AMARC 9 World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters

For more information, please contact:
Tamara Aqrabawe, Amarc 9 coordinator
Mobile: 00962795188673
Email: [email protected]

Background: AMARC 9, the 9th world Conference of AMARC, will take place in Amman, Jordan from the 11 to the 17 of November 2006. The Internet Jordanian pioneer and FM broadcaster Ammannet (http://ammannet.net) will host the conference in partnership with media and journalists groups from Jordan and Palestine.

AMARC 9 will bring together up to 300 or 400 community broadcasters from more than 110 countries and all regions of the world.

The ninth gathering of community radio broadcasters will take a week and consist first of all in world Conference that will allow participants to analyze and explore the challenges facing community radios. In order to have an input on the situation of the community radio movements, the challenges and the ways to increase its efficiency, we have put an on line form to gather your opinions and feedback Please visit http://amarc9.amarc.org .

In order to increase our participatory approach, the International Board of Directors has established a Contents & Themes committee to define the Agenda in consultation with our members, so please send your suggestions. During the Conference, we encourage regional or sector assemblies, as of the Women International Network. We also encourage parallel events such as training for trainers, Internet broadcasting of the conference proceedings. Please send your suggestions to [email protected]