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This year's National Campus and Community Radio Conference (the sixteenth!) is expected to be the biggest and best ever. Over 300 broadcasters from campus, community, and native radio stations are expected to travel from Europe, the U.S., and every corner of Canada. They will gather in Hamilton, Ontario for six days starting on June 17th.
Beginning with the annual Women in Radio conference on Monday, and continuing until the final NCRA Plenary Sessions on Saturday, volunteers and staff alike will hone their skills, learn to be better broadcasters, and chart the future of non-commercial broadcasting in Canada.
Days spent in workshop sessions will be followed by nights of showcase concerts featuring dozens of bands from Hamilton and beyond, Spoken Word performances, and (on Friday) a keynote speech by Federal M.P. Svend Robinson.
Among the highlights of the week will be the annual Standard Radio Awards for excellence in community broadcasting; a day devoted to workshops by First Nations Broadcasters; and a one day trade show for Small Record Labels and artists with independent music releases.
A full FM radio station will be established on site for the week, and everyone is encouraged to bring their ideas.
The price for the week is only $115 (until May 31), or $99 for a three day pass. Accommodations at McMaster University are also reasonably priced.
June 17-22, 1996
Hamilton, Ontario
McMaster University and Mohawk College
Last Minute:
$130 (NCRA Members, after June 1)
$150 (non-members, after June 1)
Special 3 day rate:
$99 for any three consecutive days. (Must be paid in advance)
Day rate: $50 (available only at the door.)
$40 Women's Day only
Visitors Inn Hotel
Near McMaster
Phone 1-800-387-4620
If you can't make the whole conference, we are now offering a three day pass. Just choose three consecutive days, and for $99 you can enjoy all of the workshops and fun. Three day passes are available only in advance.
If you can't plan ahead, single day registrations will be available at the conference.
Just show up at either McMaster or Mohawk College (see Conference
Locations). Single day passes will cost $50' or $40 if you are a woman attending only
the Women's Conference.
Delegate accommodations this year are in Hedden Hall, on the McMaster University Campus. To book a room, complete the enclosed form, and phone McMaster Housing Services at 905-525-9140 x 24781. A private room will cost $207 for the six days. Shared rooms will cost you $169. Hedden Hall is a new, air conditioned building, and has a number of rooms equipped for persons with disabilities. The Conference Resource Room will be located in the Ravine Room, in Hedden Hall.
We will also have limited billeting space available. Call Jennifer at the conference office (not McMaster Housing) to book crash space!
We will be providing lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On Friday we will provide dinner for the keynote speech by Svend Robinson.
On Friday you can purchase lunch at McMaster, or at nearby restaurants. McMaster Housing services can also offer you a bed and breakfast package for a small additional cost.
Vegetarian, vegans, and anyone else with specific food needs should add a note on their Registration Form.
NCRC '96 Delegates will be the guests of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club for an exciting Thursday night game. See football as it was meant to be played!
Sometimes controversial, but always inspiring, MP Svend Robinson will be the keynote speaker at NCRC '96. Svend will speak at a special dinner on Friday night.
One of Canada's best known sound artists, Claude will conduct workshops at NCRC '96, and will lead a number of Soundwalking expeditions. Learn to use your ears to their fullest, and understand what you hear - and what you don't hear. The sonic atmosphere which surrounds us is one element of our environment which is often ignored, yet is is as important as the air that we breath, or the water that we drink.
Grants 101.... Interviewing Techniques .... Empowerment through Community Radio.... Radio 101 - Disabled People and Radio.... How our stations can build a community.... Digital Radio.... Risk Management.... Volunteer Recruitment & Development .... Native Performers.... Community Radio and Investigative Reporting .... Advertising - Good or Evil?.... Removing Barriers to PWD.... Running Your Radio Station as a Business.... Cable Making.... Workshop Advertising - The Big Picture.... SOCAN.... How to Make Buck in Community Radio.... Computer Audio Editing .... Basic Acoustic Theory.... Meet the Music Industry Weasels.... Communicating With Volunteers.... Broadcast Studios - Basic Operations.... Musician feedback.... Designing a New Station.... Internet - Gee Whiz for Beginners..News Wires.... Report from Beijing Women's Conference.... How the Ad Business Really Works.... Insurance.... Fundraising - general.... Equipping a New Station.... Internet - Resources that you can use.... Assistive devices and radio .... Sensitizing People to Disabilities.... Music Databases.... Libel and Slander .... Fundraising - On air campaigns.... How to Shop for Equipment.... Internet - Setting up a home page.... Internet - Email - how to use it effectively.... Making your Station Gay Positive.... Fair Wages at our Stations/ Unions.... Religion - developing a policy.... How to get free CDs.... Non Profit Incorporation .... Cable FM and Carrier Current.... Managing Disabled Volunteers.... Managing your Student Government.... Bias and Balance in Reporting.... How to Write Killer Ad copy! .... Radio Drama.... The rights and responsibilities of your Board.... FM Licencing in Canada.... Referendums - How to Win.... Conflict Management.... Manager Burnout.... How to put together a Killer Sales Pack!.... Sound Effects.... Revenue Canada.... CRTC Q&A.... Program Guides.... Documentary Design.... Censorship.... Increase Ad Sales.... Radio Arts.... Budget Development.... Audience Research.... Designing a Program Schedule.... Sports Broadcasting.... Transmitter 101 .... Live Sound Mixing and recording....
NCRA Plenary Sessions will take place Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with a special Introduction to the NCRA session on Monday. During the Plenaries a new Board of Directors will be elected, Resolutions debated and voted upon, and several bylaw amendments will be presented.
Throughout NCRC '96 we will have a fully equipped, state of the art radio station broadcasting from the conference headquarters. Promethean Electronics and Kan-Tech Systems will install a state of the art radio studio, and low power FM transmitter on the top floor of Hedden Hall.
You're encouraged to bring your best ideas, and produce some truly innovative live radio.
And - send us tapes of your best shows (in advance). 93.3 CFMU will be broadcasting the best of campus radio throughout the week. Contact Janis @ 905-525-9140 x 27208
Before you leave, call your Health Insurer. The cutbacks in health care spending in recent years may mean that your provincial Medicare won't cover all of your expenses outside of your home province. Supplementary insurance is usually not too expensive, and could help you to avoid a doctor's bill even bigger than your student loan.
Ontario has a very active Native broadcasting community. We're drawing on some of the
most talented people in that community to lead workshops today. The perspective is
different, and we're sure that you'll carry away some new ideas about radio.
We'll have a couple of raffles during NCRC'96. We're reviving the Great T-Shirt Raffle. We want every station in the land to bring along a t-shirt or hat with their logo. We'll collect them up, sell tickets, and one lucky person will win the whole shootin' match. Last time we did this it added up to 47 shirts, 5 hats, and a jacket!
We've also been faced with the question of what to do with the dozens of CDs, tapes, 7 inches, and wax cylinders that have been sent to us. We're going to raffle them off too!
Just five bucks for a ticket (or three for ten bucks!), and your Christmas shopping is done for at least three Years!
Each year at NCRC , one day is set aside for the women who make radio. Women young and
old gather together to share of their experiences, their triumphs, and their strength.
This year's theme is Telling Women's Stories. Women from across Canada and abroad
are invited to send us their stories.
Bring along a story about yourself, someone you know, or something you think is important.
It doesn't matter what the story is about, as long as it is your story, and it comes from
the heart. You can sign your name, or remain anonymous.
Each session throughout the day will begin with the reading of one woman's story, without
identification, chosen at random. There will be no discussion, and no judgments. Only a
moment of reflection, and a keener understanding that one woman's story is every woman's
story.
As we share our stories, we share our power. A shared history will help to empower all of
us.
If enough women make requests, McMaster Housing will make one floor of Hedden Hall a women only residence. When you send in your room registration, make sure to specify that you want a room on the Women's Floor. If there is enough demand, you can enjoy a testosterone free zone!
Six Nights. Two venues right at the conference sites. Major label showcases. Indy label
showcases. Music of all types, poetry, First Nations performers, and good ol' Hamilton
rock and roll.
Nearly ninety-nine bands and other performers, from pop to punk.
All of this is included in your NCRC '96 Registration.
Most of the week is spent at McMaster University, with brand new residence rooms, beautiful parkland, and two great bars for evening concerts.
For two days we'll move up to Mohawk College on the "mountain". The Media Studies department at Mohawk is generously loaning us their studio facilities for workshops and training sessions.
By Plane - since Greyhound got into the action, there are some great plane fares to Ontario. Most likely you'll fly into Pearson International near Toronto. We can pick you up, or you can take the airport shuttle to McMaster.
By Car - Calgary to Hamilton is three very long days - say 18 hours. Add a day and a half from Vancouver. From Winnipeg - two not bad days. From Fredericton NB - again, an 18 hour day (especially if you stop in Quebec City).
By Bus or Train - The train from Montreal is a beautiful trip - make sure to ask for a student fare. By bus - cheap but not at all romantic.
Once you're near Hamilton, here are local directions.
Hamilton is one of the friendliest cities in North America, and we would love to see you. CHMR Mohawk College, CFMU McMaster University, and The Friends of Hamilton Wentworth Community Radio will be your hosts.
Ooookeleedokeleedooo!If you wish to e-mail NCRC 96 you can do so at: friends@netaccess.on.ca
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