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  Associate Newsletter                                                                                                                         05.12.2011
In This Issue
Regional Conference Showcase Applications
May Webinar
Submit Ed Session Ideas for upcoming NACA events
In the News
Block Book It Now 2.0 

Upcoming Showcase Application Deadlines

 

Haven't applied to showcase at one of the 2011 Regional Conferences yet? Well, there is still time to do so. To have showcase applications reviewed is as easy as 1-2-3!

 

1) Have an active NACA membership for the 2011-2012 year.

2) Purchase an exhibit booth at the respective regional conference.

3) Apply for the showcase via hard copy or online through Sonicbids.


Showcase Submission Deadlines:


South - Showcase Applications Due May 24, 2011 - submit online
Central - Showcase Applications Due June 7, 2011 - submit online
Mid Atlantic - Showcase Applications Due June 14, 2011 - submit online
West - Showcase Applications Due June 21, 2011 - submit online
Mid America - Showcase Applications Due June 28, 2011 - submit online
Northeast - Showcase Applications Due July 6, 2011 - submit online
Northern Plains - Showcase Applications Due Nov 15, 2011 - submit online


Regional conferences are also looking for unique showcases to be presented in the Special Events category. Check out what they're looking for and consider submitting applications for those, too!

 

All conference schedules, application forms and contact names for upcoming regional conferences may be found in the Associate Member Regional Conferences Guide.

Tornado Victims Need Your Help 

 

The devastation from the recent southern tornadoes has taken a toll among many members of the NACA family. 

 

In an effort to share information, we have set up a resource page on our website to help those institutions directly impacted by the storm, as well as their communities.

 

We encourage all members of our NACA community to contribute in any way that they can to support this or other relief efforts. Please visit the resource page at http://naca.ws/luUi0R  


Submit Ed Session Ideas for Upcoming NACA Events

 

Do you have a great idea for an educational program that you think would benefit our members? If you submit it by June 1, 2011, it may be included in one of the 2011 Regional Conferences!

 

Submit your proposal at http://naca.ws/kGBW3c 

 

 

In the News

Watch, Learn & Shop With Online Guitar TV Network  

Guitar TV, created by Grammy Award-winning music artist Steve Vai and musician/and tech guy Andy Alt, was designed to inspire and educate everyone who has ever wielded or wanted to wield an ax.
[Mashable]

 

Music Marketing With QR Codes: How To Get Started
QR codes - those strange symbols that use the cell phone to link the offline and online worlds - are are going mainstream in the U.S. for even more reasons than previously discussed on Hypebot. So, now is the time to get involved. Here are some basic resources for creating and mobilizing QR codes with an emphasis on d.i.y. music marketing.

[Hypebot]

 

An Introduction to the Self-Released Album
Today, any resourceful individual with a little bit of money and a lot of creativity can make an album commercially available to the same number of people as a major label.

[Music Think Tank]

 


The information above does not imply an opinion or endorsement on the part of the NACA office staff, officers or other members of the Association.