Younes, who lectures on communications and journalism, has been a journalist for thirty years, and is the ICT consultant for ME Printer magazine and a member of the Academic Board of the Center for Media Studies.

• Beijing: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Chinese officials and reporting on Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City • Xian: Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum • Shanghai: reporting on Shanghai Museum, • Tokyo: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Japanese officials and reporting on automobile industry • Nagasaki: reporting on Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (next to the Peace Park) • Dakar: news coverage of the presence of Iran’s president in OIC Summit • Khartoum: news coverage of the meetings of Iran’s president with Sudanese officials • Jeddah: second largest city; pilgrimage gateway to Mecca • Medina: second holiest city in Islam (traditionally spelled Medina in English) • Mecca: the holiest city in Islam (traditionally spelled Mecca in English) 2001: Germany • Frankfurt: covering Frankfurt Book Fair the largest forum for e-publishing • Heidelberg: covering Heidelberg Print Media Academy • Stuttgart: Covering book distribution companies • Frankfurt: taking part in Big Questions Seminar dealing with the uncertain future of print and e-publishing 2002: United Arab Emirates • Dubai: covering International Print Exhibition • Abu Dhabi: reporting on print infrastructures • Sharjah: reporting on print infrastructures 2003: Swiss • Geneva: taking part in the first World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Scientific and cultural delegation with Iran’s President Seid Mohammad Khatami 2004: United Arab Emirates • Dubai: covering Gulf Print Exhibition • Joining to Me Printer Monthly (Middle East Print Communication Magazine based in Dubai Media City) as Editor 2005: United Arab Emirates • Dubai: Visiting Media City, Internet City and Knowledge Village 2005: Tunisia • Tunis: taking part in the Second World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Iranian Media and content Committee 2007: Japan • Kyoto: Visiting International Research Center for Japanese Studies 2008: United Kingdom • Birmingham: A Seminar on “American Studies and Iranian Studies: Bridging the Gaps between Nations and Disciplines”, December 4–6, 2008, University of Birmingham 2009: Netherlands • Amsterdam and the Hague: University of Tehran (Iran) and the University of Amsterdam in the Middle East Academic Exchange Project 2013: Iraq • Najaf and Karbala: Reporting on the construction of the new zarih (outer sarcophagus enclosure) of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein 2013: South Korea • Seoul, visiting Hankuk and Myong ji universities 2014: Swiss • Geneva, taking part in the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, Fourth physical meeting.

14-17 April 2014, Popov Room, ITU Headquarters • Geneva, taking part in the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, Fifth physical meeting.

More than 1600 participants including around 100 Ministers and leaders from international organizations, from business, civil society and academia met in Geneva for the WSIS+10 High-Level Event.

workshop: E-science and Research in the Information Society: Key Factors for Sustainable Development - My presentation: Publicizing E-science: Media Coverage Considerations 2016: Switzerland WSIS Forum 2016 | WSIS Action Lines: Supporting the Implementation of SDGs 2–6 May 2016, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Workshop: E-Science Ecosystem and Collaborative Knowledge Societies - My presentation: Media and the Knowledge Societies: Toward a Cultivation Trend • Session 174 | Friday, 09:00 – 10:45 | Room L, ITU Montbrillant | Thematic Workshop 2017: Russia Moscow, Saint Petersburg (23 April - 30 April) meeting with officials of the academic research centers with the delegation of the Faculty of World Studies of the university of Tehran 2017: Switzerland Geneva, taking part in the WSIS Forum 2017 | Information and Knowledge Societies for SDGs 12–16 June 2017, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Workshop: E-Science and Sustainable Development in the Information and Knowledge Societies - My presentation: Communication, E-science and Sustainable Development: The Considerations of a Technological Agenda •4:30 PM – 6:15 PM, June 12, 2017 | Room M1, ITU Montbrillant 2018: Switzerland Geneva, taking part in the Leveraging ICTs to Build Information and Knowledge Societies for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 14:30–16:15, Thursday, 22 March 2018 Popov Room 1, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop Workshop: Cross-Border e-Science and Research Partnerships for Shaping Better Information and Knowledge Societies - My presentation: Cross border E-Science and Research Partnership: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Media | 14:30–16:15, Thursday, 22 March 2018 - Popov Room 1, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop