[grc] 2024 HOST STATION APPLICATION!
Betty McArdle
mbbm at brownbroadcast.com
Tue Mar 5 20:56:09 PST 2024
I support LaGanzie in Jonesboro Arkansas for GRC 2025.
Betty McArdle
CMAP
-----Original Message-----
From: grc <grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> On Behalf Of kenya lewis via grc
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2024 12:28 PM
To: klek at klekfm.org
Cc: grc at maillist.peak.org
Subject: Re: [grc] 2024 HOST STATION APPLICATION!
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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