[grc] 2024 HOST STATION APPLICATION!

Tue Mar 5 11:28:16 PST 2024

When do we give public consensus?
Will that be pre-announced? I’d like to voice my support for LaGanzie/KLEK. 

Does a convo with former hosts on steering committee count?

> On Mar 5, 2024, at 11:25 AM, KLEK 102.5 F.M. LaGanzie Kale - General Manager via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> 
> I have just put a request in for 2025. I submitted the form and also am
> following Al's wishes by making it known via this list serve.
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 1:13 PM al davis via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you for taking the lead on this.
>> 
>> I feel compelled to request compliance with some well established
>> traditions of the conference regarding the process of recruiting and
>> selection of the conference host.
>> 
>> If your station is considering hosting the conference, the traditional
>> application procedure is to announce your offer to the public.  One
>> place to do this is at the closing meeting of the conference, but that
>> has passed so the other way to do this is to announce on this email
>> list.
>> 
>> Your announcement on this list, not an application sent to any
>> committee or individual, is considered to be the proper way to indicate
>> your offer to host.
>> 
>> Before you do this, it is recommended that you contact an "elder of the
>> conference", someone who has had a major role in putting on the
>> conference, in the past.  You can make this contact any way you want.
>> In this conversation we can discuss what it is like, what you need, and
>> what you can expect.  It's a friendly chat, not a test.
>> 
>> For this, you can contact me by email, as I have played a major role in
>> putting on the conference.  You can also contact anyone else.  With
>> this in mind, I am requesting now that anyone else who has such
>> experience putting on the conference who wants to help a future host to
>> please reply to this email, on this list, to offer your help.
>> 
>> Once we have offers to host, acceptance is by public consensus.  If
>> there are multiple offers to host, the parties meet and mutually decide
>> what to do.  Usually the resolution is something like "we host this
>> year, you host next year".  So far, the conference has never outright
>> rejected any offer to host.
>> 
>> The "steering committee" does not have the authority to "select" a
>> host, or really any authority at all.  To give a committee that
>> authority would be like giving a board of elections authority to choose
>> the winner.  The role of a "steering committee" here would be to solicit
>> offers, to oversee the process, and to make sure it is fair, friendly,
>> and inclusive.
>> 
>> Once it has been established who is the next host, the host has
>> complete freedom regarding how to put on the conference, including who
>> to work with.  The conferences are as diverse as the stations, and we
>> like it that way.  Lots of help is available, if you want it, from the
>> people who have put on the conference in the past, from future hosts,
>> and from individuals.  This can make it possible for even the smallest
>> stations to host.
>> 
>> The "seed money" is intended to be used to cover conference expenses
>> that are due before the conference has revenue.  It should be used to
>> open a working bank account that is used by the conference for
>> conference expenses and income.  Conference money must be kept
>> separate from station money.  After the conference is over, the money
>> in the account may be divided.  One portion must be passed on to the
>> next conference host as seed money.  The other portion is turned over
>> to the host as profit.  If the conference lost money, the entire
>> balance must be turned over to the next host, and there is no profit.
>> It is ok, in this case, to pass on less than you got.  The seed money
>> fund absorbs the loss, protecting the host station against loss.  If the
>> conference makes money, an amount at least equal to the original seed
>> amount must be passed on, and additional funds should be added to the
>> seed, increasing the amount passed on to the next host. The rest can be
>> turned over to the host station, or used in a manner the host
>> organization decides.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:14:57 -0500
>>> Sharon Scott via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
>>> The GRASSROOTS RADIO CONFERENCE is unlike any other event in the world!
>>> It is an annual gathering where members of college and community radio
>>> stations can come together in commaradarie to share ideas, technology,
>>> and resources.
>>> 
>>> APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2024 GRASSROOTS RADIO CONFERENCE HOSTS!
>>> https://forms.gle/LadBsLhw5WVmji8K8
>>> 
>>> Traditionally, the Grassroots Radio Conference is hosted by a different
>>> college or community radio station in a new part of the country each
>>> year. This allows the community radio world to travel to a unique
>>> destination and get a peak behind the scenes of a different radio set up
>>> each year. But not always.  Decidedly freeform and anti-authoritarian
>>> each year's conference takes on an identity that reflects the unique
>>> character of the hosting station. The event has taken place in the fall
>>> recently but used to be in the summer.  It will be up to the host
>>> station to determine when the conference takes place.  Any community or
>>> college radio station is welcome to apply but they will need to provide
>>> classrooms for the conference sessions and a large assembly area for
>>> main events.  The conference should be easy to attend and accommodations
>>> should be available in the area.
>>> 
>>> When the host station is selected, they get $1500 seed money and the
>>> beautiful GRC Quilt.  Once the conference is over, the station passes
>>> along those items to the next host station but can keep any additional
>>> revenue.  This is a a great team builder for your staff as well as a
>>> great way to bring some local support and national attention to your
>>> station.   The senior members of the GRC community can offer as much --
>>> or as little -- help and advice as you want in the organization of the
>>> conference but you will steer the ship as it is always beautiful to see
>>> how each station makes it their own!
>>> 
>>> 2024 should be a big year for the conference since there will be so many
>>> new LPFM stations waiting to happen!
>>> 
>>> If your station is interested in hosting the 2024 Grassroots Radio
>>> Conference please complete the form below before the GRC Monthly Meet-Up
>>> on MARCH 26th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM CT.  Interested applicants are invited
>>> to make their pitch to the GRC Community at this virtual meeting.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your interest in hosting this important community radio
>>> event!  Looking forward to seeing everybody again!
>>> 
>>> GRC 2024 HOST APPLICATION
>>> https://forms.gle/LadBsLhw5WVmji8K8
>>> 
>>> DUE by the GRC MONTHLY MEET-UP on Tuesday, March 27th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM
>>> CT.
>>> 
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