*Hello Suman and AMARC Community Radio Friends!** ** **Austin Airwaves might possibly be able to attend the** **Jakarta AMARC conference in November.** **Plz keep us informed!** **Merci!** **jim ellinger** **Austin Airwaves* > June 24, 2018, Kathmandu. > > > The Regional Board of World Association of Community Radio > Broadcasters, AMARC Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that the 4^th > AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference cum Assembly will be held in > Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 16-19 November 2018. The Community Radio > Network of Indonesia, (Jaringan Radio Komunitas Indonesia, JRKI) and > Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, UAJY will co-organize the Conference. > > The 4^th AMARC Asia-Pacific regional conference will focus on > ‘building resilient communities.’ Plenary sessions, panel discussions > and hands-on skill development workshops will be held on issues and > subjects ranging from ‘disaster risk reduction’ to ‘migration and > human trafficking,’ from ‘rise of radicalism & extremism’ to ‘gender > based violence and violence against minorities,’ from ‘widening social > and economic inequalities’ to ‘freedom of speech.’ > > Community radio broadcasters, academics, policy makers, > representatives of donor organisations, government representatives, > and other stakeholders from countries in the Pacific, East Asia, South > East Asia, and South Asia are expected to participate in the > conference. Community radio experts from Africa, Latin America and > Europe are also expected to attend. > > The 4^th AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference will serve multitude > of objectives including advocacy for community broadcasting, sharing > of good practices, strengthening network of community radios, and > finalizing strategies for the next four years for the development of > community radio broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region. > > Community radio network and federations are welcome to bring in their > delegations to the conference and collaborate in the forming of a > strategic plan for the advancement of the community radio sector in > the Asia Pacific region. Online registration details will be announced > shortly. > > For further information, please write to Regional Coordinator AMARC > Asia-Pacific at [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. > > > Attached: > > 1) Conference announcement > > 2) Registration form > > 3) Invitation > > ___________ > > Suman Basnet > Regional Coordinator, AMARC Asia-Pacific > *E:*suman <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Web:*http://amarc-ap.org > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__asiapacific.amarc.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=j1f1Mmv73QZJM12aUbgljV5GqvGnsXUOBKfP_tASFMo&m=5kHCr_LAZqFJWAlisF7qVgDWfriVUS9nbdC9jh7m3jE&s=3mR_WgMLwpSjDR6NMZvswmYjvJMwnvNmnu2b3JRn4-I&e=> > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_pages_AMARC-2DAsia-2DPacific_579244995449551&d=DwMFaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=j1f1Mmv73QZJM12aUbgljV5GqvGnsXUOBKfP_tASFMo&m=5kHCr_LAZqFJWAlisF7qVgDWfriVUS9nbdC9jh7m3jE&s=cgBZAULFTG-HcogkkMdOuowRlyrpzaNlym3N9bif13Q&e=><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=j1f1Mmv73QZJM12aUbgljV5GqvGnsXUOBKfP_tASFMo&m=5kHCr_LAZqFJWAlisF7qVgDWfriVUS9nbdC9jh7m3jE&s=n3bVxrRqTOtOt0k-6jS1wncaLCAd3H2Iy1i1wdxYtG4&e=> > > "We are not just about radio. We are about people having a voice > through radio." > >