2nd Regional Conference of AMARC Asia Pacific to be
held in Bangalore, India from 10-13 October 2009
March 19, Kathmandu. The Asia Pacific region of the World
Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC Asia Pacific, will hold its
2nd Regional conference and Assembly from 10-13 October 2009 in Bangalore,
India. The conference will be hosted by VOICES, a Bangalore based NGO working
to promote community broadcasting in India.
The regional conference will bring together community
radio broadcasters, activists, academics, policy makers, and representatives of
the donor community and governments to review the development of the community
broadcasting in the Asia Pacific region in the last 4 years. It will take a
careful look at thematic areas of development such as the empowerment of women
within the CR sector, the role of community broadcasting in peace building,
it’s role in the face of global climate change and at times of natural
disasters as well as for poverty eradication. The regional conference will
address practical issues such as capacity building in areas of management,
technology, community participation, monitoring and evaluation, media
convergence, and networking and the conference will recommend steps that will
ensure the way forward for the CR sector in the region. The 2nd Regional
Assembly of AMARC Asia-Pacific will be held in conjunction with the Regional
Conference.
The Asia Pacific chapter of AMARC was formally
established in November 2005 by the 1st Regional Assembly of AMARC’s members
in the Asia Pacific region during the regional conference held in Jakarta,
Indonesia. The Conference provided a significant push to Community Radio in the
Region by bringing together practitioners from Asia-Pacific and beyond along
with experts and NGO representatives from the community media and
communications rights sector. The Jakarta Regional Assembly elected a regional
board and decided upon an action plan aimed at developing the community
broadcasting sector in the region. As per the statutes of AMARC Asia Pacific,
the regional assembly is held every four years.
Registration for the conference will open shortly. For
regular updates, please visit: http://asiapacific.amarc.org/index.php?p=2_Conference_Asia_Pacific_2009
or contact the following for more information:
• AMARC
Asia Pacific Regional Office, Kathmandu, Nepal, [log in to unmask]
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Ms. Divya Wesley, VOICES, Bangalore, India, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
• AMARC
International secretariat, Montreal, Canada, [log in to unmask],
About AMARC:
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
(AMARC) is a global non-governmental organization serving the community radio
movement worldwide. Its goal is to support and advocate for the development of
community and participatory radio on the principles of solidarity and
international cooperation. Created in 1983, AMARC now has nearly 3000 members
in 106 countries. Its international office is located in Montreal, Canada, and
has regional offices in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
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Suman Basnet
Regional Coordinator
AMARC Asia Pacific
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977 1 5554811
Fax: +977 1 5521714
www.asiapacific.amarc.org