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RE: Conference Photos
by Joel Harrison 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

One note I forgot to mention..the headphones being worn are not for copying CW while the session is ongoing. Region II conducts its business in English and Spanish. A number of the societies do not speak English and a number does not speak Spanish, so interpreters are provided and the translation sent via wireless headsets. 73 Joel W5ZN p.s. I'm not in the photos as I was taking them! I was seated between Dave and Kay. _____ From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:57 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Conference Photos Attached are some photos from the Final Plenary of the conference. 73 Joel W5ZN

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Conference Photos
by Joel Harrison 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Attached are some photos from the Final Plenary of the conference. 73 Joel W5ZN

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Report from IARU Region II Conference
by Joel Harrison 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Greetings from Brazil, Today the XVI Session of the General Assembly of IARU Region II concluded. Your ARRL delegation has been quite active in all of the activities and has provided valuable input to the various committees. The Final Plenary was held today and action was taken on the committee reports and recommendations. Tonight we will attend a banquet hosted by LABRE, our sister society in Brazil hosting the conference. Tomorrow, most of us will be returning to the U.S. tomorrow evening. Because of travel connections we wont actually arrive back in the U.S. until Sunday afternoon. Frank Butler and I are on the same flight to Atlanta. We leave Brasilia at 10 AM tomorrow morning but then have an 11 hour layover in Sao Paulo for our flight to Atlanta. Here is a summary, prepared by Dave K1ZZ, of the action taken by the final plenary. Committee A dealing with administrative matters reported first and made a number of recommendations for Conference action, all of which were adopted. They include: * A Region 2 Relief Fund was established with an initial transfer of US$5,000.00 from the general reserve of Region 2, with additional contributions to be solicited. The Fund will be administered by the Executive Committee and will be available solely to assist Region 2 member societies whose club stations and buildings, including antenna systems, are damaged by natural disaster. * Several recommendations from the Region 2 Working Group on Emergency Communications were adopted. These include establishing an Emergency Communications Committee that will be responsible to the Executive Committee for carrying out planning, training, and the maintenance of equipment and personnel inventories for emergency assistance deployment. * To improve communication among the member societies and the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee is to develop a conference call process for Region 2 with objectives, action plans, due dates, and score cards. * An offer by Radio Club Argentino to be responsible for translation into Spanish of the IARU Region 2 electronic bulletin was accepted. * Terms of reference for the Amateur Radio in Education Project that was adopted by the 15th General Assembly in 2004 were revised slightly to simplify the grant application process and encourage applications. * The Conference recognized Wolf Baron, TI2BY, for outstanding service to amateur radio by conducting on-the-air training on Sunday mornings for more than five years. Committee A was chaired by Norma Leiva, HR2NL. Jonathan V. Siverling, WB3ERA served as secretary and interpreter. ARRL Delegate Dave Sumner was assigned to Committee A. The report of Committee B/C, a combined technical and operational committee dealing with both HF and VHF/UHF matters, was received next. This committee was chaired by Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK, with Paul Rinaldo, W4RI serving as secretary. ARRL Delegates assigned to Committee B/C were Kay Craigie and Frank Butler. The Plenary adopted all of the Committees recommendations, including: * A new Region 2 band plan for 160 10 meters was adopted, effective January 1, 2008. The new plan is modeled on one adopted previously by IARU Region 1, with regional differences taken into account. * Steps were taken to try to reduce interference to national emergency nets, including establishing an inventory of such nets and calling their importance to the attention of the radio amateur community. * An IARU Region 2 Diploma was approved, with some details remaining to be worked out by the Executive Committee. * Bill Hays, WJ5O was appointed Region 2 HF Beacon Coordinator, replacing Peter Jennings, VE3SUN, who wished to step down. The next report was from Committee D, the Finance Committee, chaired by Treasurer Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED. I was the ARRL Delegate assigned to Committee D. The Plenary accepted two recommendations from Committee D. The first is an effort to reach out to member societies that have fallen behind in meeting their dues obligations to Region 2. They are being offered the opportunity to pay their back dues through 2006 at a 25% discount if they do so by January 15, 2008. The Plenary also directed the Executive Committee to study the existing dues structure along with options and alternatives and to report to the next General Assembly. The Conference accepted the offer of the Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS) to host the 17th General Assembly in 2010. The last order of business for the delegates was the election of officers and other Executive Committee members for the next three years. Rod Stafford, W6ROD, declined to stand for re-election as President but will remain a Director. Moving to the office of President is Secretary Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH. Dario Jurado, HP1DJ was re-elected Vice President and Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED was re-elected Treasurer and Director. Newly elected as Secretary and joining the Executive Committee for the first time is Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK. The other Directors were re-elected: Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, Pedro Rodriguez, CO2RP, Marco Tulio Gudiel, TG9AGD, Gustavo de Faria Franco, PT2ADM, and Ron Szama, LU2AH. A provision of the Bylaws was amended to permit the Executive Committee to consist of ten members rather than the customary nine. The conferees expressed their deep appreciation to LABRE, host of the 16th General Assembly, for its outstanding hospitality. The conference was attended by 40 delegates and observers representing 18 countries in the Americas, 11 in person and 7 by proxy. 73 Joel W5ZN ARRL President & Principal Delegate

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[arrl-odv:15958] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

<<091207.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 30, No. 37 September 12, 2007 -- Covers the period September 2-8. Upcoming Meetings and Events Executive Committee October 6 in Little Rock, AR United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) October 8-12 - ARRL HQ Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 16 in Newington, CT Administration &Finance Committee November 17 in Newington, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND The remaining PAVE PAWS individual mitigation letters were emailed or sent via US mail during the week. This of course greatly increased the incoming emails and phone calls. We have tentatively scheduled the follow-up teleconference with the DoD for Thursday September 13, at which point we will try to resolve any remaining issues in this round of mitigation. We will also inquire whether additional requests for mitigation may be coming. Also during the week the Field Day database was finalized and work began on the Field Day 2007 write-up. In addition, I worked with MVP Department staff on several contest related items, including some corrections for web pages and plaques, as well as rules announcements for the November issue of QST and full rules for the web. With input from Chris Imlay and Paul Rinaldo, I have also begun work on the D-Star statement. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Preparations are underway for the 2008 Spectrum Defense campaign. Using the Target Analysis research nine separate mail segments have been identified and customized letters will be sent to each segment, including major donors, major prospects, prior donors, new members, recaptured members, and four files to members of varying longevity. Gift request amounts have been tailored to each group based on the Target data. The total campaign mailing to these files totals more than 115,000. A follow up letter will be mailed to prior donors - one of the most productive files. The 2008 Defense campaign will allow time for the Year-end campaign in late November. The new membership forms on the ARRL website continue to generate contributions, especially Spectrum Defense donations. August Defense revenues totaled $2,075, mostly as additions to the membership transaction form. The Diamond Club experienced another good month in August. Unrestricted gifts to the Diamond Club - driven by the Diamond Terrace project - totaled $34,787, bringing the FY 2007 revenue total to $272,794. It was my pleasure to join SM Malcolm Keown, W5XX, Delta division director Henry Leggette, WD4Q and Karl Bullock, WA5TMC to honor Martin Jue, K5FLU and his 35 years of service to the Amateur Radio community. Hundreds of Martin's fans and customers appeared in Starkville to enjoy tours and a barbeques on two very warm September days. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Khrystyne Keane wrote and prepared The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 36, for Friday, September 7. It was distributed to 66,000 members, an increase of 97 over the previous week. Khrystyne also voiced and produced the September 7 edition of ARRL Audio News, with voice-over assistance from Dennis Dura. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Katie attended the United States Power Squadrons Governing Board meeting in Norfolk, Virginia last week. Together with Don Stark, N3HOW, they made a presentation titled, "Why I Want Amateur Radio Aboard My Boat." A few of the attendees were former hams and were not aware of the changes to the licensing structure. Many of them expressed interest in returning to ham radio. Following the USPS presentation, Katie traveled to Virginia Beach for the monthly VBARC club meeting. She spoke at the very well attended meeting of over 100 people. October QST has been mailed and will be in members hands in the next week. Amy reports that our customer service staff is busy entering memberships with watchful eyes on deadlines associated with Section and Division balloting. Requests for exhibit materials, recruitment brochures and other handouts are now fulfilled in much the same way publication orders are handled. Members can now place orders for these resource materials online, shipping and handling fees are charged automatically, and the transaction is emailed to our customer service processing team. The new process is more efficient--integrating inventory, ordering and fulfillment. Much credit goes to the Web Services team for their contribution to the new online architecture supporting this enhancement. The Fall/Winter ARRL Publications Catalog is being assembled. Sue Fagan, Diane Szlachetka and Jackie Cornell are leading the catalog through a major design revision. The catalog goes to press before the end of the month. In the 4-day week, the Warehouse crew processed 517 packages for orders processed during the period, 215 free book membership premiums, and one September QST mailing supplement. Business Services Reported by Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ We are proceeding with our advertising calls for November QST. We are also pleased to announce that another of our proposals has been accepted and Tokyo Hy-Power has decided to expand their advertising to two full pages per month through March 2008. All staff members are also making follow-up calls to procure donation items for the ARRL On-Line Auction. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N QSL Branch There is no delay in opening mail and a 2 day delay in slotting of cards. This week, 101 pounds of cards were received from members. W1AW Joe created the texts for the October W1AW Qualifying Runs. He processed one Qualifying Run endorsement. He also worked the late afternoon/night shift on Tuesday for the vacationing Scott Gee. Joe also pulled old coaxial cables (in preparation of replacing them with new lines) and prepared a new bulkhead patch panel for the Harris racks. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the middle part of the month of September. Field Organization/Public Service Team We are happy to announce that Leona Adams has passed her Technician Class license exam. Congratulations to Leona! Her call sign is KB1PKN. Section Manager petitions of nomination were due at HQ on Friday, September 7. We received a petition from these candidates: Jay Isbell, KA4KUN (Alabama); Ed Emco, W1KT (Western Massachusetts) and Michael Albers, KØFJ (Kansas). There will be a fall Section Manager election for Alaska, Kansas and Tennessee. Leona has also been working with the candidates to get their statements and photos into our ARRL HQ in a timely fashion. Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 coordinator. Work was completed on updating previous documentation concerning a case in Arizona and was forwarded to the FCC. Commercial use of 2 meters was reported in New Jersey and is being investigated by Official Observers. A report of a boot-legged call was received from a ham in Alaska. Riley Hollingsworth, from the FCC, earlier expressed appreciation over few complaints of interference to the Hurricane Watch Net operation on 14.325 MHz during Hurricane Dean. The manager of the HWN said they enjoyed excellent cooperation from most hams during Hurricane Felix which, he believed, was largely due to the League getting the word out (even on a holiday weekend!) about their operations. There will always be those few that attempt to disrupt us, but we just ignore them and deny them the recognition they want; soon they drift off to harass someone else. We really appreciate the continued support. HQ was asked to forward a Programs and Services Committee questionnaire to Section Managers about the Section Governance Study. Education Services Reported by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ Jennie Davis registered students and completed mentor assignments for 98 students in the three levels of emergency communications courses, 20 students in technical enrichment courses and 44 students in the Technician licensing course for sessions starting in September. She also mailed out mentor stipend checks for the May-July period. Rose-Anne Lawrence is researching resource materials to put on a resource page for instructors/clubs who want to do outreach with kids. This is in keeping with our effort to better align resources to our audience needs rather than to provide resources based on organizational structure. Rose-Anne also continues to answer mounting instructor resource requests for instruction materials. I've been working with the script writer to make further progress on the development of the Technician video course script. Education & Technology Program Mark Spencer reports that he has received two grant applications for the November round of grants. He completed a prototype for a new BOE-BOT instructor's board. Numerous requests for instructional materials on CD ROM from volunteer instructors were serviced, in response to requests stimulated from the Huntsville convention. Mark gave a presentation for the Communications Merit Badge for some scouts in Nevada, the culminating activity was a demonstration of ham satellite operations with an HT and Arrow in the parking lot. The contact was recorded and will be posted on our new website Scouts resource page at http://www.arrl.org/scouts/. ARISS Rosalie White reports that astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, gave ham radio some good PR during the various official NASA debriefings in which she described the beneficial educational outcomes of the ARISS QSOs. Reporters from 3 TV stations, 3 newspapers and 1 broadcast radio station touted ham radio in their stories about the Ashland-Greenwood (NE) High School ARISS QSO with Astronaut Clay Anderson, KD5PLA. The QSO was initiated by ARRL SM Matt Anderson. Volunteer hams at Microchip are assisting a high school student who has submitted a draft proposal for a student experiment for SuitSat-2. One or two student experiments will be tested on SuitSat-2 for their feasibility as future educational activities from space. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Jon Bloom 9/26-10/5 Vacation Hugh Brower 9/7-9/14 Vacation Steve Ewald 9/19-10/2 Vacation Steve Ford 9/28-9/29 ARRL/TAPR Digital Comm. Conference, Windsor, CT `` 11/5-11/6 Vacation `` 11/11-11/12 MDC/FAR Digital Conference, Washington, DC Scott Gee 9/21 Vacation `` 12/10-12/12 Vacation `` 12/26 Vacation Mike Gruber 10/1-10/5 Vacation Dan Henderson 9/21-10/1 Wash. State Conv., Spokane, WA/PC NW VHF Conf., OR `` 10/11-10/15 Vacation Mary Hobart 9/14-9/16 W9DX Convention, Chicago, IL `` 10/5-10/6 DARA Board meeting, Dayton, OH Bob Inderbitzen 10/5-10/8 Vacation Dave Patton 9/14-9/19 W9DXCC Convention N. Illinois DX Assoc./Vacation John Proctor 9/27-10/9 Vacation Dave Sumner 9/8-9/15 IARU Reg. 2 Conference, Brasilia Mike Tracy 9/7-9/14 Vacation `` 10/26 Vacation Larry Wolfgang 9/14pm-9/16 Roanoke Division Convention, Virginia Beach, VA `` 9/28-9/30 Digital Communications Conference, Windsor Locks, CT

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[arrl-odv:15957] Disqualification in Southwestern Division Election
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

The Ethics and Elections Committee has disqualified Carl Gardenias, WU6D as a candidate for Director of the Southwestern Division. The two messages, attached, provide the essential information regarding this decision. I have notified Carl by email sent a few minutes ago. The information will be made public from Newington later today. It would be advisable to avoid public comment beyond what is said in that release. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:15956] Re:[arrl-od:2377] RE: [arrl-od:2374] RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location
by Bob Vallio 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

I know that I don't want to spend another snowed-in weekend at Hartford. However, Jay has pointed out the even greater impact that bad weather in the Hartford area can have upon those who will be attending from there. Additionally, his other concerns are germane and central to the issue. I appreciate his concern for those of us living west of the "Big Muddy;" but, perhaps we are saddling ourselves with the potential for an even worse outcome. I understand the need for haste to retain our seats at Houston, and I know that Dave wants to take action very soon, but can we take one more day to consider Jay's concerns? I'll take my chances with Hartford, if that's what it comes to, or hope for the best if we opt for Houston. Bob, W6RGG On 9/12/07, John Bellows <jbellows(a)skypoint.com> wrote: > > Actually the motion was: > > > > "Moved, that staff is instructed to investigate an alternate location for > the 2008 Annual Meeting." > > > > While this may be a done deal, Bill's question as to cost seems a fair > one. If we are going to be "snipping and trimming" as part of the > Budget/Plan come January I respectfully suggest that asking what the > relative costs of meeting in the vicinity of HQ and Houston. > > > > Dave Sumner suggested that Committee chairmen may have some comment about > the impact on their committees. From my perspective as PSC chairman the > ability to meet the new Contest Manager, plus hear from Deb Johnson, Maria > Somma, for example is most helpful. I didn't mention Dennis Durda because > I assumed he would be at the January meeting. Though Dave Patton will be at > the meeting it is unreasonable to expect him to be familiar with every > aspect of the PSC areas. For that matter neither Education nor VEC are part > of his portfolio. A move offsite may have less impact on A&F since Dave > Sumner, Barry, Harold, Mary and most of the elected officers will be at that > meeting to cover the agenda items. Written reports from staff are helpful > but don't come close to the opportunity to discuss matters face to face or > at least follow-up with questions,. > > > > > > K1ZZ went on to "observe that ……it is a mistake for a committee to wait > until the day before a Board meeting to take up substantive decisions. The > scramble to turn a committee action into a motion that is ready for Board > consideration, literally overnight with everything else that is going on, > sometimes does not result in the best work product." Assuming that were the > case I would agree. The practice in PSC has been to prepare draft motions > (sometimes in the alternative) prior to the pre-Board meeting. > > > > From time to time other matters arise that may require some last minute > "scramble." That is unfortunate, but it part of any meaningful meeting > process. If we didn't need to address "substantive decisions" at a Board > meeting there really wouldn't be a reason to meet in Hartford, Houston or > Heavens-knows-where, we could just mail our votes in. > > > > Finally this whole warm weather meeting location baffles me. If the > weather is bad in CT there is as great a risk that HQ personnel can't fly > out or will get delayed or hung up in some distant airport as that we may > have travel problems. With a hub and spoke airline system bad weather in > Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit or any other hub, can have ripple effects for > flights throughout the country. We are all at the mercy of the weather. > We're there to attend a committee and Board meeting and will likely be in > the hotel from Wednesday until the meeting ends. Most of us are on plane > back home on Sunday. What difference does it make if the sun is shining > outside? > > > > I appreciate the fact that while staff and most of the Board live east of > the Mississippi, several West Coast Board members routinely have to travel > coast to coast to attend Board meetings. In spite of my reason for > preferring meeting in the vicinity of Hartford from time to time they > deserve a break. > > > > If we can get some more specific information on the cost of meeting in > Houston vs. CT and some assurance the staff reports will be out in time so > that the committees can forward written questions to those staffers not > attending I could be persuaded to vote in favor out of deference to the > Board members living west of the "Big Muddy." > > > > Jay, KØQB > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] > *Sent**:* Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:01 AM > > *To:* arrl-od > *Subject:* [arrl-od:2377] RE: [arrl-od:2374] RE: [arrl-od:2373] January > 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > Bill, what staff has done is to obtain a proposal at another venue that > replicates as nearly as possible the facilities that are available at the > Windsor Airport Marriott, at a similar overall cost. > > > > The hotel is holding the space for us and is awaiting a response. It > really can't wait until next week. > > > > When Joel posed the original question it was to answer this > question: "[W]e need to know if the board desires to select a location other > than the Hartford area for the January meeting." I believe the Directors > understood that it would cost a bit more to meet elsewhere in January when > they voted. Cost-wise, Houston is the best option we could find. > > > > 73, > > Dave K1ZZ > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > *Sent:* Wed 9/12/2007 2:40 AM > *To:* Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; arrl-od > *Subject:* RE: [arrl-od:2374] RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board > Meeting Location > > Dave, > > > > Would you be able to provide better cost comparisons once you are back in > Newington? > > > > Thanks. > > > > - Bill N3LLR > > > > *From:* Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:52 PM > *To:* arrl-od > *Subject:* [arrl-od:2374] RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting > Location > > > > Bill, I am replying to OD instead of ODV because that is where the > proposal was posted. > > > > The combined sleeping room/meeting room charges are about the same for > Houston as for Windsor (higher sleeping room rate offset by free meeting > room). I have not compared the banquet charges but I have no reason to > believe they would be significantly different. > > > > As for travel expenses, Houston is a competitive airfare market. There > will be a few more plane tickets to purchase than there would be to > Hartford, but I believe the Board took that into account in its original > decision to authorize the search for an alternate site since the same would > be true of any alternate site. > > > > There is significantly less disruption of normal HQ functions when the > Board meets elsewhere, although I do not equate interaction between staff > and Board members with "lost productivity" since it generally serves a > useful purpose. > > > > Committee chairmen are in a better position to comment with respect to the > impact on their committees. I would observe that from my own perspective I > believe it is a mistake for a committee to wait until the day before a Board > meeting to take up substantive decisions. The scramble to turn a committee > action into a motion that is ready for Board consideration, literally > overnight with everything else that is going on, sometimes does not result > in the best work product. > > > > I hope this is responsive to your questions. It's about the best I can do > from here at the Region 2 Conference in Brasilia. > > > > 73, > > Dave Sumner, K1ZZ > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > *Sent:* Tue 9/11/2007 6:08 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > Joel, > > > > Much appreciated. > > > > Some other factors that might affect the cost outside of normal travel, > hotel and meal expenses could be: > > > > · Lost staff productivity in travel time for those staff attending > the board meeting > > · Potential loss of productivity in committee reports by not > having information available from department managers/staff who normally > provide presentations/answers to the committees > > > > Wonder if we could include estimates for these as well? > > > > Thanks! > > > > - Bill N3LLR > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:26 AM > > > To: arrl-odv > > > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > > > > > > QSL. > > > > > > Dave is preparing a response to you other request regarding the cost > > > comparison. > > > > > > 73 Joel PY/W5ZN > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: n3llr(a)earthlink.net [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 6:21 AM > > > To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; arrl-odv > > > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > > > Ok. Thanks. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: "Joel Harrison" <w5zn(a)arrl.org> > > > Subj: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > Date: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:37 am > > > Size: 12K > > > To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> > > > > > > Bill, > > > > > > As is the case with all of our "mail votes" via email, each > > > director's > > > vote will be recorded from their email response and the tally of who > > > voted > > > aye and who voted nay will recorded and made public at the conclusion > > > of the > > > vote. > > > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:13 PM > > > To: arrl-odv > > > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > > > > > > Dave, > > > > > > What are the cost projections for board meetings at Hartford and for > > > board > > > meetings at Houston, TX. > > > Additionally, I'd like a roll -call vote for this vote to go on > > > record > > > publically. > > > > > > - Bill N3LLR > > > > > > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] > > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:43 PM > > > To: arrl-od > > > Subject: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > > > > > > > > > Earlier the Board authorized staff to investigate an alternate > > > location to the Hartford area for the January 2008 Board Meeting. > > > Staff completed its investigation and has reported to the Executive > > > Committee that the best available site is Houston, Texas. Space is > > > being > > > held for us at the Marriott-Greenspoint North, about 15 minutes from > > > Houston's Intercontinental Airport. > > > As authorized by the Executive Committee,President Harrison has > > > instructed > > > me to offer the following resolution for consideration by the Board: > > > "Moved, that the 2008 Annual Meeting be held in the vicinity of > > > Houston, > > > Texas." > > > An "aye" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Houston area; a > > > "nay" > > > vote is for the meeting to be held in the Hartford area. > > > Please respond, either to me or to arrl-od @arrl.org, with your vote. > > > David Sumner, K1ZZ, Secretary > > > > > >

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RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location
by Bill Edgar 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Joel, Much appreciated. Some other factors that might affect the cost outside of normal travel, hotel and meal expenses could be: . Lost staff productivity in travel time for those staff attending the board meeting . Potential loss of productivity in committee reports by not having information available from department managers/staff who normally provide presentations/answers to the committees Wonder if we could include estimates for these as well? Thanks! - Bill N3LLR > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:26 AM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > QSL. > > Dave is preparing a response to you other request regarding the cost > comparison. > > 73 Joel PY/W5ZN > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: n3llr(a)earthlink.net [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 6:21 AM > To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; arrl-odv > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > Ok. Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Joel Harrison" <w5zn(a)arrl.org> > Subj: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > Date: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:37 am > Size: 12K > To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> > > Bill, > > As is the case with all of our "mail votes" via email, each > director's > vote will be recorded from their email response and the tally of who > voted > aye and who voted nay will recorded and made public at the conclusion > of the > vote. > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > > > From: Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:13 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > Dave, > > What are the cost projections for board meetings at Hartford and for > board > meetings at Houston, TX. > Additionally, I'd like a roll -call vote for this vote to go on > record > publically. > > - Bill N3LLR > > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:43 PM > To: arrl-od > Subject: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location > > > > Earlier the Board authorized staff to investigate an alternate > location to the Hartford area for the January 2008 Board Meeting. > Staff completed its investigation and has reported to the Executive > Committee that the best available site is Houston, Texas. Space is > being > held for us at the Marriott-Greenspoint North, about 15 minutes from > Houston's Intercontinental Airport. > As authorized by the Executive Committee,President Harrison has > instructed > me to offer the following resolution for consideration by the Board: > "Moved, that the 2008 Annual Meeting be held in the vicinity of > Houston, > Texas." > An "aye" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Houston area; a > "nay" > vote is for the meeting to be held in the Hartford area. > Please respond, either to me or to arrl-od @arrl.org, with your vote. > David Sumner, K1ZZ, Secretary > > > > > >

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[arrl-odv:15947] Re:Confidential: BPL Appeal Memo
by Bruce Frahm K0BJ 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Chris, just a layman's idea, and with numerous lawyers on ODV I hesitate..... If further negotiations ensue, might it be worthwhile to offer a rather firm cap, with a significant bonus contingent upon a successful outcome? It seems to me as though you are prudently handling this. Thanks. Bruce K0BJ

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[arrl-odv:15952] RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location
by n3llr＠earthlink.net 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Ok. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: "Joel Harrison" <w5zn(a)arrl.org> Subj: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location Date: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:37 am Size: 12K To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Bill, As is the case with all of our mail votes via email, each directors vote will be recorded from their email response and the tally of who voted aye and who voted nay will recorded and made public at the conclusion of the vote. 73 Joel W5ZN From: Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location Dave, What are the cost projections for board meetings at Hartford and for board meetings at Houston, TX. Additionally, Id like a roll call vote for this vote to go on record publically. - Bill N3LLR From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:43 PM To: arrl-od Subject: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location Earlier the Board authorized staff to investigate an alternate location to the Hartford area for the January 2008 Board Meeting. Staff completed its investigation and has reported to the Executive Committee that the best available site is Houston, Texas. Space is being held for us at the Marriott-Greenspoint North, about 15 minutes from Houston's Intercontinental Airport. As authorized by the Executive Committee,President Harrison has instructed me to offer the following resolution for consideration by the Board: Moved, that the 2008 Annual Meeting be held in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. An "aye" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Houston area; a "nay" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Hartford area. Please respond, either to me or to arrl-od @arrl.org, with your vote. David Sumner, K1ZZ, Secretary

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RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location
by Joel Harrison 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Bill, As is the case with all of our "mail votes" via email, each director's vote will be recorded from their email response and the tally of who voted aye and who voted nay will recorded and made public at the conclusion of the vote. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: Bill Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location Dave, What are the cost projections for board meetings at Hartford and for board meetings at Houston, TX. Additionally, I'd like a roll -call vote for this vote to go on record publically. - Bill N3LLR From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:43 PM To: arrl-od Subject: [arrl-od:2373] January 2008 Board Meeting Location Earlier the Board authorized staff to investigate an alternate location to the Hartford area for the January 2008 Board Meeting. Staff completed its investigation and has reported to the Executive Committee that the best available site is Houston, Texas. Space is being held for us at the Marriott-Greenspoint North, about 15 minutes from Houston's Intercontinental Airport. As authorized by the Executive Committee, President Harrison has instructed me to offer the following resolution for consideration by the Board: "Moved, that the 2008 Annual Meeting be held in the vicinity of Houston, Texas." An "aye" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Houston area; a "nay" vote is for the meeting to be held in the Hartford area. Please respond, either to me or to arrl-od @arrl.org, with your vote. David Sumner, K1ZZ, Secretary

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