Feb. 26 – The Copeam Forum focused on “the estimation and assessment of broadcasters’ training needs.” The Forum on “Training – Media – Mediterranean”, organized by COPEAM (the Audivisuals Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean) and TRT – Turkey’s public broadcasting, recently came to an end in Ankara. The seminar saw the participation of radio and television stations managers and experts of from 9 countries: Albania, Algeria, France, Jordan, Italy, Kosovo, Morocco, Serbia and Turkey. “This third edition of the forum – reads a statement by Copeam – is designed to foster collaboration and partnerships between broadcasters in the region, and to promote the exchange of experiences and ‘best practices’ among human resource managers.” During opening speeches, made by Senol Goka, general manager of TRT, and Pier Luigi Malesani, secretary general of Copeam, Malesani announced that the Training Commission, which will meet in Malta on 27 March, will consider new projects involving virtual training and the realization of seminars for journalists in the cultural sector.