NAIROBI PREPARES TO HOST TOP MEDIA EVENT - 2003-03-06

It will be the 52nd Congress of the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading print and broadcasting journalists, and will be held over four days - June 1 to 4 - in Nairobi. Among the renowned speakers expected at the Congress are South African President Thabo Mbeki, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, UN secretary-general Kofi Annan and the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community worldwide. Subsequent news on this subject: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - Security: World media congress in Nairobi cancelled - A global media congress scheduled for Nairobi from June 1-4 has been cancelled, thanks to fears of a terrorist attack. The International Press Institute (IPI) - the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists - announced the cancellation of the world congress yesterday.