Dear OURMedia members,

one month to go until the OURMedia event and IAMCR pre-conference in  
Dublin, Ireland, 24/25 June. Here's a brief update.

Day 1 of the conference is organised by local community media  
activists, particularly from the organisations DCTV and CRAOL. It will  
take place in a city centre venue in Dublin and include a mix of  
workshops, discussions and presentations, some with a more practical  
focus and some with a more academic approach, some focusing on the  
situation in Dublin and Ireland and some addressing international  
concerns. Day 2 is to be held at Dublin City University, the venue for  
the IAMCR conference. It will have a more traditional academic  
conference format, although we'll try to keep presentations short and  
maximise the time for discussions and exchange. The programme for Day  
2 is currently finalized by a small team of OurMedia members, and the  
full programme will be circulated soon.

We've had several dozen abstract submissions, and most of them have  
been incorporated into the draft programme. We'll have interesting  
sessions on, for example, the role of community media in crisis  
situations and in processes of social/political change, and on the  
interactions between 'old' and 'new' media, with a focus on social  
media activism.

Thankfully the local partners DCTV and CRAOL were able to mobilize  
sufficient funds to cover a few basic expenses (although,  
unfortunately, there are no funds for travel grants). The conference  
is, of course, free for everyone.

Best,
Arne