Although I am supportive of directors meeting with vendors and manufacturers, I believe having a motion like this appear in the minutes will only give the Amateur Radio community the idea that it is not done now. I talk with members of that group from time to time and other Directors do so as well None of you need my permission or a Board motion to talk with vendors. It is a routine part of being an ARRL Director. Please talk with them wherever you encounter them, be it Dayton, Orlando, Boxboro, Pacificon, one of their stores, or wherever you encounter them. Just do it. 73, Dick, N6AA On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM Fred Hopengarten < hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
Colleagues,
I feel strongly that ARRL should be inquiring of vendors to the Amateur Radio Community as to what they see is in our future, and “around the bend.”
The purpose of the meetings proposed by the attached motion is NOT to displace any meetings that the ARRL advertising manager may have with advertisers in Dayton, but rather to inform the Board of what vendors are thinking about. I believe we may have something to learn from vendors (our manufacturers and retailers).
Suggestions on wording this motion are, of course, welcome.
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