July 2016 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:25454] Document 10A -- Addendum to Report of the General Counsel to the Board of Directors
by Christopher Imlay 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

Haste makes waste. I inadvertently omitted a major item from the report I circulated last evening that is of significant current importance in our advocacy program. It concerns the FCC's Technological Advisory Committee Ambient Noise Study. There is a comment date of August 11, 2016 so it is important for the Board to be current on the details of this. Rather than try to restate the report which some of you may have alreadly printed out, I thought it less troublesome to simply create a Document 10A which is attached. It can be considered Item I.B.14 of my report. Sorry for any inconvenience. 73, Chris W3KD -- Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG

1 0

[arrl-odv:25453] Document 9 CTO (with one appendix)
by Price, Brennan, N4QX 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

Please find attached Document 9 (CTO report) and Document 9A (IARU structure for WRC-19 decision making) attached. I look forward to seeing you next week. 73 de Brennan N4QX Brennan T. Price, N4QX Chief Technology Officer American Radio Relay League PO Box 3470 Oakton VA 22124-9470 Tel +1 860 594-0247

1 0

[arrl-odv:25452] HR 1301 markup now scheduled for Wednesday, July 13th
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Good Evening ODV, The House Energy and Commerce Committee has rescheduled the postponed markup to either Tuesday July 12th or Wednesday, July 13th depending on the course of business both days (Wednesday is for continuations. The likely date for HR 1301 to be marked up). Safe travels. See you at next week’s meeting. 73 de Mike N2YBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org

1 0

[arrl-odv:25451] Document #10; Report of the General Counsel to the Board of Directors
by Christopher Imlay 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Greetings. Attached please find the report of the General Counsel to the Board of Directors. I am informed by assistant Secretary Dan Henderson that this is Document #10. I will be pleased to answer any questions that you may have prior to or at the Board Meeting. Please note that this report is confidential, and it is subject to the attorney-client privilege. It is also work-product and should not be disclosed to anyone not a recipient of this e-mail. Thank you. 73, Chris W3KD -- Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG

1 0

[arrl-odv:25450] RF Safety Committee Report
by Tom Delaney 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Attached is the report of the RF Safety Committee. 73, Tom W8WTD

1 0

[arrl-odv:25438] Thursday Night Board Meeting Informal Session
by Christopher Imlay 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Greetings. Tom Gallagher mentioned to Barry Shelley and me recently that ARRL has not done much for new Board members by way of training in board governance. Having for the past few years served as a member of a nonprofit board of a Quaker school in Maryland, and having seen the voluminous package of books and materials that are provided by the school to incoming Board members expected to serve three-year terms, I concurred with Tom that it is necessary to provide that training and the fact that we haven't done so is unfair to our Board. Some current members of the Board are intimately familiar with responsibilities of Board members, protection of Board members from individual liability, and practices for good governance. Others have not had such exposure before becoming an ARRL Board member. With that in mind, Tom asked Barry Shelley and me to make arrangements for a presentation to the Board on Thursday evening on the subject after dinner and we have done so, with concurrence from President Roderick. Specifically, we have arranged for a presentation by two partners from the Hartford law firm Day, Pitney. we have used this top-flight Firm for many years for Connecticut and general corporate law matters. Two principals of the Firm will provide to us a talk on corporate governance and best practices for Boards of Directors. David Swerdloff, a partner at Day, Pitney, is a former Chairman of the Day Pitney Corporate and Business Law Department as well as the Connecticut Bar Association’s Business Law Committee. Jennifer Pagnillo, also a partner, is co-Chair of Day Pitney’s Tax Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving practice group. Both have extensive experience in governance issues and are well-positioned to provide us with professional guidance on the operations of non-profit Boards, pitfalls to avoid, and efficient Board practice. After the session, they will provide us with a memo on the topics of their presentation, so we can use it for incoming Board members in the future. David and Jennifer will be joining us for dinner prior to the Board session, where I am sure they will be made welcome. 73, Chris W3KD -- Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG

2 2

[arrl-odv:25448] Dennis's service
by Price, Brennan, N4QX 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

President Roderick, Vice Director Morine and I attended visitation with Dennis Bodson's family yesterday afternoon. Rick and I attended the funeral this morning. A number of hams were in attendance at both events, and his sons expressed gratitude that the ARRL family was there for Dennis and his family in life and death. I thought this was worth passing on. I'll see y'all next week. --Brennan Brennan T. Price, N4QX Chief Technology Officer American Radio Relay League PO Box 3470 Oakton VA 22124-9470 Tel +1 860 594-0247

1 0

[arrl-odv:25446] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

IN-Newsletter [cid:image001.jpg@01D1D924.BDBCC490] Vol. 41, No. 24 July 6, 2016 - Covers the period June 26-July 2.. Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events Director/Vice Director Orientation July 13 @ 8:15am in Newington, CT LoTW Study Committee July 13 @ 10:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee July 14 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 14 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 15-16 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT CEO Office Reported by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF Chris Imlay, W3KD, Mike Corey, KI1U and I visited with FEMA administrator Craig Fugate on 6/29 in his Washington, DC office. Chief Technology Officer Ted Okada of FEMA joined as well. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reports that we ended June with 167,325 members -- a loss from May of 667 members; a loss of 527 was forecast. We are 469 members ahead of the year-to-date goal. The largest sources of membership acquisition in June came from our regular mailings to new licensees, notification of FCC license expiration, and traffic to the ARRL website. Targeted e-mails brought in 193 members this month. The on-time renewal rate for June (June expirees who renewed by end of June) is 68.93% vs. 71.19% last June. Jackie Ferreira reports June product sales were $290,253, exceeding the sales forecast of $244,548. Direct sales were $145,061; dealer sales were $145,192. Year to date sales are $1,632,066, $63,707 ahead of forecast. Royalties earned on sales of our Kindle e-books were $9,450 ($46,504 year-to-date, and ahead of forecast). Summary of Sales and Marketing Department telephone group, reported by Yvette Vinci: Week Ending Calls Answered Calls Per Hour Total Talking Duration Average Speed of Answer 7/1/2016 792 17.6 27:33:22 11 seconds 6/24/2016 769 17.0 25:10:37 8 seconds 6/17/2016 830 18.4 26:19:40 11 seconds 6/10/2016 803 17.8 24:36:36 9 seconds Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week Ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 7/1/2016 1,209 345 6/24/2016 974 579 6/17/2016 985 625 6/10/2016 1,451 510 Field Services & Radiosport Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2-3 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1-2 Days W1AW Joe Carcia created the texts for the July W1AW Qualifying Runs. He processed regular QSL card requests. He also processed six Qualifying Run certificates and four endorsements. Scott Gee worked on slow and fast code practice texts for the two upcoming weeks. He also processed a few VUCC certificates and endorsements. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Leona Adams 7/1-7/8 PTO Bob Allison 7/22-7/23 Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, OK Steve Capodicasa 7/11 PTO `` 8/22-8/26 PTO `` 9/19-9/23 PTO Lauren Clarke 7/12-7/15 Fundraising Conference, National Harbor, MD Jackie Ferreira 7/18-7/22 PTO Steve Ford 7/5-7/15 PTO Norm Fusaro 8/5-8/7 Texas State Convention, Austin, TX `` 8/19-8/21 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV Tom Gallagher 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting `` 8/12-8/14 New Mexico State Convention, Albuquerque, NM Scott Gee 6/30-7/8 PTO Mike Gruber 8/22-8/26 PTO `` 9/26-9/30 PTO Dan Henderson 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting Bob Inderbitzen 7/5-7/8 PTO Debra Johnson 7/21-7/24 ARISS Meeting, Washington, DC `` 8/29-9/4 PTO Lisa Kustosik 7/14-7/16 Board Meeting, Windsor, CT Diane Middleton 7/19 PTO `` 7/25-7/29 PTO Diane Petrilli 8/5-8/12 PTO Kim Rochette 7/25-8/1 PTO Barry Shelley 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting `` 7/18-7/26 PTO Chuck Skolaut 8/20-8/21 Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS Maria Somma 7/8 PTO `` 7/14-7/18 PTO

1 0

[arrl-odv:25445] Report of the Legal Defense and Assistance Committee - Document #16
by Mike Raisbeck 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

1 0

[arrl-odv:25444] Historical Committee Report - Document #20
by Rod Blocksome 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Attached is the report of the Historical Committee for the first half of 2016. 73's, Rod, K0DAS

1 0