Concept Paper  

 
1. Date and Venue:
    September 8 to 11, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 
 
2. Objectives:
 
• Review CALD-Secretariat’s (and the related member parties’) existing communication practices
 
• Review and update CALD communication strategy (and inform political leadership about results)
 
• Assess and document the role of the media in electoral campaigns in CALD member countries (with a special emphasis on campaigns of the parties themselves)
 
• Lay the groundwork for a CALD publication on media and electoral campaigns
 
• Present best practices regarding the usage of the media in electoral campaigns
 
 
3. Participants:
 
Communications and media relations officers as well as campaign managers from member parties. Aside from this additional participants will be invited from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, India and Pakistan. All participants must be fluent in English and have first hand and practical experience in political campaigns.
 
Members of CALD Secretariat in Manila
 
The minimum number of participants is twelve (plus resource persons and facilitator).
 
 
4. Facilitator and resource persons:
 
Dr. Ronald Meinardus will be the overall facilitator, assisted by CALD Executive Director John Coronel.
 
Professional campaign managers will be engaged.
 
 
5. Publication:
 
A booklet with the papers should be published after the workshop. A written (and original) report of no less than five pages will be presented by participants ahead of the workshop. Terms of references will be made available at least one month before the workshop.
 
Being considered to edit is Ms. Cecille Balgos who wrote and edited CALD’s 10th Anniversary Brochure.
 
 
6. Some points for the program outline:
 
Review of CALD communication strategy
 
Strategic discussion on CALD and the Media: Where are we now, where do we want to be, and how do we get there?
 
Case studies/country reports (along the lines of terms of reference)
 
Presentations of best practices by professional campaign managers
 
Workshops/working groups:
 
The role of radio and television in national political campaigns (chances and limits)
 
Potentials and limits of political online campaigns in Asia
 

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