National
Association of Shortwave Broadcasters, Inc.
and DRM USA
Annual Meeting
The 2013 Meeting will take place May 15-17, 2013 at EWTN Television in Birmingham, Alabama.
Registration for the meeting is free of charge, and it is open to anyone with an interest in shortwave broadcasting or listening. To register, fill out our online registration form or send your name and e-mail address to Jeff White at radiomiami9@cs.com.
As usual, the NASB Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the DRM-USA annual meeting on May 15-17, 2013, at the headquarters of NASB member EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) in Birmingham, Alabama. NASB President Glen Tapley, Terry Borders and other EWTN staff members will welcome shortwave broadcasters, listeners and anyone with an interest in shortwave radio to the Birmingham venue.
Arrangements have
been made for hotel accommodation at the nearby Holiday Inn Express
for a price of $75.00 plus tax, including breakfast daily. The
Holiday Inn Express Irondale (a suburb of Birmingham) is about a
half-mile from the TV network, the location for Thursday's meeting
and tour of the TV studios. The hotel will provide a free shuttle
service to and from EWTN and a continental breakfast. EWTN will
provide lunch Thursday. On Friday, participants will take a 40-minute
trip to the WEWN shortwave transmitter site high in the picturesque
mountains surrounding Birmingham, and the radio staff will have a
cookout on the hill for attendees. EWTN is looking forward to your
visit!
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR NASB 2013
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Reception at hotel with cocktails (including non-alcoholic) and hors d'oeuvres for all participants, sponsored by the Holiday Inn Express
THURSDAY
Meeting
takes place at EWTN TV station 9:00 am-5:00 pm
The meeting will be
opened by the EWTN President/CEO
Tour of TV plant
Lunch at
TV plant
Afternoon presentations: DRM talks, AJ Janitschek of
Radio Free Asia (on “Green Engineering”); Dr. Dowell
Chow, President of Adventist World Radio; Mike Rosso, Vice President,
and Dave Hultsman of Continental Electronics; Mark Allen of Rohn
Tower Company; Jerome Hirigoyen of Télédiffusion de
France (about “TDF's Issoudun transmitter site”).
FRIDAY
Tour
of WEWN shortwave transmitter site – vans will pick up at the
hotel. Remarks by Terry Borders.
Cookout on the mountain for
lunch
Back to TV plant for business and board meetings (or on the
mountain if agreeable)
HOTEL
RESERVATION DETAILS
Room
reservations need to be made at the Holiday Inn Express by April 16
to ensure the group rate. After that, reservations can still be made,
but only based on availability. There is no cancellation fee if the
reservation is canceled by 6 PM the date of arrival. Otherwise there
is a one-day charge.
Attendees simply need to e-mail:
mcolon@kanahotelgroup.com
with the Subject: NASB
Reservations
The
hotel will send confirmation within 24 hours. The price is $75.00 per
night plus tax.
Those who do not wish to use e-mail can phone
the hotel at (205) 957-0555 and request to speak with Adrian or
Margarita.
Information
you need to provide in your e-mail or by phone:
Name
of Guest(s):
Email/Phone Number:
Check
in/out dates:
Estimated time of arrival:
Preference of
room type (King or Two Queen Beds):
Number of People in Room:
Method of Payment: (Do not provide credit card number with
e-mail. The Holiday Inn Express will contact you later for that
information.)
If you have any questions about the 2013 NASB Annual Meeting, or would like to sponsor an event at the meeting, contact Jeff White at radiomiami9@cs.com