UPDATE May 11, 2007: The deadline for application to the Emerging Leadership program has passed. More than 50 people applied for the 18 openings. We are looking forward to greeting them in October.

Application deadline for the second Emerging Leaders Fellowship program is April 30.

The program, which brings talented media managers from North Africa and Middle East countries to learn more about media trends, strategies and leadership, is sponsored by the International Research and Exchange Board and AmmanNet, with support from the U.S. Department of State. It includes a three-week seminar conducted by the Media Management Center and a three-week professional residency at an American media outlet.

Eighteen media professionals are chosen for the program from the countries of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, the West Bank and Gaza. A minimum of five years of media experience is required.

For more details and an application: http://www.irex-mena.org/

(Michael Smith)

The International Media Management Academics Association, which has its roots in the Media Management Center, will hold its annual meeting for the first time outside the United States when it meets July 1-4, 2007, at Saarland University in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Saarland is the home of the current IMMAA director, Chris Scholz, a founding member of the organization. The link between the members is the spirit to push things forward and the interest in (teaching) media management and the international media business.

The 2007 program will focus on five different aspects of the media business: media trends, characteristics of the media, characteristics of media management, characteristics of media strategy and characteristics of media consumers. To get there, we have set up a process which involves the entire IMMAA group.

The International Media Management Academics Association first met on Northwestern’s campus in 2004, and again in 2005. In 2006, the group – coordinated by MMC Research Director Limor Peer – met in San Francisco.

For information about the event click here. To register, please download this form. A draft schedule can be found here.