Appreciation

Resolution of the 62nd General Assembly Mexico City, Mexico September 29 – October 3, 2006 WHEREAS our Host Committee, chaired by Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz, El Universal, Mexico City, Mexico, and consisting of Andrés García Lavín and Andrés García Gamboa, Grupo SIPSE, Novedades de Quintana Roo; Luis Enrique Mercado Sánchez, El Economista; Carlos Álvarez del Castillo, El Informador; Miguel Valladares García, Pulso de San Luis; Idelfonso Salido Ibarra, El Debate; Carlos Alberto Salinas Valdés, El Diario de Coahuila; Gonzalo Leaño Reyes, Ocho Columnas; Miguel Medina Robles, La Voz de Michoacán; Juan Fernando Healy Loera, El Imparcial; Armando Castilla Galindo, Vanguardia de Saltillo; Enrique Gómez Orozco, AM; Alfredo Jiménez de Sandi, Imagen de Zacatecas; and Antonio González Karg, El Siglo de Torreón; Asociación de Editores de los Estados, Mexico, D.F.; provided a hospitable and friendly environment conducive to professional and social activities WHEREAS the General Assembly received the generous support of the following organizations, which sponsored hospitality events, provided services and furnished useful and informative material: FEMSA, Corporación Durango, Televisión Azteca, Telcel, Telmex, Grupo Maseca, Grupo Financiero Banorte, PR Newswire, Savia/Vector, Mexicana de Aviación, Bimbo, Notimex, Grupo Durango-Pipsa, GRUMA, as well as the states of Mexico, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Quintana Roo, Coahuila, Puebla, Sonora, Durango, Jalisco and Sinaloa WHEREAS the President of Mexico, Vicente Fox Quesada, officially opened the IAPA General Assembly and addressed the participants WHEREAS Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, the President-elect of Mexico, also addressed members and guests WHEREAS Thomas Shannon, United States Assistant Secretary of State, spoke to members and guests about “New Challenges for the Americas” WHEREAS Felipe Solís, director of the National Museum of Anthropology; Víctor García de la Concha, director of the Real Academia Española; José G. Moreno de Alba, director of Mexican Academy on Language; Carlos Alberto Montaner, writer and columnist; Juan Luis Cebrián, Grupo Prisa, El País, Madrid, Spain; and Juan Ramón de la Fuente, rector, National Autonomous University of Mexico, accepted the invitation of the Inter American Press Association to address the members and their guests WHEREAS a number of prominent individuals gave important seminars and participated in roundtable discussions on the digital media, including Len Apcar, deputy news editor, The International Herald Tribune, Hong Kong, China, and former editor in chief, NYTimes.com; Mario Tascón, editor in chief for content, PrisaCom, Madrid, Spain, Kinsey Wilson, vice president and executive editor, USA Today, United States; Bruno Patiño, president, Le Monde Interactif, France; Rosental Alves, Knight Professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Jim Brady, vice president and executive editor, thewashingtonpost.com; Jan Schaffer, executive director, Interactive Journalism Institute (J-Lab), University of Maryland; Joyce Jane, editor, O Globo Online, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Alma Delia Fuentes, Prisa, Mexico; Robert Picard, professor of media economics and director, Center for Media Management and Transformation, International Business School, University of Jönköping, Sweden; Aldo van Weezel, researcher, Center for Media Management and Transformation, International Business School, University of Jönköping, Sweden; Tim Parsa, editor, Todito.com; Mookie Tenenbaum, United Virtualities, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Jim Brady, vice president and executive editor, thewashingtonpost.com; Bruno López, vice president and general manager, Univisión.com; Ignacio Catalán, managing director, eluniversal.com.mx; Coordinator: Fabricio Altamirano, editor, El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador WHEREAS several individuals of note offered special presentations, such as L. Gordon Crovitz, publisher, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York, and executive chairman of the Consumer Media Group of Dow Jones & Company; Introduction by William E. Casey, Jr., Dow Jones & Company, New York, New York; Pierre Louette, president and general director, AFP; Thomas Kent, deputy managing editor/news services, AP; Betty Wong, news editor, Reuters; Alex Grijelmo, President, EFE ;Carlos Monsiváis, writer and journalist, Mexico; Facundo Landívar, La Nación, Argentina; Salvador Frausto, editorial coordinator, Gatopardo magazine WHEREAS a number of important figures participated on interesting panels, such as Patrick A. Yack, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida; Alonso Lujambio, Federal Institute for Access to Public Information, Mexico; Rossana Fuentes-Beráin, journalist and analyst, Mexico, Lydia Cacho, journalist, Mexico; Beatriz Mojica Morga, legislator, Mexico; Asdrúbal Aguiar, El Impulso, Barquisimeto, Venezuela ) WHEREAS personalities in the world of journalism took part in special activities, such as Rossana Fuentes, editor of the Spanish edition of Foreign Affairs, Ana María Salazar, former adviser for Latin America for president Bill Clinton; Carmen Arístegui, a journalist of W. Radio, CNN en español, Mexico WHEREAS there was a fruitful discussion between newspaper editors and deans of journalism schools moderated by Tony Pederson, Southern Methodist University, Texas, including Silvia Pellegrini, Universidad Católica de Chile; Alicia Casermeiro, Universidad Católica Argentina; Lourdes Durán Hernández, UNAM; Gabriela Warketin, Universidad Iberoamericana, Fernando Gutiérrez Cortes, Instituto de Estudios Superiores of Monterrey; Claudia Magallanes Bravo, Universidad de las Américas; and José Luis Vázquez Baeza, Carlos Septien Journalism School WHEREAS Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, delivered the keynote address titled “New Ideas, New Realities in Latin America” WHEREAS Carlos Slim, president of Grupo Carso, and Felipe González, former Prime Minister of Spain, held a discussion titled “Globalization, Economics and Democracy” WHEREAS the IAPA staff has done excellent work, making it possible for the activities of this Assembly to progress in an efficient manner WHEREAS the 62nd General Assembly was a resounding success in every way THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES to express, on behalf of the president, officers, Board of Directors, and members, its deepest gratitude and appreciation to all the people and companies that contributed and provided support to this 62nd General Assembly.