January 2017 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:26046] Re: Historical Committee Report
by Rod Blocksome 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Once more, but this time with the attachment ! From: Rod Blocksome Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 9:55 PM To: Pereira, Carla ; arrl-odv Subject: Historical Committee Report Attached is the report of the historical committee – Document #19 73, Rod, K0DAS

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[arrl-odv:26021] Official Notice and Draft Agenda for 2017 Annual Meeting
by Pereira, Carla 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Dear Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors of the ODV: Attached is the official notice letter for the January 2017 Annual Board meeting from the CEO. Also attached is the draft agenda for the meeting. As stated earlier, the deadline for submitting reports to the Board is January 6, to allow time to prepare the books. Motions should be sent in advance as well. Please let me know if you have any trouble opening the documents. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Respectfully, [ARRL NAFAR Logo Color.png]Carla Pereira Assistant to Tom Gallagher NY2RF ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio(tm) Tel:1-860-594-0242 Fax:1-860-594-0259 cpereira(a)arrl.org<mailto:cpereira@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26044] Mark Twain Special Event Station Video
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

We have discussed over the past few months the notion of expanding ARRL's reach from print to the new media modes including video-casting. Last year's special event at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, celebrating Twain's 181st birthday was captured by an ARRL videographer who assembled this brief promotional report on W1T, the special event station. Conversations with MTH manager, Betsy Maguire touched on Twain's admiration of technology as well as his friendship with Nicola Tesla. This quality video, distributed through ARRL's YouTube channel, is an example of what can be produced for the League by local university student talent at very low cost. It runs 3 minutes, and has been heavily promoted by Mark Twain House's own social media platforms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4r0341_Ln8 Tom Gallagher - NY2RF Chief Executive Officer ARRL Headquarters ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860 594 0404 cell 704 907 7158 tgallagher(a)arrl.org<mailto:tgallagher@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26043] FW: Hamvention info for ODV
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Good afternoon: I'm told that some have asked about preliminary plans for Dayton. Below is a message from Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, regarding the event. Note that Bob has visited the new location and that our exhibit space will be significantly less than in the past. This will impact our overall presence and the number of staff and volunteers which we will need to support our operation at the convention. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc. The National Association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:40 PM To: Shelley, Barry, N1VXY <bshelley(a)arrl.org> Subject: Hamvention info for ODV Barry, Here's some info that can be shared with ODV about Hamvention. I've already received a couple of requests for this info. Bob ________________________________ To: ARRL Board of Directors and Officers Hamvention is May 19-21. You may already know that I traveled to Dayton in early December to meet with key members of the 2017 Hamvention Committee. During that visit, Hamvention proposed ARRL's exhibit space at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio - the new home for Hamvention. The new venue has three large exhibition halls of newer construction. ARRL's exhibit area is approximately one-third of the size we occupied at the Hara Complex since 2005 (when Hamvention approached ARRL for help filling unsold exhibit space). Other buildings on the property will house forums and some additional exhibits. Preliminary layouts depict over 300 booths, an outdoor flea market, and onsite parking. As ARRL's exhibit space is much smaller this year, our planning will include fewer staff. We'll also need fewer volunteers. Hamvention itself still has some work to do, and the slow pace has stymied some of our planning. Hamvention's website still reflects 2016 info, and exhibitor registration information hasn't been published yet. ARRL's staff team and Board members will be housed at the Marriott on S. Patterson Blvd in Dayton. The hotel is 17 miles from the exhibition venue in Xenia. We will circulate registration and hotel reservation instructions to the Board in late January. Please let me know if you have any questions. 73 Bob NQ1R Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R - Marketing Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Tel: (860) 594-0213 FAX: (860) 594-0303 rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org<mailto:rinderbitzen@arrl.org> www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:26042] Report 03--First Vice President
by G Widin 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Attached below is my report on my activities as First Vice President during 2016. I would be pleased to answer any questions concerning the report or other matters. Happy New Year to all, Greg, K0GW

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[arrl-odv:26041] Board Reports
by k5ur＠aol.com 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Hi all: We originally asked for Board reports to be submitted by this Friday, January 6. I've had a few requests for a little extra time so let's shift the due date to Monday, January 9. That will give you the weekend to work on your report. Thanks. 73 Rick - K5UR ...

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[arrl-odv:26036] FW: Membership 2016 Stats
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Ladies & Gentlemen: Below I have reproduced Diane Petrilli's year-end membership report. One disturbing trend that continues is the erosion of member acquisitions from the field-the field now only accounts for 3% (versus 4%) of member acquisitions. Happy New Year, Tom After a 25% dues increase (the first in 15 years), we have come in remarkably close to membership forecast. We ended December with 164,070 members -- 252 members ahead of the year-end goal. The annual membership loss was 3.79%; slightly less than the 4.0% loss forecast. We had a net loss of 6,458 members; 6,710 was forecast. Below is a comparison of acquisition for last year vs. this year. Field-based recruitment is down to 3%. 2016 2015 Direct Mail - 120 days 23% 24% E-mailings 9% 11% Web site 27% 26% Field-based Recruitment 3% 4% Renewal notices 11% 10% Phone 5% 5% New Ham Mailings 13% 11% All other sources 10% 9% The on-time renewal rate for December is 68.74% vs. 72.59% last December. New ham and FCC data will be appended when available. Please let me know if you have any questions. Diane Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF - Membership Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: (860) 594-0297 FAX: (860) 594-0303 email: dpetrilli(a)arrl.org<mailto:dpetrilli@arrl.org> web: www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:26037] 2017-2018 Plan and Financial Projections
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Good Morning: Attached are the 2017-2018 Plan and financial projections approved by the Administration and Finance Committee at their meeting in November, 2016. The Committee has recommended this for the Board's approval at the upcoming Board meeting. There is an Executive Summary and two appendices. If, after reviewing the materials you have any questions prior to the meeting, please let me know. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc. The National Association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:26035] IAVP Report Doc 5 and Doc 5A
by John Bellows 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Attached are IAVP Report Document 5 and Document 5A. 73, Jay, KØQB

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[arrl-odv:26034] Report 21--Logbook of the World Study Committee
by G Widin 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Attached please find Report 21 for the upcoming Board of Directors meeting. Happy New Year all. See you in CT. 73, Greg, K0GW

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