IRF Wrap-Up

	The Forum...	Our third ever India Radio Forum is behind us, and the support and response for this year's conference has be overwhelming. The conference opening session, the CEO panel discussion, drew a crowd of over 450 attendees. Conference participants had Ina Tenz of Radio FFN, giving valuable programming and promotion ideas. They also received invaluable tips and advice from Paul Weyland and Palle Bo, world class speakers, as well as brilliant insights on audience management from Warren Kurtzman of Coleman Insight and Christoph Poschl of Brand Support. The forum session closed with Doug Harris, President of Creative Animal, sharing his secret on surviving broadcasting's brave new world. Our time in India ended on a high – the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards Ceremony – where we handed out gold trophies in 27 different categories. Congratulations again to all the winners!

	The Awards...	For the 2008 competition, we expanded the Awards categories on offer. In the existing Promotion and Marketing categories, we’ve added 4 new awards. They were for Best FM Brand, Excellence in Communication, Excellence in New Media Initiative and Best On Ground/Activation by an FM Station. All categories were rewarded with the specially created Indian Excellence in Radio Awards trophy. Click here to download the pdf of the winners lists for 2008. Here are the photos taken during the forum and the awards show.

	Special Thanks	We would like to express special thanks to all participating sponsors, for their support in making our 2008 Forum possible. In particular we would like to acknowledge the involvement of BIG FM and Radio City, who by partnering with India Radio Forum, have clearly demonstrated their commitment to expanding the awareness and stimulating the growth of radio, in the India radio & media industry.