NASB 2019 is planned for Cary NC at the home of Trans World Radio. Your DRMNA Admin will be in attendance again this year!
Thursday, May 9-Friday, May 10, 2019
Location: TWR International
300 Gregson Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511 USA
Costs for Attendees: There is no cost to attend the meeting itself, and the meals indicated in the agenda will be provided free of charge. Attendees must pay their own travel and accommodation expenses.HOTEL INFORMATION
Meeting Hotel: Comfort Suites Regency Park, 350 Ashville Ave., Cary, NC 27518. This hotel is 1.6 miles from TWR. It is located in an area of shopping centers, restaurants, and a large Walmart store. If you are not arriving by car, there will be many participants with cars who can provide you with transportation back and forth between the hotel and TWR.
Hotel Website: https://www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/cary/comfort-suites-hotels
Hotel Room Rate: Suites are $119.00 per night, single (king bed) or double (two queen beds), plus tax.
Hotel Reservation Procedure: Please make your reservation by phone to +1-919-852-4318. Ask for the "NASB" rate. Or you can e-mail your reservation details to shimp@comfortsuitesrp.com. Please specify whether you prefer one king bed or two queen beds (same price).
Nearest airport: The Raleigh-Durham International Airport is about 15 miles from the Comfort Suites hotel in Cary.
Thursday, May 9, 2019
9:00 am - Meet in front of hotel for transport to Conference
9:30-10:00 am - Opening remarks from Lauren Libby, President, Trans World Radio
10:00-10:30 am - Tour of TWR headquarters
10:30-11:00 am - Coffee Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm - Shortwave Listening and DXing in Japan and DRM Update - presentation by Christopher Rumbaugh, DRM North America
12:00-12:30 pm - More on DRM from TWR's George Ross
12:30-1:30 pm - Lunch will be catered at TWR
1:30-2:30 pm - Presentation about TWR Africa by Gottfried Schiele and Mike Sabin
2:30-3:00 pm - TWR Cary's Joe Barker with an update on TWR Bonaire
3:00-3:30 pm - Coffee Break
3:30-4:00 pm - TWR Asia, including KTWR Guam - Presentation by Mike Sabin
4:00-5:00 pm - Presentation TBA
5:00 pm - Return to the hotel
6:30 pm - Dinner at local restaurant
Friday, May 10, 2019
9:00 am - Meet in front of hotel for transport to Conference.
9:30 am - Presentation TBA
10:00-10:30 am - Coffee break
10:30 am - Updates from NASB member stations and associate members: WWCR, KVOH, WEWN, WRMI, KNLS and more.
12:00 pm - Catered lunch at TWR
1:00 pm - NASB Business Meeting -- Finance reports, elections, plans for NASB 2020 annual meeting in Brmingham, Alabama; other business
3:00-3:30 pm - Brief meeting of new Board members and officers
