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09SANTIAGO328
2009-04-07 15:39:00
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Embassy Santiago
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POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
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SUBJECT: POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
"CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES"
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000328
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
SUBJECT: POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
"CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES"
1. Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in
Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the
importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the
growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government
officers, NGOs, utility companies, scientists, school teachers,
university professors, and students to explore what is being done in
the United States to address these issues, and the role individual
citizens play in addressing climate issues. The team visited more
than a half-dozen U.S. cities. The University of Miami has already
requested the team provide copies of the recorded segments they will
produce. The team also plans to prepare several three-minute
reports for CNN Chile, as well as producing between 4-6 half-hour
segments on different aspects of their U.S. visit. End summary.
2. A two-member team from Concepcion's Canal 9 Regional (Regional
TV Channel 9) and Embassy Press Specialist Veronica Clarke
participated in an extremely successful TV Co-Op program that
included program activities in: Miami, Florida; Washington, D.C.;
Boulder, Colorado; San Francisco, Sacramento, Modesto, and other
locations in California, from March 15-30, 2009.
Appreciative Chilean Team
--------------
3. Radio Bio-Bio Press Chief and Regional TV Channel 9 journalist
Salvador Schwartzmann, and cameraman and producer German Saavedra
had nothing but high praise for PA/OBS/BS' organization of the trip,
including all the logistics, lodging, and transportation
arrangements. They similarly commended PA/OBS/BS for selecting the
right sites to visit, the right people to interview and the accurate
timing of each day's activities for the TV Co-Op.
4. Both professionals were impressed with the detailed organization
of the trip, the quality of the interviewees, among them several
award-winning and world-renowned scientists, as well as impressive
film producers and State government officials. The Chileans
especially mentioned what a great pleasure it was working with their
Producer George Santulli. They praised his perseverance in locating
top-notch experts to address specific interests they had identified
during the production stage of the Co-op.
5. The TV crew covered a wide array of topics: ocean warming and
its effects, including rising ocean levels; hydroelectric plants and
the problems caused by less available water; garbage disposal and
recycling; community participation, among others. Both Schwartzmann
and Saavedra emphasized that all interviews and visits during the
program were worthwhile and not a single moment was wasted.
6. The trip began with an early morning interview of U.S.
Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons, who spoke of the importance of
renewable energy and its prominence in U.S.-Chilean cooperation.
Ambassador Simons was interviewed on the same day the TV crew flew
to Miami, Florida.
7. During their first day in Miami, the team recorded the launch of
the Discovery space shuttle and prepared a report that was sent to
their TV network in Chile. This report aired that same night as
well as during the next morning. The "spur-of-the-moment segment"
served as an introduction to other segments the team produced and
generated placement on the Bio-Bio radio network, which received
national coverage in Chile. The reports also generated high
interest at the University of Concepcion, which has requested copies
of all the material that will be produced.
Side Benefits From TV Co-Op
--------------
8. Regional TV Channel 9 is one of the most important regional TV
networks in Chile. In addition to the southern Bio-Bio region --
the second largest and important region of Chile -- the TV network's
broadcast reaches the southernmost parts of the country. Its
programming can also be seen online. Regional TV Channel 9 has a
partnership with CNN Chile and Bio-Bio Radio network -- one of the
most important radio networks in Chile. Both CNN Chile and Bio-Bio
radio have nation-wide reach. In addition to the University of
Concepcion, the University of Miami requested copies of all the
material produced by the Concepcion TV crew.
9. The Regional Channel 9 TV network team offered to prepare
between 4-6 thirty minute segments on different topics covered
during this TV Co-op. The team also has offered to prepare
three-minute segments for broadcast on CNN Chile as well as radio
segments for the Bio-Bio Radio Network. Post will work with the
team to make sure this commitment becomes a reality.
10. The material produced by the TV crew will also be shared with
and utilized by the University of Concepcion in its journalism and
science classes. Since the Bio-Bio region is a leading industrial
hub in Chile, these TV segments should generate much interest in the
municipal government as well as in the industrial sector.
11. During the TV Co-op, one contact requested that Post assist
with a High School Sister Partnership between Sacramento, California
and Chile, and PA Santiago will try to facilitate contact between
high school environmental clubs. The Sacramento area has several
environmentally-themed schools called "Green Academies," funded by
California grants that teach all the traditional subjects, but with
an environmental theme. The students study organic gardening,
various forms of renewable energy and participate in community
service by teaching the public about recycling to energy
conservation measures.
12. Post will continue working with the Concepcion team to make the
most of the TV Co-Op in the United States. As a result of the many
interviews, FSN Veronica Clarke identified several candidates for
possible future U.S. Speaker programs on renewable energies and
education. Furthermore, two of the interviewed scientists, Francisco
Chavez from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
and Ted Scambos from the Cooperative Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences (CIRES),might soon visit Chile and agreed to
participate in additional Embassy-organized outreach and
programming. Ted Scampos participated in a November 2008-February
2009 crossing of the Antarctica.
13. During the trip, FSN Veronica Clarke posted brief stories and
comments on Facebook about the many interviews and visits by the
Chilean TV crew. The stories generated interest among several
contacts at the Communications School at the University of Miami,
which is doing similar stories on renewable energy in conjunction
with the U.S. Embassy in Prague. In a second meeting with the
University of Miami before departing for Chile, Ms. Clarke shared
many of the team's contacts from the two-week trip, which will be of
assistance in a series of multimedia stories the School of
Communications is producing. A producer of the University of Miami
has already been in touch with at least one of the TV Co-Op contacts
to pursue a similar story to that of the Concepcion crew.
14. Award winning documentary filmmaker Sanjeev Chatterjee -- who
is also the Vice Dean, Professor and Executive Director of the U. of
Miami Knight Center for International Media -- provided Ms. Clarke a
copy of his global motion picture project entitled "One Water" to be
screened at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago and other Chilean venues.
This film premiered on the closing night of the 2008 Miami
International Film Festival, and has been screened at special United
Nations conferences. PA expects to be able to use this film in a
special screening as well as part of the Embassy's upcoming Earth
Day activities.
A Special Thanks
--------------
15. Post is grateful to Producer George Santulli for making this
program work so smoothly. The team members were very appreciative
of the opportunity to partake in such a fruitful trip to the United
States -- their first U.S. experience. Both Schwartzmann and
Saavedra said they would welcome the opportunity to return to the
United States. They were impressed by the amount of time and
generosity that top experts gave to a foreign TV crew. Both
Chileans expect to be able to pursue many follow-up stories based on
this fabulous experience.
SIMONS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/PDA, INR/IAA, PA/OBS/BS-GSANTULLI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
SUBJECT: POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
"CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES"
1. Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in
Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the
importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the
growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government
officers, NGOs, utility companies, scientists, school teachers,
university professors, and students to explore what is being done in
the United States to address these issues, and the role individual
citizens play in addressing climate issues. The team visited more
than a half-dozen U.S. cities. The University of Miami has already
requested the team provide copies of the recorded segments they will
produce. The team also plans to prepare several three-minute
reports for CNN Chile, as well as producing between 4-6 half-hour
segments on different aspects of their U.S. visit. End summary.
2. A two-member team from Concepcion's Canal 9 Regional (Regional
TV Channel 9) and Embassy Press Specialist Veronica Clarke
participated in an extremely successful TV Co-Op program that
included program activities in: Miami, Florida; Washington, D.C.;
Boulder, Colorado; San Francisco, Sacramento, Modesto, and other
locations in California, from March 15-30, 2009.
Appreciative Chilean Team
--------------
3. Radio Bio-Bio Press Chief and Regional TV Channel 9 journalist
Salvador Schwartzmann, and cameraman and producer German Saavedra
had nothing but high praise for PA/OBS/BS' organization of the trip,
including all the logistics, lodging, and transportation
arrangements. They similarly commended PA/OBS/BS for selecting the
right sites to visit, the right people to interview and the accurate
timing of each day's activities for the TV Co-Op.
4. Both professionals were impressed with the detailed organization
of the trip, the quality of the interviewees, among them several
award-winning and world-renowned scientists, as well as impressive
film producers and State government officials. The Chileans
especially mentioned what a great pleasure it was working with their
Producer George Santulli. They praised his perseverance in locating
top-notch experts to address specific interests they had identified
during the production stage of the Co-op.
5. The TV crew covered a wide array of topics: ocean warming and
its effects, including rising ocean levels; hydroelectric plants and
the problems caused by less available water; garbage disposal and
recycling; community participation, among others. Both Schwartzmann
and Saavedra emphasized that all interviews and visits during the
program were worthwhile and not a single moment was wasted.
6. The trip began with an early morning interview of U.S.
Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons, who spoke of the importance of
renewable energy and its prominence in U.S.-Chilean cooperation.
Ambassador Simons was interviewed on the same day the TV crew flew
to Miami, Florida.
7. During their first day in Miami, the team recorded the launch of
the Discovery space shuttle and prepared a report that was sent to
their TV network in Chile. This report aired that same night as
well as during the next morning. The "spur-of-the-moment segment"
served as an introduction to other segments the team produced and
generated placement on the Bio-Bio radio network, which received
national coverage in Chile. The reports also generated high
interest at the University of Concepcion, which has requested copies
of all the material that will be produced.
Side Benefits From TV Co-Op
--------------
8. Regional TV Channel 9 is one of the most important regional TV
networks in Chile. In addition to the southern Bio-Bio region --
the second largest and important region of Chile -- the TV network's
broadcast reaches the southernmost parts of the country. Its
programming can also be seen online. Regional TV Channel 9 has a
partnership with CNN Chile and Bio-Bio Radio network -- one of the
most important radio networks in Chile. Both CNN Chile and Bio-Bio
radio have nation-wide reach. In addition to the University of
Concepcion, the University of Miami requested copies of all the
material produced by the Concepcion TV crew.
9. The Regional Channel 9 TV network team offered to prepare
between 4-6 thirty minute segments on different topics covered
during this TV Co-op. The team also has offered to prepare
three-minute segments for broadcast on CNN Chile as well as radio
segments for the Bio-Bio Radio Network. Post will work with the
team to make sure this commitment becomes a reality.
10. The material produced by the TV crew will also be shared with
and utilized by the University of Concepcion in its journalism and
science classes. Since the Bio-Bio region is a leading industrial
hub in Chile, these TV segments should generate much interest in the
municipal government as well as in the industrial sector.
11. During the TV Co-op, one contact requested that Post assist
with a High School Sister Partnership between Sacramento, California
and Chile, and PA Santiago will try to facilitate contact between
high school environmental clubs. The Sacramento area has several
environmentally-themed schools called "Green Academies," funded by
California grants that teach all the traditional subjects, but with
an environmental theme. The students study organic gardening,
various forms of renewable energy and participate in community
service by teaching the public about recycling to energy
conservation measures.
12. Post will continue working with the Concepcion team to make the
most of the TV Co-Op in the United States. As a result of the many
interviews, FSN Veronica Clarke identified several candidates for
possible future U.S. Speaker programs on renewable energies and
education. Furthermore, two of the interviewed scientists, Francisco
Chavez from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
and Ted Scambos from the Cooperative Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences (CIRES),might soon visit Chile and agreed to
participate in additional Embassy-organized outreach and
programming. Ted Scampos participated in a November 2008-February
2009 crossing of the Antarctica.
13. During the trip, FSN Veronica Clarke posted brief stories and
comments on Facebook about the many interviews and visits by the
Chilean TV crew. The stories generated interest among several
contacts at the Communications School at the University of Miami,
which is doing similar stories on renewable energy in conjunction
with the U.S. Embassy in Prague. In a second meeting with the
University of Miami before departing for Chile, Ms. Clarke shared
many of the team's contacts from the two-week trip, which will be of
assistance in a series of multimedia stories the School of
Communications is producing. A producer of the University of Miami
has already been in touch with at least one of the TV Co-Op contacts
to pursue a similar story to that of the Concepcion crew.
14. Award winning documentary filmmaker Sanjeev Chatterjee -- who
is also the Vice Dean, Professor and Executive Director of the U. of
Miami Knight Center for International Media -- provided Ms. Clarke a
copy of his global motion picture project entitled "One Water" to be
screened at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago and other Chilean venues.
This film premiered on the closing night of the 2008 Miami
International Film Festival, and has been screened at special United
Nations conferences. PA expects to be able to use this film in a
special screening as well as part of the Embassy's upcoming Earth
Day activities.
A Special Thanks
--------------
15. Post is grateful to Producer George Santulli for making this
program work so smoothly. The team members were very appreciative
of the opportunity to partake in such a fruitful trip to the United
States -- their first U.S. experience. Both Schwartzmann and
Saavedra said they would welcome the opportunity to return to the
United States. They were impressed by the amount of time and
generosity that top experts gave to a foreign TV crew. Both
Chileans expect to be able to pursue many follow-up stories based on
this fabulous experience.
SIMONS