[cma-l] Sell-out success for the Community Media Conference 2016

Wed Sep 14 19:50:51 BST 2016

It was great to be there... realistic and inspiring too.

We will be writing up our Health & Community Radio workshop for all those
many stations that joined us but if anyone else would like the report
please just drop me a line.

Best wishes

Phil

Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 Company Ltd
by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 3753832.
www.communityradiotoolkit.net
www.connecttransmit.org.uk

Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses
might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.

On 14 September 2016 at 18:32, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Volunteers, students and professionals who are passionate about improving
> their communities met in Birmingham on Saturday 10th September, to learn
> from, and inspire, one another.
>
>
> The event was the annual Community Media Conference, and those who came
> represent small independent radio stations, TV channels and publishers from
> all over the UK. The event was hosted by Birmingham City University, where
> staff and students share the same passion as those who came along – for
> bringing all kinds of people together to create local, not-for-profit media.
>
>
> Professor Tim Wall of the University welcomed delegates at the start of
> the day and the Conference featured speakers from the Arts Council, BBC,
> Bristol Cable, the British Library, Ofcom, PPL, PRSfM, Radio Academy, Radio
> Regen, and more.
>
>
> The event is the UK’s premier community media conference and was a great
> opportunity for delegates to network with other industry professionals and
> catch-up with the issues currently influencing the sector.
>
>
> Lucinda Guy, Chair of the Community Media Association, said:
>
>
> “We wanted to celebrate the many achievements of community media, but not
> shy away from the difficulties. Ten years on from the launch of the
> community radio licence in the UK, many of our members are struggling. It
> makes such a huge difference for us to come together like this and learn
> from one another, and to meet stakeholders such as the BBC, Ofcom and Arts
> Council England face to face. There was a real buzz at this year’s
> conference, and a friendly, festival atmosphere. Awkward questions were
> asked, and we laughed and learned together“.
>
>
> Bill Best, Operations Manager at the Community Media Association, said:
>
>
> “This year’s Conference was one of our most successful ever due to a
> number of factors including the venue location, the Conference programme,
> and our association with the inaugural Community Radio Awards. We look
> forward to making next year’s event and even bigger success - work on 2017
> has started already”.
>
>
> Martin Steers, CMA Council member and Awards Chair, said:
>
>
> "This year was one of the best CMA conferences I have attended, a
> fantastic lineup of speakers with great panels and breakouts, the theme and
> discussions at this years event really work with what community media is
> achieving in their communities.
>
>
> I am so happy that we had the Awards after the Conference - what a great
> way to continue the conversations and networking but also bring those
> people together with more for the awards to celebrate community radio".
>
>
> The Community Media Conference 2016 had a packed programme including two
> keynote panel discussions on:
>
> 1)      How Ideas and Individuals flow between Mainstream and Community
> Media”  with:
>
>
>    - Chris Burns (Chair of Radio Academy and Head of Group Operations,
>    BBC Radio),
>    - David Holdsworth (Controller, BBC English Regions - responsible for
>    the BBC’s local output and news-gathering across England)
>    - Michael Umney (Production Manager at Resonance FM, radio features
>    producer for the BBC and Poetry Society podcaster)
>    - Siobhan Stevenson, Birmingham City University School of Media
>
> This panel was chaired by Lucinda Guy of Soundart Radio and Chair of the
> Community Media Association. A key takeaway for delegates from this session
> is that David Holdsworth extends an open invitation to every community
> radio station to get to know their local BBC Radio Editor better over a cup
> of tea.
>
> 2)      Community Media for Social Change: how hyperlocal media can
> deliver positive social benefits with:
>
>
>    - Dom Chambers - Somer Valley FM and Radio Academy Affiliates group
>    - Dave Harte – Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University
>    - Koel Mukherjee - representing the Bristol Cable Media co-operative,
>    created and owned by over 1,200 people in the city
>    - Dean Puckett - film-maker at Grasp The Nettle Films
>
> This panel was chaired by Caroline Mitchell (author, academic and
> researcher on the Transnational Radio Encounters project) who also took the
> opportunity to show delegates the prototype of a map browser for online
> community radio stations.
>
>
> The Conference also featured breakout workshop sessions on
>
>
>    - Accessing Arts Council funding - Peta Murphy-Burke & Alison Vermee
>    - Health projects on community radio – Phil Korbel, Radio Regen
>    - Ofcom licensing and technical review – Graham Plumb & Susan Williams
>    - PPL & PRSfM licensing - Lucy Cousins (PPL), Laura Mullinger (PRSfM)
>    - Save Our Sounds national archive - Luke McKernan, British Library
>    - Small-scale DAB update – Dean Kavanagh, Switch Radio
>
> Delegates were also informed about a new initiative to develop a national
> community radio advertising scheme by Bill Hensley from Huntingdon
> Community Radio for which over 50 new sign-ups were recorded.
>
>
> Feedback from the delegates has been overwhelming positive and the sector
> looks forward to 2017.
>
>
> The Community Media Conference was followed by the inaugural Community
> Radio Awards event which was a resounding success with almost 50 entries
> from across the country being recognised.
>
>
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