SCMA | Southern Community Media Association

The SCMA jumped on board with 5TCB Bordertown by throwing our CEO into “The 48 Hour Lockdown” an amazing event to support 5TCB and The Leukaemia Foundation.

Ray Hazen, CEO of SCMA was Locked Down! for 48 Hours in the Studios of 5TCB in an effort to fund raise for two important community organisations.

No Sleep! No Connection to the outside world, Ray, Scad & Mandy locked down! It was a challanage that was answered with massive success.

Over $3000 was raised from donations locally, nationally and internationally thanks to the success of streaming online.

The SCMA assisted 5TCB by facilitating the online streaming which saw huge interest in the event.

It’s the “Can Do” attitude of the SCMA that adds that little bit extra for the benefit of members.

SCMA Launches Program Distribution System Free to All Members

The Southern Community Media Association today released the latest in internet program sharing technology the “Program Distribution System” (PDS) designed by Michael Mcfeeters of MJM Solutions the system is the latest and greatest.

This technology will not only allow member stations to upload and make available programming for all other member stations through a central library it also offers members the ability to direct deliver programs to specific stations without the need to go through the formality of uploading to a library.

The system is designed for ease of operation and for quick and effective delivery of not only programming but any sort of data. This could be a program, an interview, a word file or even a data base of information. The PDS system is designed for ease of operation and was designed specifically for the needs of community broadcasters in mind, while at the same time offering extremely high levels of security for information sent through the system.

Already member stations are keen to provide programs and information for uploading into the system and it will be a matter of weeks before the system has a wide variety of programs available within its program library and the Document library starts to fill.

The PDS is available to all financial members of the Southern Community Media Association at no charge.

If you would like more information on the PDS please feel free to go to the SCMA’s website and follow the link to either PDS or PDS download.

If you would like to become a member of the Southern Community Media Association there is also information on the website on membership to the association. The SCMA is a National Representative Association for Community Broadcasters with member’s right across this Great Southern Land and welcomes new members to the association at any time.

Date of release: 29-03-2010

Greetings Members of the Southern Community Media Association,

This is preliminary official notice of the 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Southern Community Media Association. The Southern Community Media Association’s Annual General Meeting will be conducted in accordance with the association’s constitutional requirements on Saturday March 13^th 2010.

The meeting will be conducted as part of the Annual National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference 2010 in Wangaratta.

The exact location and time along with the meeting agenda will be sent out to all stations closer to the day of the meeting.

All stations that receive this notice will be posted a membership invoice, membership application and a nomination form in the near future to give you the opportunity to become financial members of the Southern Community Media Association and have voting rights at the AGM.

This is a formal notification that nominations are now open for the following positions on the Board of Management of Southern Community Media Association.

Nominations are called for the Position of President.

This is a twelve month term of office.

4 Directors of the Association for a term of 2 years

Nominations must be on the prescribed nominations form and must be moved and seconded by a financial member station as well as signed by the person being nominated.

All Completed Nominations forms must be in the possession of the appointed returning officer of the Association (Mr. Ray Hazen) by no later than 10 pm on Friday January 29^th 2010.

Nominations will only be accepted if they comply with the nomination procedures of the Southern Community Media Association as set out in the association’s constitution section 15

Attached to this notice is the prescribed nomination form.

You are also reminded that you must be a member of a current financial member station or a current financial individual member to nominate. You can check on your membership status by contacting the returning officer via our contact form here or calling 0409 533 891

Member stations can vote at the meeting or by postal voting there is one vote per Member station please note that while individual members are eligible to stand for positions they do not have voting rights.

Postal votes must be applied for in writing (Email) to the returning officer of the association via info [at] scma1.com before 10pm Friday February 19^th 2010. Postal votes must be received by last mail Friday March 5^th 2010.

Late Nominations or late applications for postal votes will not be accepted or processed.

Kindest Regards

Ray Hazen

CEO & Returning Officer
Southern Community Media Association

Link Attached: SCMA Nomination Form 2010