More than 120 campus and community radio people (representing more than 25 NCRA member stations) from across Canada have come together this week to talk all things radio.

Events include a concert for the 10th anniversary of the Women's Hands and Voices project; a keynote by Weird Canada founders Aaron Levin and Marie Flanagan; a presentation by CRTC Commissioner Stephen Simpson; a number of amazing workshops on radio production, human rights, accessibility, and the Resonating Reconciliation project, among others; the AGM; and this year's regulatory compliance game show: Compliance Family Feud!

Check out the conference website for full details!

Since 1993, the NCRA/ANREC Awards have honoured the amazing programming, people, and activities of our sector and continue to reflect the range and diversity of campus and community radio across Canada.

Each year, recipients receive national recognition (and unique trophies) at the NCRA/ANREC Awards Gala, held during the annual National Campus and Community Radio Conference. This year's deadline is TODAY, Friday May 9th! (Or rather, sometime before we check our email the morning of Monday, May 12th 2013.)

Application forms can be downloaded in French and English here (zipped files) or found under Entry Forms. The application guidelines can aso be found in the zipped files or under Awards Guide.

To apply, send your entries to awards AT ncra DOT ca. For full details about the categories, go here. Good luck to all the applicants!

In an effort to increase the NCRA/ANREC's financial sustainability, and to create a way for people who want to support strong community radio in Canada to help us in our work, we are hiring someone to help develop and launch our monthly donor giving program, Friends of Community Radio.

The Friends of Community Radio Support Coordinator will work with the Executive Director to produce written and audio materials to promote the work of the NCRA/ANREC to potential donors, build a database of potential donors, help design the details of the giving program, and contact potential donors to become Friends of Community Radio.

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, flexible, self-motivated, and has a background (or a strong interest) in both campus and community radio and fundraising. This job is funded through the government of Ontario’s Youth Employment Fund program. Application deadline is Friday, April 11th.

On November 3, 2011, the 36th General Conference of UNESCO approved the creation of the World Day of Radio, to be celebrated on February 13th of each year.

This year, there's a special focus on the role of women in radio. Check out this great infographic about women's role in radio around the world. (Also, this is the 10th anniversary of the NCRA's report and toolkit on women in campus and community radio in Canada: Women's Hands and Voices!)

UNESCO states: "World Radio Day seeks to raise awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to information through radio and enhance networking among broadcasters.

Radio has to be recognized as a low cost medium, specifically suited to reach remote communities and vulnerable people: the illiterate, the disabled, women, youth and the poor, while offering a platform to intervene in the public debate, irrespective of people’s educational level.

However, it is said that up to a billion people still do not have access to radio today." For more information, click on the title of this post or go to www.worldradioday.org