<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear CMA member<br><br>This is a <b>final reminder</b> regarding this years CMA AGM. <br><br>Please note if you wish to stand for CMA Council we need to receive your nomination here at the CMA office no later than <b>12:00 noon Monday 9th June 2014</b>. <br>
<br></div>We have five Council members re-standing and<b> five places open</b> - and we currently have <b>five </b>potential names in the ring for election. This could be the most <b>exciting </b>CMA Council election in recent memory! If you are considering joining a <b>refreshed </b>and <b>re-invigorated</b> CMA Council then don't delay: <b>seize the day</b> and send us your name quick!<br>
<div><br>==========<br>Invitation to the Community Media Association's 30th Annual General Meeting.<br><br>The meeting will take place Saturday 14th June 2014 from 10.30am – 11.15am<br>at Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University, The Newarke, Leicester LE2<br>
7BQ.<br><br>Please note there is no charge for attending the AGM. Please note that this<br>is the AGM for the year 2013.<br><br>To register for the AGM only please email <a href="mailto:agm@commedia.org.uk">agm@commedia.org.uk</a> - AGM attendance does not include Conference admission for which there is a small charge.<br>
<br>Please download the AGM Agenda and Council Nomination and Proxy Voting<br>forms here:<br><br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CMA_AGM_2013.zip">http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CMA_AGM_2013.zip</a><br>
<br>If you would like to stand for the CMA Council, please could you complete<br>the relevant form and if possible get another member to countersign it, and<br>return to us at The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX no<br>
later than <b>12:00 noon Monday 9th June 2014</b>.<br><br>If you would like more information on the CMA Council and the role of<br>Council members please do not hesitate to contact us. There are <b>currently<br>10 places available</b> for Council in this year's election.<br>
<br>If you cannot attend the AGM but would like your vote registered, please<br>complete the Proxy form and return it to us, saying who you would like to<br>place your vote. If you are unsure, you can nominate the Chair of Council,<br>
Dom Chambers, to vote on your behalf.<br><br>It will be followed by the CMA Conference at the same venue for which there<br>is a small charge to attend.<br><br>For more details on how to book for the conference please go to:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/events-training/conference-2014-agm/">http://www.commedia.org.uk/events-training/conference-2014-agm/</a><br><br>We have a <b>fantastic</b> Conference this year and our Chair, Dom Chambers, has listened to members' feedback and has worked with CMA staff to put together an <b>exciting</b> programme that reflects members' views - as shown by the sessions we have on:<br>
<ul><li>Local television</li><li>Citizen journalism</li><li>The BBC Community Reporters Day</li><li>Fund-raising</li><li>An update from CMA staff and the Chair</li></ul>We have a <b>superlative</b> key-note speaker, Paul Robinson from the <a href="http://www.radioacademy.org/">Radio Academy</a>. We have an announcement of an <b>exclusive</b> CMA members' deal from our sponsors, <a href="http://www.broadcastwarehouse.com/">Broadcast Warehouse</a>. There will also be trade exhibitions from <a href="http://www.psquared.net/">PSquared</a> and <a href="http://www.clydebroadcast.com/">Clyde Broadcast</a> and lunch is sponsored by <a href="http://www.ppluk.com/">PPL</a>.<br>
<br>We will also have a <b>live broadcast</b> from the Conference by <a href="http://www.takeoverradio.co.uk/">Takeover Radio</a>. And don't forget the <b>excellent</b> networking and general chin-wagging opportunities with your fellow CMA members - if we added any more to the programme, we would have to stretch the Conference over another day!<br>
<br></div><div>Get your discount tickets now - CMA members use the discount code "<b>victor14</b>" to get a free volunteer place.<br><br><a href="http://2014cmaconf.eventbrite.co.uk/">http://2014cmaconf.eventbrite.co.uk/</a><br>
</div><div><br>And we'll see you in Leicester next week!<br><br>All the best for now<br><br><div>Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br>
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