<div dir="ltr">Dear CMA members and friends,<div>Great that so many people have booked for the conference. </div><div>Birmingham City University have been very supportive and welcoming to us, and it seems like a venue that many people can find their way to OK.</div><div><br></div><div><div>If you haven't yet done so, I warmly welcome you to download the strategy document</div><div><a href="http://bit.ly/2bQCtl0">http://bit.ly/2bQCtl0</a> </div><div>that the CMA council has been working on over the past year, and have a quick read through before the event. It's not terribly long or dull, just an outline of what we can prioritise to help community media to thrive in the UK. This thinking has underpinned the conference, and guided our decisions around the speakers, workshops and information stands we've invited.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you have a pleasant journey to Birmingham, and I really look forward to seeing you on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Lucinda</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Lucinda Guy<br>Chair,</span></font></b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><b><font size="2"> Community Media Association</font></b></span></font><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"></span></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><span><div><div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="http:///" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B1HkxZuA8SOSNFlIdHgwbnVLbTA&revid=0B1HkxZuA8SOSNE1FUldUSk9wM0FnOVdJNkVjZ2VrKy9ueFB3PQ" height="61" width="96"></a><br><span></span></div></div></div></span></span></font></span><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)"><a href="http://bit.ly/2016CMAConf" target="_blank"><b>Book your tickets now for the Community Media Conference 2016</b></a></span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span></font></span></div><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61)">
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