Poland’s Media & Music Radio Conference Opens in Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland. The Polish radio industry’s major annual gathering opens its doors tomorrow in Warsaw. The event is organized by the European radio industry magazine Media & Music (based in The Netherlands).

This year’s Media & Music Radio Conference runs for two days, Oct.22-23. It’s expected to attract more than 350 audio and radio industry professionals from across Poland, representing the nation’s 130 public and private radio stations, as well as exhibitors and presenters from France, the U.K., and U.S.A. They will be treated to an extensive program of technical and radio management presentations, as well as an active exhibit floor.

Highlights on opening day, Tuesday, include technical sessions on Digital Audio Broadcast in Poland, ISDN codecs (presented by Polish pro audio distributor ZEP), Radio and the Internet (Richard Ducey of the National Association of Broadcasters U.S.), and a presentation on wireless mics for reporters (AKG). AKG will also host the presentation of the AKG Golden Microphone Award (co-sponsored with Polish pro audio distributor Audiofan) to one of Poland’s top radio personalities.

On Wednesday, the show offers technical sessions on radio station automation (RCS Europe), MPEG audio compression (Telos), the Sky Radio satellite delivery network, and a presentation by Sony Broadcast & Professional on “Present and Future Technologies in Radio Broadcasting.”

The show will wrap up on Wednesday evening with more awards. Sony Broadcast & Professional presents the Sound of the Station Award, an interesting competition in which all Polish radio stations are invited to create a 90-second spot containing the essence of the station. Spots from eight finalists will be played during lunch on Wednesday, and all in attendance are entitled to vote. Last year, Radio Plus of Gdansk won the aware.

The Best Product Award is also a participation event. The exhibitor winning the most votes from attendees receives the award, sponsored by Polskie Radio Program 3, NAB and Dragan Produkties. And one lucky voter will win a draw prize of a trip to the NAB Seminar in Rome in November.