Between February 22-23 The International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2015) will be held in Sharjah under the patronage of HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The forum is set to run from at the Expo Centre Sharjah under the theme "Specific Actions...Better Results".
At this event over 300 media representatives from across the region and the Arab world will be present, and over 400 student from different universities in the country are being expected to visit the event. Also over 1,000 government representatives are anticipated to be visiting. Other than that there will also be media and government communication experts that are attending the sessions. During these days there will be various workshops and interactive lectures that a lot of people have signed up for to participate in.
Also there is being brought attention to the attendance of many global leaders, experts and speakers, including Lebanese President General Michel Sleiman (2008-2014), Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013), Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (2004-2005), Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (2004-2014) and Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004), amongst others.
Some of the main sponsors and partners include Emirates Airlines, Arabian Gulf Mechanical Centre – BMW, Getty Images, twofour54 and Microsoft (Content Partners), Sky News Arabia, The New York Times (International Media Partner, Al Khaleej newspaper, Al Bayan newspaper and Dubai Radio (Media Partners).
At this event over 300 media representatives from across the region and the Arab world will be present, and over 400 student from different universities in the country are being expected to visit the event. Also over 1,000 government representatives are anticipated to be visiting. Other than that there will also be media and government communication experts that are attending the sessions. During these days there will be various workshops and interactive lectures that a lot of people have signed up for to participate in.
Also there is being brought attention to the attendance of many global leaders, experts and speakers, including Lebanese President General Michel Sleiman (2008-2014), Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013), Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (2004-2005), Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (2004-2014) and Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004), amongst others.
Some of the main sponsors and partners include Emirates Airlines, Arabian Gulf Mechanical Centre – BMW, Getty Images, twofour54 and Microsoft (Content Partners), Sky News Arabia, The New York Times (International Media Partner, Al Khaleej newspaper, Al Bayan newspaper and Dubai Radio (Media Partners).