Coicom Inc

COICOM ORGANIZED A MEDIA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN GUATEMALA ON NOVEMBER 9-11 HOSTING 120 PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM 15 COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA. COICOM ALSO ORGANIZED AN ONLINE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONFERENCE HELD IN NOVEMBER HAD CLOSE TO 2,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND 20 COUNTRIES. THE PROGRAM WAS SERVED BY MORE THAN 40 INVITED SPEAKERS WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT TOOLS AND STRATEGIES IN THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA. COICOM ALSO HELD SEVERAL ONLINE MEDIA WEBINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS. THESE WEBINARS WERE FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. THE CONFERENCES AND WEBINARS SERVE TO EQUIP AND TRAIN THE PARTICIPANTS IN RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING, EVANGELISM, CHURCH MEDIA, AND SOCIAL CARE. COICOM ALSO ORGANIZED A TRIP TO ISRAEL FOR 36 MEDIA LEADERS ON A STUDY AND TRAINING TRIP. COICOM ASSISTED IN THE SETUP AND TRAINING OF 1 FM RADIO STATION IN PARAGUAY. ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING WAS DONATED. COICOM ALSO HAS AN ONLINE TELEVISION CHANNEL CALLED COICOM.TV AVAILABLE AT WWW.COICOM.TV TO PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE TRAINING IN THE USE OF MEDIA AND DIGITAL TOOLS. THE FREE DOWNLOADS OF RECORDED SEMINARS AND COURSES FURTHER HELPED TO TRAIN AND EQUIP THOSE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR MANY BROADCASTERS AND COMMUNICATORS HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED WITH PROGRAMMING, RECEIVED TRAINING FREE OF CHARGE, AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH FELLOW COMMUNICATORS AND CHURCH MEDIA PROFESSIONALS.