[CMA R] [CMA] AMARC 9 announcement[Scanned]

[Mickey Conn]

Forwarded from sophie at amarc.org.  AMARC is the World Association of 
Community Radio Broadcasters.

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*AMARC 9 announcement*

July 4, 2005. The International Board of AMARC is pleased to confirm
that Jordan will be the host country for the Ninth World Assembly of
Community Radio Broadcasters to be held 2006.

The decision follows an open selection procedure in which proposals were
also considered from Ghana and Argentina. The decision took particular
account of the geopolitical relevance of the location to the development
of community radio; the potential contribution to the development of
AMARC; accessibility to the widest possible range of participants; costs
and prospects for raising funds; the competence and strength of the
local partners; and the recommendations of previous AMARC conferences in
Milan and Kathmandu on the need to further support community radio
development in north Africa and the middle east.

The International Board also expressed appreciation to the Ghana
Community Radio Network and to AMARC's Latin American and Caribbean
section (AMARC-ALC), which presented the candidacy of Argentina. Members
of the International Board recognised that there were merits in all of
the proposals received. The International Board particularly noted the
work that has been achieved by AMARC-ALC in strengthening the community
radio sector in Latin America.

AMARC 9 is to be hosted by the pioneering Internet and FM broadcaster
AmmanNet in partnership with media and journalism groups in both Jordan
and Palestine and with the support of the local authority in Aqaba and
the Jordanian Audio-Visual Commission which has recently commenced
licensing local and community radio services in Jordan.

AMARC 9 will be a weeklong event in the second half of 2006. It is
expected to bring together 300-400 community broadcasters from over 100
countries and all regions of the world.

-- 
Mickey Conn
Admin Assistant

Community Media Association
www.commedia.org.uk
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