<br />
for European and International Affairs<br />
Presentation of the<br />
“<strong>IPI</strong> Free Media Pioneer <strong>2010</strong>”<br />
12:00 Lunch<br />
13:00 Session I<br />
“Lost News? Is the Media Still Providing<br />
the Public with the Information It Needs?”<br />
As print and broadcast organisations cut costs<br />
and try to adapt to a changing media landscape –<br />
often reducing newsroom staff and closing<br />
foreign bureaus in the process – will they still<br />
be able to cover the news in depth? Will they<br />
be able to provide the public with the information<br />
it needs to understand complex issues and make<br />
informed decisions? What are the implications<br />
for press freedom?<br />
Moderator<br />
Sarah Montague<br />
Presenter, BBC, London, UK<br />
2009 <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong><br />
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Programme<br />
Panellists<br />
Ferial Haffajee<br />
Editor, City Press, Johannesburg, South Africa<br />
Alex Jones<br />
Director, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press,<br />
Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy<br />
School of Government, Harvard University,<br />
Cambridge, USA<br />
Charles M. Sennott<br />
Executive Editor & Vice President,<br />
GlobalPost, Boston, USA<br />
Elmar Thevessen<br />
Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of News,<br />
ZDF – German Television, Mainz, Germany<br />
14:15 Coffee Break<br />
14:45 Session II<br />
“Found News? The New Platforms<br />
for Delivering Information”<br />
In this session, panellists will look at the explosion<br />
of information platforms and devices – the world<br />
of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, the Kindle, and the<br />
iPad – and discuss their impact on the news industry,<br />
as well as on freedom of the press.<br />
Moderator<br />
Errol Barnett Anchor, CNN, Atlanta, USA<br />
Panellists<br />
Hannes Ametsreiter<br />
Chairman of the Management Board,<br />
Telekom Austria Group, Vienna, Austria<br />
2008 <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong><br />
Josh Cohen<br />
Senior Business Product Manager,<br />
Google News, New York, USA<br />
Jeff Howe<br />
Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine,<br />
San Francisco, USA<br />
Rajesh Kalra<br />
Chief Editor, Times Internet Ltd, New Delhi, India<br />
16:00 Coffee Break<br />
16:30 - 18:00<br />
Session III<br />
“What’s Working Where? And Why?”<br />
This session will provide examples of how<br />
both new and traditional media outlets are using<br />
creativity and innovation to succeed and prosper<br />
in the current difficult media climate.<br />
Moderator<br />
Barkha Dutt<br />
Group Editor, English News,<br />
NDTV, New Delhi, India<br />
Panellists<br />
Tina Brown<br />
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief,<br />
The Daily Beast, New York, USA<br />
Phil Fearnley<br />
General Manager, News<br />
and Knowledge, Future Media<br />
& Technology, BBC, London, UK<br />
Martim Figueiredo<br />
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief,<br />
i Daily, Lisbon, Portugal<br />
Bill Nichols<br />
Managing Editor, Politico,<br />
Arlington, USA<br />
19:30 Opening Dinner<br />
Speaker<br />
Heinz Fischer<br />
Federal President<br />
of the Republic of Austria<br />
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Programme<br />
Monday, 13 September <strong>2010</strong><br />
13:00 Session V<br />
09:00 Regional Network Meetings<br />
10:00 Breaking News<br />
This half hour is reserved for a special surprise<br />
discussion about a significant developing story.<br />
Moderator<br />
Michael Fleischhacker<br />
Editor-in-Chief, Die Presse, Vienna, Austria<br />
10:30 Coffee Break<br />
11:00 Session IV<br />
Special Presentation:<br />
“<strong>IPI</strong> Report on a News Future and the<br />
Future of the Journalism Profession”<br />
12:00 Lunch<br />
Presentation of a special report on the future<br />
of the news industry and the impact of emerging<br />
new media and technologies on the journalism<br />
profession itself.<br />
“Media Ethics in the New Media Landscape”<br />
How is the rise of new media and online journalism<br />
affecting the traditional journalistic standards of<br />
objectivity, accuracy, and verification? How can the<br />
media show that it remains committed to a strong<br />
ethical code and to effective self regulation in a rapidly<br />
changing media environment?<br />
Moderator<br />
Markus Spillmann<br />
Editor-in-Chief, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Switzerland<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Damian Tambini<br />
Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications,<br />
London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK<br />
Panellists<br />
Guy Black<br />
Executive Director, Telegraph Media Group; former<br />
Director, Press Complaints Commission, London, UK<br />
John Horgan Press Ombudsman, Dublin, Ireland<br />
Ghada Oueiss News Presenter, Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar<br />
Bettina Roither Editor-in-Chief, ORF-Radio,<br />
Vienna, Austria<br />
14:30 Coffee Break<br />
15:00 - 17:00<br />
<strong>IPI</strong> General Assembly for <strong>IPI</strong> Members only<br />
19:30 Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony<br />
at Vienna City Hall<br />
Presentation of<br />
“60 <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes”<br />
At this special event, <strong>IPI</strong> will honour 60 <strong>World</strong> Press<br />
Freedom Heroes – brave men and women who have<br />
made a significant contribution to the defence and<br />
promotion of press freedom – to mark its 60 years<br />
of defending press freedom.<br />
Speaker<br />
Harold Evans<br />
Editor-at-Large, The Week Magazine (UK);<br />
former Editor, The Sunday Times; Author, New York, USA<br />
Tuesday, 14 September <strong>2010</strong><br />
08:30 Departure for Cerveny<br />
Kamen Castle, via Bratislava<br />
Travel by catamaran and bus.<br />
Due to limited seating capacity, reservations for<br />
the Twin City Liner boats are necessary and seats<br />
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.<br />
Register now to secure your seat and enjoy the ride<br />
on the Danube.<br />
10:30 Arrival at Cerveny Kamen Castle<br />
11:00 Session VI<br />
“Reporting on Extremist Politicians –<br />
How New and Traditional Media<br />
Cover the Politics of the Extreme”<br />
Cerveny Kamen Castle<br />
How does the coverage of extremist politicians<br />
by new and traditional media differ? Are practitioners<br />
of the new media better suited to break a story<br />
about extremist political parties, or is there truth<br />
to the idea that the information they publish is less<br />
accurate, or unverified? Do both new and traditional<br />
journalists risk becoming pawns in the public relations<br />
campaigns of extremist politicians?<br />
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Programme<br />
Moderator<br />
Jim Clancy Anchor, CNN International,<br />
Atlanta, USA<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Miroslav Lajčák<br />
Minister of Foreign Affairs<br />
of the Slovak Republic<br />
Panellists<br />
Sergej Danilov<br />
Investigative Reporter, Rádio Expres;<br />
Blogger, SME.sk, Bratislava, Slovak Republic<br />
Alexandra Föderl-Schmid<br />
Editor-in-Chief, Der Standard, Vienna, Austria<br />
Gábor Miklósi<br />
Investigative Reporter, Index.hu,<br />
Budapest, Hungary<br />
12:30 Lunch<br />
13:30 Session VII<br />
“Media Freedom in a Time of Change”<br />
In this town hall-style discussion, participants will<br />
have the opportunity to reflect on the issues raised<br />
over the past three days and discuss future steps.<br />
Moderator<br />
Dan Rather<br />
Anchor and Managing Editor,<br />
“Dan Rather Reports,” HDNet, New York, USA<br />
15:00 Coffee Break<br />
15:30 Closing Ceremony<br />
Farewell Dinner at Cerveny Kamen Castle<br />
Departure for Vienna by bus<br />
Wednesday, 15 September &<br />
Thursday, 16 September <strong>2010</strong><br />
SEEMO Regional Meeting<br />
“Dialogue SEE – Media in<br />
South East Europe and the EU”<br />
Airo Tower Hotel, Vienna<br />
Organized by the South East Europe<br />
Media Organisation (SEEMO) – an affiliate<br />
of the International Press Institute (<strong>IPI</strong>).<br />
Get Hands-on<br />
with the Latest Technology<br />
Exhibition Highlights<br />
With a media industry that is in transition, the <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong><br />
<strong>Congress</strong> will focus on solutions that aim to help ease editors,<br />
journalists, and other media stake holders into the ever-changing<br />
media landscape.<br />
<strong>IPI</strong> will present its participants with the opportunity to get<br />
hands-on with the latest technologies at the New Media &<br />
High-Tech Innovations Exhibition.<br />
Here you will be given the opportunity to receive answers<br />
to your technological questions straight from the source –<br />
those companies responsible for creating cutting edge<br />
technology.<br />
Exhibitors will be present at all our panel sessions, giving<br />
topic-related demonstrations and posing questions to our<br />
speakers, so you can see and hear first-hand how these innovators<br />
and your peers engage.<br />
During the breaks between sessions you can speak directly<br />
to the companies bringing you new online platforms, social<br />
media, mobile communications, digital marketing/communications,<br />
e-readers, and many more.<br />
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60 Years of<br />
Defending Press Freedom<br />
Symbols of courage in journalism<br />
60 Years of<br />
Supporting Media Innovation<br />
Covering the ever-changing media landscape<br />
At a special Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony, which will be held on Monday, 13 September,<br />
at Vienna’s historic City Hall, or Rathaus, <strong>IPI</strong> will honour 60 <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes to mark<br />
60 years of defending press freedom.<br />
‘<br />
<strong>IPI</strong>’s <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Heroes are courageous men and women who have made a<br />
significant contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom in their region or<br />
country. Many of them paid the ultimate price, murdered for what they wrote or said.<br />
David Dadge, <strong>IPI</strong> Director<br />
1950s<br />
1960s<br />
The first 50 Press Freedom Heroes were selected in 2000 on the occasion of <strong>IPI</strong>’s 50th anniversary.<br />
Two additional Heroes – Hrant Dink of Turkey and Anna Politkovskaya of Russia – were named<br />
posthumously in 2006 and 2007, respectively.<br />
In the run-up to the <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> in September, <strong>IPI</strong> will unveil one new Hero every month<br />
to make up the full 60. All living Heroes will be invited to the award ceremony in Vienna.<br />
1970s<br />
The first of the new Heroes to be announced by <strong>IPI</strong><br />
was Lasantha Wickrematunge, the brave editor<br />
of the Sri Lankan daily newspaper, The Sunday Leader,<br />
who was murdered in 2009.<br />
In March, Lebanese journalist and television<br />
anchor May Chidiac was named<br />
the 54th <strong>IPI</strong> <strong>World</strong> Press Freedom Hero.<br />
Lydia Cacho, a Mexican investigative journalist<br />
and human rights activist, was announced as the<br />
55th Hero in April.<br />
To read their biographies, and those of the other<br />
Heroes, visit the <strong>IPI</strong> website: www.freemedia.at<br />
An attractive, full colour commemorative book,<br />
featuring the stories of all 60 Heroes, testimonials<br />
and anecdotes from colleagues and relatives,<br />
photographs, previously unpublished material,<br />
and much more, will be presented at the<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong>.<br />
You can also learn more about <strong>IPI</strong>’s many press<br />
freedom activities around the globe, and what we<br />
are doing to further and safeguard press freedom<br />
and freedom of expression, on the same website.<br />
1980s<br />
1990s<br />
2000s<br />
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Illustrations: <strong>IPI</strong> Report, <strong>IPI</strong> Global Journalist, <strong>IPI</strong> archive.<br />
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Willkommen in Wien!<br />
Vitajte v Bratislave!<br />
Must dos in Vienna:<br />
• Walk through the Spiegelsaal, or Mirror Room,<br />
at Schönbrunn Palace, where Mozart performed<br />
as a six-year-old child prodigy<br />
• See the eros, pain and passion in Egon Schiele’s drawings<br />
exhibited at the Albertina Museum<br />
• Taste traditional Viennese apple strudel –<br />
the oldest recipe dates back to 1696<br />
• Try this year’s wine at one of Vienna’s many Heurigen,<br />
or wine taverns<br />
• Take a catamaran ride down the Danube and enjoy<br />
our co-host twin city, Bratislava!<br />
All of these activities are part of the sightseeing and<br />
accompanying persons’ tours organised especially for<br />
<strong>Congress</strong> participants.<br />
Please visit www.worldcongress.com and register now!<br />
Must dos in Bratislava:<br />
• See the “UFO” Tower (the flying saucer-shaped observation<br />
deck and restaurant on top of Bratislava’s New Bridge)<br />
• Take a photo with Čumil The Peeper, the humorous bronze<br />
figure in the Main Square, who peeks out of a manhole,<br />
smiling at passers-by<br />
• Walk through the “Gate of Freedom,” the monument that<br />
commemorates those who died trying to cross the “Iron<br />
Curtain” by swimming across the Danube or Morava rivers<br />
• Try to fit in the narrowest house in Bratislava (130 cm wide),<br />
originally a passageway for sentries<br />
• Or don’t do anything – just walk around and enjoy the<br />
openness of the Slovak capital known as “Little Big City”!<br />
We have already included these attractions in the Bratislava<br />
City Tour, so please visit www.worldcongress.com<br />
and join us in exploring Bratislava.<br />
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Easy to reach, easy to stay…<br />
Photo: Wien-Tourismus/Claudio Alessandri<br />
Vienna: Harmony<br />
of Old and New<br />
Travel<br />
Vienna is located in the very heart of Europe and therefore easily reachable<br />
either by plane (via Vienna or Bratislava airports), train, bus or car.<br />
<strong>IPI</strong> recommends flying Austrian Airlines and saving 15%.<br />
Book your flights online at www.austrian.com and get a special discount<br />
on Austrian Airlines flights.<br />
Accommodation<br />
<strong>IPI</strong> has negotiated the best rates for congress participants at the<br />
Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen Vienna – EUR 165 per night for single<br />
or double use.<br />
The Hotel Savoyen is also the congress venue, an added convenience<br />
for delegates.<br />
About the Hotel<br />
An impressive blend of tradition and modernity is reflected in the design of the<br />
Hotel Savoyen. Housed in the former building of the Austrian State Printing<br />
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and future. Located in the heart of the city’s diplomatic quarter, the Hotel Savoyen<br />
is the ideal base from which to explore historic downtown Vienna.<br />
Book your room now!<br />
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enclosed hotel booking form.<br />
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for the business community. It produces an online news<br />
service, dozens of sector overviews, media monitoring, analyses<br />
and other information products in Slovak, English and German.<br />
Slovak Tourist Board (SACR) is a state contributory<br />
organisation specialising in marketing and the promotion<br />
of tourism activities in Slovakia. It provides<br />
information on tourism in Slovakia, presents Slovakia<br />
as a tourist destination, contributes to the positive image<br />
of Slovakia abroad, and supports the sale of the country’s<br />
tourism products.<br />
Slovak Electricity Transmission System, Plc.<br />
(SEPS) acts as the transmission system operator<br />
in Slovakia. Its mission is to operate the<br />
transmission system reliably, ensuring its dispatching control,<br />
maintenance and development to guarantee a reliable and<br />
quality electricity supply.<br />
Slovak Telekom is a multimedia operator<br />
with many years’ experience. It operates<br />
fixed and mobile telecommunications networks,<br />
providing voice and data services under the T-Com and<br />
T-Mobile brands. It is also the largest provider of broadband internet<br />
in Slovakia and offers interactive digital TV.<br />
Bratislava Culture and Information<br />
Centre (BKIS) is the main tourist information<br />
operator in Bratislava. It organises events and provides<br />
services in the areas of culture, tourism and sport, offering sightseeing<br />
tours, educative events, and eco-tourism.<br />
Kooperativa was established in 1990<br />
as the first private universal insurer in<br />
Slovakia. A proof of the successful performance<br />
of Kooperativa is the number of awards it has received<br />
in diverse areas, e.g. the prestigious “Insurer of the Year” award.<br />
Spa Piestany is one of the most famous<br />
spas in central Europe, known for the unique<br />
healing power of its thermal mineral water and sulphurous<br />
mud. Here you find many two-to-five-star spa hotels with medical<br />
offices, diagnostic workplaces and swimming pools.<br />
Mitická mineral water - for over 200 years<br />
it has harmonized the human body through<br />
its delicate balance of natural minerals, found to be effective in<br />
osteoporosis prevention, digestion improvement, relief of inflammations,<br />
and allergic reactions. It is produced by Trenčianske<br />
minerálne vody, a.s., a part of the Slovintegra Group.<br />
Austrian Airlines (member of Star<br />
Alliance) has received numerous<br />
awards for its exceptional service and quality during the last<br />
years. The current network comprises 120 destinations worldwide,<br />
both short-haul destinations and long-haul connections,<br />
from business destinations to leisure spots.<br />
Twin City Liner (TCL) - luxurious high-speed<br />
catamarans, specially designed for the shallow<br />
waters of the Danube Canal, will take you from<br />
Vienna to Bratislava in only 75 minutes. TCL<br />
is one of the projects of Central Danube Region Marketing<br />
& Development GmbH.<br />
Media Partners<br />
The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation<br />
(ORF) is Austria’s public-service broadcaster<br />
providing a wide range of tri-media program -<br />
me offers in radio, television and on the Internet. With its nine<br />
regional studios it is the most important Austrian medium in the<br />
large German-language media market.<br />
DER STANDARD is the leading quality newspaper<br />
in Austria with 5.6% national range.<br />
Its readers have a high level of quality awareness<br />
and a great interest in international<br />
events. DER STANDARD fulfils their demand for information and<br />
the most respected editorial articles.<br />
APA – Austria Press Agency is the<br />
country’s national news agency and<br />
the leading information service provider<br />
for Austria. Austrian newspapers<br />
and the ORF TV and Radio network own the agency. The APA<br />
editorial departments supply real-time news service in word,<br />
image, graphics, audio and video.<br />
Webnoviny.sk is a specialized news portal<br />
of SITA Slovak News Agency intended<br />
for general internet users. It distributes<br />
the SITA news services, press releases, and advertisements to<br />
dozens of other Slovak internet portals.<br />
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