Postponement statement

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The Organizational Committee of the First Arab Satellite Festival "Satellites ….Rights and Duties" announces the adjournment of the Festival session for many causes, which there are no room to mention it in details. The Committee will announce, later, about the venue and date of the Festival adjourned session through various mass media.

And so decided, the Committee expresses its deepest thanks, appreciation, and gratitude for whoever supported and assisted this significant event, especially:

1- HE. Mr. / Anas El Fiky - Egyptian Minister of Information

2- HE. Dr. / Ahmed Gwily- Secretary General of the Arab Economic Unity Council

3- HE. Dr. / Mofid Shehab- Minister of Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils

4- H.E. Mr. / Safwat Al-Sherif – Speaker of Shoura Council

5- HE. Dr. / Safwat El Nahass – President of the Central Agency for Organization and Administration

6- HE. Prof. Dr. Aly Eldeen Helal - Media Secretary of the National Democratic Party

7- HE. Mr. / Alaa Nemeh- President of the High Coordination Committee between the Arab Satellite Channels

Also, acknowledgment duty for the Faculty of Mass Communication- Cairo University, Faculty of Law – Banha University, Arab Producers' Union for TV Production, and Egypt Air.

As well as, special thanks for the honest participation and positive stances of:

1- H.E / Minister of Information of Yemen

2- Saudi Ministry of Information

3- H.E. / Minister of Information of Al Bahrain

4- Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan- Dubai Police Chief 

5- National Council for Media at the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

6- Nile Valley University in Sudan

7-Jenin University in Lebanon

8- Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and anti-Piracy department at ART.

9-Their Excellencies, Members of the Festival Preparation Committee

   The Committee appreciates, over days, the stances and contributions of every body and promises to specify the date of the Festival with a new agenda consistent with the requirements of the stage, as soon as, the causes of postponement are terminated. All with preserving all Intellectual property Rights for the Festival, Idea, and its Works that has been registered in accordance with the applicable rules in this regard, and warns the others from using it without permission from "The Scientific Group for Legal Studies".

The Committee will participate in the works of "The Second Conference for Development and Investment – Ismailia 2008" that will be held at ITAB (Mercure) Hotel, Ismailia Governorate.

Therefore, the Group invites all specialists, professionals, and interested in this field to attend the symposium held on the margin of the conference on Thursday 15th of June 2008 under the title: Satellites Rights and Duties on the light of the Document of Principles Regulating  Satellite Broadcasting in the Arab Region" issued by Arab Information Ministers' Council.

Monday, 12^th of June 2008

With regards,