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The Annual Conference of theNational Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Councilwill be held on Saturday the 6th & Sunday the 7th of November 2010 at the

Theo Notaras Multicultural Centrein the heart of Canberra City.

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We invite you to attend the NEMBC Annual Conference and celebrate 25 years of the NEMBC and the long history of ethnic

community broadcasting in Australia.

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The following pages include all relevant conference information available to date, including venue details, workshops, conference registration form and cost, as well as information about the AGM.

The Conference and AGM will be held at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre. The Centre is located in downtown Canberra, above the Canberra Museum and Gallery and adjacent to the Canberra Theatre Centre and ACT Legislative Assembly. Details are on the right and a map is on the next page.

The conference will open with an official reception on Friday evening. All conference participants, as well as local ethnic community broadcasters from the ACT, are invited to attend. The plenary session will commence on Saturday morning with a full day of seminars and workshops.

The conference workshops will address issues about new media technologies, immigration and population policies/trends and their impact on ethnic radio, as well as a review of the Ethnic Grant Guidelines and training issues.

The Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday, the 6th of November. Tickets are $45 per head. Please indicate your attendance on the conference registration form.

We suggest you make your conference plans quite soon, as the conference date is drawing closer. We invite members and non-members of the NEMBC alike to attend. There are many accommodation options within walking distance of the conference venue and downtown Civic shops and restaurants – see the following page for our suggestions.

The registration form is on the back page of this newsletter and additional copies can be downloaded from the NEMBC website. For regular up-to-date information about the conference go to the NEMBC website, www.nembc.org.au, or contact us on 03 9486 9549 or via email to admin@nembc.org.au.

NEMBC AwardsThis year the NEMBC will be presenting a number of prestigious awards for excellence in ethnic community broadcasting, including:

The Tony Manicaros Award – this year up to $2,000 is on offer to fund your ethnic broadcasting project idea

Multicultural/Multilingual Youth Program of the Year

Multicultural/Multilingual Youth Broadcaster of the Year

Ethnic and Multicultural Women’s Program of the Year

The winners will be announced at the NEMBC Annual Conference Gala Dinner. Applications are now open. Application forms and flyers have been posted to stations around the country and can be downloaded from the NEMBC website. Applications close soon so get in quick.

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The NEMBC AGMThe NEMBC AGM will be held on Sunday, the 7th of November, starting at 9:00 am at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre. Please make sure your membership fees are paid so that you can vote on issues at the AGM.

The NEMBC Constitution and procedures require that, for the purpose of attendance and voting, members:

(a) Must be financial for 2010, not later than the 29 October 2010, one week before the AGM.

(b) Must represent a program broadcasting regularly, in a language other than English, or a multicultural program that is under the control of an ethnic broadcaster.

(c) Are entitled to one vote for every five financial members, or part thereof; to be eligible for voting rights a station must have at least three financial members of the NEMBC.

In order to vote at the AGM, radio stations or umbrella organisations must forward a letter of appointment of voting delegates to the NEMBC — the NEMBC Constitution states that “Delegates representing full-time ethnic and multicultural stations are appointed by the governing bodies of these stations.” A Letter of Appointment signed by the relevant President, Secretary or Manager, stating the names and number of votes for each delegate. This letter must be delivered by 5:00 pm on 6 November 2010 to the NEMBC Secretary either in person (at the conference) or via mail to PO Box 1144, Collingwood VIC 3066, fax to (03) 9486 9547, or email to admin@nembc.org.au. For any assistance you may contact the NEMBC office on (03) 9486 9549.

We hope that you will be able to participate in our conference and AGM.

NEMBC Constitutional Amendments at the AGMFor some time now there has been a Constitutional Sub-Committee looking at improving the constitution and it will be hoping to present some proposed changes at this AGM. The proposed changes will be sent out to all members 28 days prior to the AGM. For more information please visit our website or call the Secretariat on 03 9486 9549.

The NEMBC 2010 Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of November at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre Level 2, 180 London Circuit, Civic, Canberra.

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Travel Subsidies for Official Station DelegatesThe NEMBC provides official station delegates with travel subsidies to help with their costs of travel to and from the conference.

The amount of the subsidy will be 50% of the cost of a return economy/budget airfare.

Subsidies are available for a maximum of three people per station, provided that at least one is female, one is under the age of 30 or one is from a New & Emerging Community.

Subsidies are only available to official station delegates who have been authorised by the governing body of the station or ethnic umbrella group.

Subsidies will only be paid after the conference on presentation of receipts to the NEMBC Secretariat.

Accommodation DetailsThose attending the conference need to make their own accommodation bookings and transport arrangements. We are presently negotiating with the hotels on prices but we can recommend the following hotels which are within 10 minutes walk of the conference venue:

Novotel Canberra: 65 Northbourne Ave, Canberra City Phone: (02) 6245 5000 Web: www.novotelcanberra.com.au

Rydges Lakeside Hotel: 1 London Circuit, Canberra City Phone: (02) 6247 6244 Web: www.rydges.com/canberra

Quest Canberra: Melbourne Building, 28 West Row, City Phone: (02) 6243 2222 Web: www.questcanberra.com.au

Canberra Youth Hostel: 7 Akuna Street, Canberra City (private rooms and dormitories available) Phone: (02) 6248 9155 Web: www.yha.com.au/hostels/nsw/canberra

Other options:The following hotels are affordable but further away (a 5 minute taxi ride) from the venue:

Rex Hotel: Phone: (02) 6248 5311 Web: www.canberrarexhotel.com.au

The Marque: Phone: (02) 6249 1411 Web: www.marquehotels.com.au/canberra

ANU University House: Phone: (02) 6125 5211 Web: www.anu.edu.au/unihouse

These hotels are very close to the conference venue but are more up-market:

Crowne Plaza: Phone (02) 6247 8999 Web: www.crowneplaza.com.au/canberra

Waldorf Apartment Hotel: Phone: (02) 6229 1234 Web: www.waldorfcanberra.com.au

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Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre

entrance

Conference and AGM Program

Friday 5th November6:30pm Conference Reception

Saturday 6th November8:00am Registration Opens

9:30am Official Opening

10:30am Keynote Speaker

11:30am Plenary Panel

12:15pm Lunch

1:00pm Workshops

3:00pm Afternoon Tea

3:30pm Workshops

5:30pm Close of Conference

7:30pm Gala Dinner

Sunday 7th November8:30am AGM registrations open

9:00am AGM commences

1:30pm Close of AGM

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Name: Email address:

Home address: Postcode:

Home telephone: Mobile phone:

Station: Other organisation:

Program

Program name: language:

Day/Time/Duration of your program e.g. Mondays, weekly:

Please return this form to NEMBC Conference, PO Box 1144, COLLINGWOOD VIC 3066 with your full registration payment by Friday the 29th of October 2010

Early Bird registrations must be made by Friday the 15th of October 2010

REGISTRATIONPrices are inclusive of 10% GST

AMOUNT

Early Bird RegistrationPayments made prior to 15/10/10

q Member: $150

q Member (Concession)(pensioner, student, health care card holder or unemployed)

$125

q non-Member $225 $

Late Registrationq Member: $180

q Member (Concession) $155

q non-Member $255 $

Conference Dinner q Vegetarian q Halal q Kosher q Gluten free

NB: No alcohol included in this price

$45.00 per person $

SUBTOTAL $

NEMBC Membership

q New member q Renewal for 2010

$25 $

TOTAL (GST Inclusive) $

Make cheques/money orders payable to National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council

Direct bank deposit can be made to Bendigo Bank: Account Name: NEMBC / BSB: 633-000 / Account No.: 120737887

(please quote your name or station call sign)

NEMBC ABN 82 932 609 229

PLEASE NOTE: Upon full payment this registration becomes your TAX INVOICE.

Please make a copy and retain the copy for yourself for reporting purposes.

For further information contact the NEMBC: Postal address: PO Box 1144, Collingwood VIC 3066 Phone: (03) 9486 9549 Fax: (03) 9486 9547 Email: admin@nembc.org.au Website: www.nembc.org.au

2010 NEMBC National ConferenceRegistration Form

The NEMBC Annual General Meeting will be held on the morning of Sunday the 7th of November, 2010. Please make sure your membership fees are paid so that you can vote on issues at the AGM.