UNIVERZITET U TUZLI

Tuzla, 27.04.2011. godine

Minority success in the knowledge society

Društveni mediji i budućnost liderstva -
Social Media and Future of Leadership

Conference for the Western Balkans

University of Tuzla, Amphitheater, Tihomila Markovića No 1

Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 12-13, 2011

Conference language: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, English

The conference brings together academic and business leaders of the Western Balkans for the study of digital social networking and for advancing public participation, educational progress, small nation and minority success, regional economic development and globally inclusive, well-connected leadership. The conference is sponsored by the University of Tuzla and the Forerunner Federation USA.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

8:45 am School choir from Behram-begova medresa, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

9:00 Welcoming Ceremony
Vedada Baraković and Andrew Balas (Co-Chairs of the Scientific Committee)
Enver Halilović, rector, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Damir Mašić, Federal Minister of Education and Science (invited)
Nađa Avdibašić Vukadinović, Tuzla Canton Minister (invited)
Anton Kasipovic, Minister of Education Republic of Srpska (invited)

9:30 – 10:45 Spreading use of Internet in the Balkans
Use of social media in political campaigns
Lejla Turčilo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
"Društvene mreže kao element političke kampanje na lokalnim izborima"
Dejan Zeljic VSPM Primus, Gradiska, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facebook (R)Evolution: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vedada Baraković, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Social media for global success of minorities and small nations
Andrew Balas, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:15 Rectors’ Roundtable: Academia and Social Media
Rector Enver Halilović, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rector Joseph Mifsud, EMUNI University, Slovenia
Director Vahid Fazlović, Behram-begova medresa, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Director Vlatko Rosić, Catholic School Center "St.Francis" Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

12:15 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00 Economic development and social media
Ekonomski razvoj i društveni mediji
Radoja Radić, University of Business Studies Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Razvoj društvenih mreža kao faktor unaprijeđenja poslovne saradnje
Mirsad Kikanović and Elma Demir, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Social media and marketing application in Southeastern Bosnia region
Šejn Husejnefendić and Mirza Mehmedović, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Umreženo društvo ili društvo uhvaćeno u mrežu
Eila Vicković, BH Telecom, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Starting new business with the help of social media
Elvira Bojadžić and Kenan Šurković, Monolit Association, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

15:00 – 15:15 Break

15:15 – 17:00 Use of social media in education and research
Social networks and health care improvement
Izet Mašić (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet sajtovi u nastavi na odseku za medijske studije Filozofskog fakulteta u Novom Sadu:
studija slučaja
Zlatomir Gajić, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Latest research on social networks
Enes Osmančević, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Socijalne implikacije novih medijskih mreža – Kulturološki aspekti i liderstvo
Mimo Drašković and Željko Rutović, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Kotor, and Ministry of Culture of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Social media and their influence on the creation of political leadership
Taxhedin Selimi, Southeast European University in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia

17:00 – 17:15 Choir of the Serbian Orthodox Church Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Friday, May 13, 2011

8:15 Choir of Catholic School Center "St.Francis" Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

8:30 – 9:15 Society and social media
Participatory challenges, paternalistic legacy: social media and healthcare in post-Dayton Bosnia
Mirza Mahmutović and, Zumreta Jamakosmanović, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Društveni mediji i koncept liderstva
Dajana Džindo and, Dijana Duvnjak, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

9:15 – 10:30 Social Media and Equal Opportunity
Social media and the future of minority rights
Csaba Sogor, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Digitalne tehnologije kao pomagala za osobe oštećenog vida
Dragisa Kovacevic, Dalibor Rod and Radmila Laban, “Veljko Radmanović” School for the
Visually Impaired Pupils, Zemun, Serbia

10:30 – 10:40 Break

10:40 – 11:50 Guiding principles and new networks
Prednost interdisciplinarnog naučno-obrazovnog pristupa u kreiranju mladih lidera
Prof. dr Ćemal Dolićanin, Mr Senad Ganić and Mr Edis Mekić, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
Etička upotreba društvenih mreža i regulacija
Ekrem Tucaković, Ryasat of Islamic Community, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Društveni mediji kao izvor vijesti
Zorica Branković, Osijek, Croatia

11:50 – 12:00 Closing session and call for action
Vedada Baraković and Andrew Balas