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We should each think about this issue in terms of our continent
and return the product of our reflections to the WRTVC before January
15, 2001 (Mr. Chenevière sent participants a reminder about
this on November 28, 2001).
THE WRTVC'S STRUCTURE
The WRTVC can no longer maintain a 38-member Board, which is oversized
and costly to convene. A Board with about 15 directors should suffice.
General meetings should only be held every two years.
We also have to find out who the members really are. Charging
dues would be one way to see how interested the individuals and
organizations on our lists really are.
We will write to the current Board members asking for their views
on these matters as well as on the overall proposed new strategic
plan for the WRTVC, as amended, based on the comments at the Paris
meeting.
We will inform them that we hope to hold the next general meeting
of the WRTVC in Montreal next fall on the occasion of the 50th
anniversary of CBC/Radio-Canada television and the 30th anniversary
of Télé-Québec.
Until the structure is reformed, the President is expanding the
strategic committee to include representatives from every part of
the world. In addition to General Secretary Micheline Vaillancourt
(Canada), Vladimir Gaï of UNESCO and Javad Mottaghi of the
Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, there will also be Ana Maria Miralles of Pontificia
Bolivariana University in Medellin, Colombia; Abdelkader Marzouki,
Secretary General of the Conseil international des radios et télévisions
d'expression française (CIRTEF) in Brussels; John F. Musukuma,
Secretary General of the Southern African Broadcasting Association
(SABA) in Windhoek, Namibia; and Pierre Wiehn, a member of the Conseil
supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) in Paris.
FINANCEMENT ET BUDGET DU CMRTV
WRTVC's fiscal year runs from July 1st to June 30th. The WRTVC
needs SF 300,000 to study the feasibility of the observatory;
half of that is in the process of being lined up and the rest
could come from broadcasters.
The more sensitive matter is financing operations. The WRTVC
now depends on funding from UNESCO (about US $20,000 in 2001),
which has paid for two meetings including this one, and on administrative
and secretarial support provided free of charge, courtesy of CBC
French television. The President has financed his own activities
(over SF 3,000 to date).
This situation cannot persist. We have to raise funds to ensure
the operational activities described on page 7 of the proposed
strategic plan (about SF 130,000 per year).
Participants' Comments, Suggested
Approaches and Follow-up:
- We hope we can continue counting on UNESCO's assistance.
- We propose charging WRTVC members and member organizations
token annual dues, even though it means having to collect and
administer payments. It was suggested that the dues be set at
FF 200 (US $40) for individuals and FF 500 (US $100) for organizations.
- Participants said it is becoming increasingly difficult if
not impossible for organizations to find funds for operations
and administration. WRTVC's estimated operating budget seems
high. It's easier to get money for specific projects. The WRTVC
should include a small percentage for administration in special
projects, though this might be hard to get approved.
- The Observatory and Website fall into the category of special
projects with their own budgets.
- It will be easier to obtain funding if North-South cooperation
and aid for the Eastern Europe are more emphasized.
Other Potential Sources of Financing:
- One suggestion was to approach government departments and
regulators.
- Messrs. Konaté and Marzouki suggested addresses of
foundations and organizations that might help the WRTVC.
- Mr. Chenevière will approach the generous Thompson
Foundation.
- Micheline Vaillancourt will try contacts in Canada while Mr.
Pederson will explore possibilities in Scandinavia.
- Another possibility is the Dutch representative to UNESCO.
- Maybe the WRTVC should find itself a major sponsor in the
industry.
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