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Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:24 PM<br>Subject: Reminder: Call for Nominations: Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010<br>To: <a href="mailto:wainaina.mungai@kamemefm.com">wainaina.mungai@kamemefm.com</a>, <a href="mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org">wainaina@madeinkenya.org</a>, <a href="mailto:votindo@gmail.com">votindo@gmail.com</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(Hi Wainaina and Violet. Please
help us spread the news through your networks/website/blog. Closing date is 18
June. You should enter too! Thanks, Moagisi.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Friends of Highway Africa</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Highway Africa is pleased to announce the call for entries for
the <b>10<sup>th</sup> edition of the Highway Africa New Media Awards</b>. The Awards
were pioneered to highlight the role that digital technologies play in
journalism and the media, are unique and prestigious awards within the
profession of journalism on the continent. The awards reward pioneering,
innovative and creative use of technology in doing journalism that serves
Africa and its citizens..</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Highway Africa New Media Awards</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The 14th edition of the Highway Africa Conference, 4-7 July 2010
at Rhodes University, calls for the submission of nominations for the Highway
Africa New Media Awards in 3 categories: </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Individual/Student</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> – awarded to individual persons who design or
appropriate new affordable applications of communication technologies to
overcome the limitations of existing infrastructure and/or capital resources.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Not-for-Profit</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> – awarded to users of appropriate media technology
to advance and assist communities and persons limited by infrastructure and/or
technological access. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Corporate </span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">– awarded to corporate groups for creative and
appropriate adaptation of technologies within the continent to complete
effectively in the wider environment. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please find attached the Highway Africa Awards 2010 Call for
Entries, as well as the Electronic Application Form<b>. </b>Forms can also be
found at <a href="http://www.highwayafrica.com" target="_blank">www.highwayafrica.com</a>. <b> Submissions
are to be made electronically to: <a href="mailto:awards@highwayafrica.com" target="_blank">awards@highwayafrica.com</a>
copied to <a href="mailto:c.kabwato@ru.ac.za" target="_blank">c.kabwato@ru.ac.za</a>. </b></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#1F497D">The closing date for the nominations is <b>18 June 2010, 16:30
Pretoria Time</b>. Winners will be announced at the prestigious Highway Africa
New Media Awards ceremony on the evening of <b>Sunday, 4 July 2010</b>. Visit <a href="http://www.highwayafrica.com" target="_blank">www.highwayafrica.com</a> for more info. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[FRENCH]</span></p>
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<p><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Chers
Collègues,</span></p>
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<p><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Highway
Africa a le plaisir de vous annoncer l’<b>Appel à nominations
de sa </b> 10<sup>ème</sup> édition de Highway Africa New Media Awards.
Les prix ont été lancés pour mettre en exergue que le rôle que les
technologies numériques jouent dans le journalisme et dans les médias, sont
uniques et prestigieux dans la profession du journalisme qui serve
l’Afrique et ses citoyens. </span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Highway
Africa New Media Awards</span></b></p>
<p><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">La 14<sup>ème</sup>
édition de la « Highway Africa Conference » qui se tiendra du 4
au 7 </span><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:#E6ECF9">juillet</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">2010
à Rhodes University lance un appel à soumissions de nominations pour la Highway
Africa New Media Awards dans trois catégories: </span></p>
<p><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:19.8pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Individu/étudiant</b>- offert à des individus qui
conçoivent ou s’approprient de nouvelles et abordables applications des
technologies de la communication pour surmonter les insuffisances de
l’infrastructure/ressources ou capitales existantes. </p>
<p style="margin-left:19.8pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none"> </p>
<p style="margin-left:19.8pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Non-lucratif</b>- offert aux utilisateurs de la technologie
de media appropriée pour avancer et assister les communautés et les personnes
limitées par l’accès aux infrastructures et à la technologie. </p>
<p style="margin-left:19.8pt;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none"> </p>
<p style="margin-left:19.8pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Entreprise</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">- offert aux groupes
d’entreprises pour une adaptation créative et appropriée des technologies
sur le continent pour compétir efficacement dans un environnement plus large.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ci-joint est l’appel à nominations Highway
Africa Awards 2010 avec plus de détails : critères de sélection etc. <b><span style="color:black">Les soumissions doivent être faites par voie électronique à:
<a href="mailto:awards@highwayafrica.com" target="_blank">awards@highwayafrica.com</a> copié
sur c.kabwato @ <a href="http://ru.ac.za" target="_blank">ru.ac.za</a>.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">La
date de clôture pour les nominations est fixée au 18 juin 2010 à 16h30 heure de
Pretoria. La liste des lauréats sera publiée à la prestigieuse cérémonie de
Highway Africa Awards, dans la nuit de dimanche, 4 </span><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:#E6ECF9">juillet</span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">
2010. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Visite</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="http://www.highwayafrica.com" target="_blank">www.highwayafrica.com</a>
pour plus d'informations.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Moagisi Letlhaku</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Training Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Highway Africa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rhodes University School of Journalism
and Media Studies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel: +27 (0)46 603 7139</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Fax: +27 (0)46 603 7189</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cell: +27 (0)73 381 5227</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:e-mail%3Am.letlhaku@ru.ac.za" target="_blank">e-mail:m.letlhaku@ru.ac.za</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#E36C0A">14<sup>th</sup> Highway
Africa Conference, 5-7 July 2010. Theme: "African Voices in the Global
Media Space"</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Reporting Development Network
Africa (RDNA): </span></b><a href="http://reportingdna.org/" target="_blank">http://reportingDNA.org</a><span style="color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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