President, the Arab-US Association for Communication Educators(AUSACE), Atlanta, Georgia www.gsu.edu/~wwwaus

Chairman of the International Division of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) http://www.beaweb.org

Member of the board of Directors, the International Academy for Media Sciences (IAMS). www.iams.edu Cairo, Egypt.

Member of Advisory Board, World Congress for the Middle Eastern Studies (WCMES). www.wocmes.de Mainz, Germany.

Chairman of the Research and Development Committee, The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Cairo, Egypt.

Invited speaker, Cambridge University , England, on Satellite Broadcasting in the Arab World. 2002

Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Arab Defense League, Cairo, Egypt

Invited Speaker, Oxford University, on Globalization, Regionalization and Democratization, Magdalene College, Oxford University, England March 17-20, 2002.

Member of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Internationalization Task Force
http://www.aejmc.org

Reviewer of the Media Communication Program, The Palestinien University

Member of the Board of Advisors, the Arab Thought Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon.

Member of the Board of Directors of Arab Media Group, Cairo, Egypt.

Member of Advisory Board, Global Media Monitor, Indiana University (GMM), Bloomington, Indiana.
http://www.globalmediamonitor.com

Chairman, National Satellite Committee, The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Cairo, Egypt.
http://www.ertu.org/

Keynote Session Chair, New Media .The First World Congress on the Middle Eastern Studies. September 8-13, 2000, Mainz, Germany .
www.wocmes.de

Member of the Advisory Board, the Global Media Journal,
http://www.globalmediajournal.com Purdue University Calumet, Indiana

Member of the Board, The Arab United States Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE), Atlanta, Georgia.

Senior Editor, Transnational Broadcasting Studies (TBS),
www.tbsjournal.com The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.

Member of the General Assembly, Egyptian Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt.

Trustee, Board of Trustees, The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt.

Invited speaker, The Italian Antenna-Cinema Festival. Padova, Italy November 23-24, 2001

Session Chair, Africa New Media .The annual Highway Africa conference- September 10-14, 200, Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.

Session Chair, on eGovernment models and NGO cooperation. The annual Highway Africa 2001 conference- September 10-14, 200, Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.

Keynote speaker to the Freedom Forum Symposium on Information and Communication Technology Impact on the Middle East. The Symposium took place in Johannesburg, South Africa September 6- 7, 2001.

Session Chair, on Africa Online. the HighwayAfrica2001 conference Rhodes university, Grahamstown, South Africa September 7-13. 2001. www.highwayafrica.org.za

Session Chair, Communication for the 21st Century: Civil Society and Development, the Freedom Forum Symposium. Johannesburg, South Africa September 6- 7, 2001.

Member, Higher Committee for Specialized NileSat Television Networks, The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Cairo, Egypt.

Invited Speaker, on Establishing Media Environments, the Beirut Institute for Media Arts (BIMA). November 24-25, 2000, at the Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Distinguished Lecturer, on the “Planning Radio talk Programs" The lecture was part of training of Kuwaiti radio producers and organized by the Egyptian Radio and Television Training institute.

Distinguished Speaker, “ Satellite Broadcasting in the Middle East: Current Situation”, The Arab World Institute, Paris, France

Keynote Speaker, “Satellite Broadcasting and Information Society in the Arab World” at the Article 19 International Seminar on Satellite Broadcasting. Cairo Egypt, Feb. 20 - 21, 1999.

Keynote Speaker, on From Obligations to Opportunity: Media Vision in the Future Keynote address at The Global Fusion conference October 13-15, 2000. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
http://intranet.siu.edu/~gf2000/

Distinguished Speaker, “ Internet in the Arab African Countries” at Highway Africa 2000 conference; African Media and the Global Information Society, Rhodes University, South Africa

Distinguished Speaker, “ Arab Mass Media” at The Freedom Forum’s technology forum New Media and the Internet in Africa 9/8 Johannesburg, South Africa

Member of the Editorial Board, 24 Hours Magazine, Cairo, Egypt.

Keynote Speaker, “ Satellite Broadcasting and civil Society in the Middle East” at The Columbia Forum on the Middle East Media “Opening Channels: Television and Society in the Middle East”, February 19-23, 2000. Columbia, New York. USA.

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of International Communication (JIC), Macquarie University, Australia
www.mucic.mq.edu.au/JIC

Reviewer, The Journal of International Communication (JIC), Macquarie University, Australia www.mucic.mq.edu.au/JIC

Invited Speaker, “When the Third World Becomes the Second” at the Freedom Forum’s international seminar on “The Internet and the First Amendment: Global Perspectives.” Organized by the Freedom Forum, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 1999.

Distinguished Speaker, on issues related to the impact of new information and communication technologies on mass media worldwide with a specific reference to the Arab World. The symposium that was held at AlAhram newspaper and was sponsored by the Freedom Forum with the theme "Free Press/Fair Press."

Keynote Speaker, “ Satellite Broadcasting and Information Society in the Arab World” at the Article 19 International Seminar on Satellite Broadcasting. Cairo Egypt, Feb. 20 - 21, 1999.

Distinguished Lecturer, on the “On Line Journalism." The lecture was part of training of editors of newspapers and magazine of Balkan countries and organized by the AlAhram Regional Press Institute.(ARPI)

Distinguished Lecturer, on “Television Production for Children’s Television" The lectures was part of the training of senior local television editors and producers organized by Hanns- Seidel- Stiftung.

Distinguished Lecturer, on the “Impact of Transnational Media in the Islamic World." The lecture was part of training of senior radio and television editors and producers of non-Arabic Islamic countries and organized by the United Nations Committee for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO, ALESCO and ISESCO).

Conference Chair, Third Annual Conference of the Arab-US Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE), Cairo, Egypt, September 7-10, 1998

Keynote Speaker, the Third Annual Conference of the Arab-US Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE), Cairo, Egypt, September 7-10, 1998.

Member, Organization Committee, "Egypt and the United States: Training Needs and Partnerships," Roundtable discussion of the Freedom Forum's Middle East Forum, Cairo, Egypt, September 11, 1998.

Distinguished Lecturer, on the “Internet Journalism." The lecture was part of training of editors of newspapers and magazine of New Commonwealth and organized by the AlAhram Regional Press Institute.

Distinguished Lecturer, on "Pay Television in the Arab World,"
Cairo International Radio and Television Festival, Cairo, Egypt, July 1998 .

Distinguished Lecturer, on "NileSat and the New Century," Cairo Rotary Club, Cairo, Egypt, December 1998.

Distinguished Lecturer, Freedom of the Press in Egypt. Part of
"Free Press/Fair Press," synposium. The Freedom Forum, AlAhram Newspaper, Cairo, Egypt. March, 2002.

Respondent, “New Transnational Communication: Cross Border Issues in the 21st Century.” Multicultural and International Divisions, The 42nd Annual Convention of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4-7, 1997.

Distinguished Lecturer on “Arab World and The Information Superhighway.” Organized by The Center of Arab and Islamic Studies, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA. April, 1997.

Reviewer, The Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, a quarterly publication of the Broadcast Education Association, 1777 N St., NW, Washington, D.C., USA.

Distinguished Lecturer on "The Arab Information Explosion: Development and Impact of Satellite Television, Telecommunications, and Information Networks." With S.A. Schleifer. Organized by the American University in Cairo and The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University, New York, USA, April 9, 1997.

Respondent, “Media Consolidation and Content: Production, Distribution, and Diversity.” Multicultural, International, and Communication Technology Divisions, The 41st Annual Convention of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 12-15, 1996.

Member, General Committee, International Conference of Televisions and Audiovisuals in the Mediterranean, European Commission.

Reviewer, The Kuwaiti Scientific Establishment (Al Moa'sasah Al Almeih), State of Kuwait Five Year Plan for Information and Mass Communication.

Distinguished Lecturer on "Measurement of Public Opinion." Organized by The American University in Cairo for the Egyptian State Information Service (SIS). Cairo, Egypt, October 1995.

Distinguished Lecturer on “Rating and Non-Rating Research in Radio and Television.” Organized by Friedrich Neumann Stiftung for Egyptian radio and television station managers, Cairo, Egypt.

Distinguished Member, Organization Committee, Arab League Conference on African Space and the Utilization of ArabSat, Cairo, Egypt.

Member, Delegation of Top Egyptian Officials to the European Commission, organized by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.