<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Members, Supporters, and Friends</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are delighted to announce that <a href="http://www.radioacademy.org/">Radio Academy</a> Chair Chris Burns will be a key note speaker at this year’s Community Media Conference. Organised by the Community Media Association the Conference is on Saturday 12<sup>th</sup> September at The University of Bedfordshire in Luton. Chris Burns has recently become the chair of the Radio Academy and is keen that the Academy reaches all areas of audio media. Chris will update Conference with the latest developments at the Academy and news of the new look Radio Festival and awards.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">CMA Chair Dom Chambers said:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>“Chris is an inspirational person and I am delighted she will be addressing our conference. She is leading the Radio Academy as an organisation with a much greater understanding of radio with social impact beyond entertainment and information. The CMA has a firm place in her vision”.</b></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Chris Burns said:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>“I have much respect for the long history and work of the CMA and am really looking forward to meeting your members”.</b></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">The early-bird deadline for tickets has been extended to allow extra time for booking:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://community-media-conference-2015.eventbrite.co.uk/">http://community-media-conference-2015.eventbrite.co.uk/</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">More news about the exciting Conference programme to follow shortly.</p></div></div><br></div>
</div><img src="cid:ii_idaaywko0_14f2777dcf8edf21" width="224" height="224" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div>Chris Burns</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">\\</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Community Media Association</div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">CMA AGM/Conference Saturday 12th September 2015<br><br></span></b>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a><br><br></div></div>