BCAMP hits a bump, but recovers with variant on proposed name change

The B.C. Association of Magazine Publishers bumped up against protocol in seeking permission to change its name to Magazines BC. As a result, the association's newsletter reports, it has come up with a close approximation:Still, the recent annual general meeting decided to exercise discretion and, instead of approving the name change right away, to ask the member magazines to give their

BCAMP to be refreshed and rebranded as Magazines BC

The British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers, popularly known to date as BCAMP will very likely be changing its name to Magazines BC after approval from its annual general meeting on Saturday, June 12. In the annual report for 2009, executive director Rhona MacInnes explains:
In the process of strategic planning made possible with a Flying Squad grant, BCAMP has reaffirmed its vision

BCAMP seeking charitable status

The British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP) is pursuing charitable status. The Western Society for Periodical Education and Research (WSPER) was incorporated as a non-profit organization on March 5, 2010 and the board of directors has approved a plan first suggested in the 2006 association business plan, that would establish it

Tracy Stefanucci named BCAMP's volunteer of the year

Tracy Stefanucci, publisher and editor-in-chief of OCW Magazine, has been named 2009 volunteer of the year by the BC Magazine Publishers Association (BCAMP). "Since co-founding OCW Magazine, a Vancouver-based arts and literary magazine, in 2006, Stefanucci has nurtured the talents of over 40 industry professionals, many of whom have gone on to work at other magazines, and arts and publishing

Waiting to see: Cuts to the arts and particularly magazines murky in BC budget

The just announced B.C. budget has cranked back previously announced (and massive) cuts to arts organizations; however, according to the BC  Association of Magazine Publishers it's not clear what that means for BC arts and literary magazines. We quote from the association newsletter.BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen unveiled the 2010 budget on March 2, amid great anticipation from the arts

BC coalition writes 100 times to Premier Campbell about arts cuts

B.C. premier Gordon Campbell is or will be receiving a batch of 100 letters from The Coalition for the Defence of Writing & Publishing in B.C. in support of restoring funding to the province’s literary arts groups. The premier should expect another batch in November.

The B.C. Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP), the Association of Book Publishers of B.C. and B.C. BookWorld formed the

Magazines Canada warns B.C. premier of "long term damage" from funding cuts

Magazines Canada has written to the premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell, asking for a reconsideration of recent funding cuts to the writing and publishing sector.MC president Mark Jamison acknowledges the challenges of the current economy, but warns that the cuts will cause "long term damage".Most writing and publishing activity is driven by small- and medium-size enterprises and

Some gambling grants restored, but B.C. magazines and other arts groups bitter and confused

[This post has been updated] The B.C. government has backed down, in part, on cuts to gambling-revenue grants to arts groups, including magazines, made in Tuesday's provincial budget, acknowledging that three year funding commitments had been made. The cuts were announced as part of a cost-saving strategy to reduce discretionary grants by $354 million this year across the