5W on 5G – Multidisciplinary online symposium responding to the public demand on 5G information

COMPACT “5W on 5G” Symposium speakers and participants range from space and telecommunication engineers to national policy makers, representatives of EU Commission, telecommunication regulators in respective EU Member States, tech industry representatives, journalists and media scholars, human rights activists, senior researchers and research team leaders in different disciplines of science, and medical experts. We expect more than 20 speakers and more than 150 participants to cover 5G concerns. The majority of information presented will be fresh and for the first time served for further use to participants that is of crucial importance for proper public debate in the European cultural and economic space. As we have an additional 120 tickets available, we would like to invite you to register, participate and take away and further distribute facts presented during the symposium.

The symposium will start with the Welcome session by COMPACT project team:
• Dr. Lukasz Porwol - eGov deputy leader and Researcher at DSI, Insight, National University of Ireland, Galway, NewsBeez executive team member - COMPACT project coordinator
• Mr. Munir Podumljak PSD - Partnership for Social Development & NewsBeez founder
• Dr. Bissera Zankova - Media 21 Foundation

The Welcome session will be followed by an Introduction Keynote Session:
• 12:50 GMT – 5G in a Nutshell
Moderated by: Mr. Niall O’Brolchain, Researcher at DSI, Insight, National University of Ireland, Galway (former Irish MP and Mayor of Galway City) – he will co-moderate other sessions

After introduction words from COMPACT project leaders, the Symposium will be conducted in three panels:
• 13:30 GMT – First panel – Technologies, Opportunities and Challenges
Moderated by: Ms. Malika Keswani, Senior Production Manager, BBC World Services
• 14:30 GMT – Second panel – 5G conspiracy theories and disinformation
Moderated by: Dr. Lukasz Porwol – COMPACT project coordinator
• 15:30 GMT – Third panel – The future of ultra-connected society
Moderated by: Ina O’ Murchu, Technologist, Technopreneur, Ireland and Consultant at Onlim

The sessions will be concluded at 16:30 GMT and everybody will be invited to join a Social Event at 16:45 GMT
The set of distinguished speakers and panellists will include:
• Mr. Andreas Geiss, Head of Unit for Spectrum Policy in DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Ms. Andreana Atanasova, Deputy Minister responsible for information technology and communication of Bulgaria
• Dr. Catalin Vrabie, Professor Assistant, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania

If you wish to join as a “5W on 5G” participant please register as soon as possible – the number of tickets is limited: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/104487793804

The symposium will be hosted on the 14th of May from 12:30PM GMT – 16:45PM GMT and it will be realized as an online webinar and delivered via the popular ZOOM platform with about 15 presenters and up to 270 registered participants. The working language of the webinar is English, and translation will not be provided at this stage.
The symposium will also be live streamed via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/compact.media.eu) for broader audience and additional feedback.

Moreover, a dedicated Virtual Reality space has been created using free, Open Source, Mozilla Hubs solution (https://hub.link/M4teCU2) – you can join directly via browser on your PC, Mac or mobile as well as with popular VR headsets. That space will host an optional COMPACT reception event after the symposium is concluded so that the discussions can continue. We will also connect the ZOOM platform to the VR space during the event so that VR participants can also engage with the speakers.

Visit http://compact-media.eu/ for more information.