Great question, Fred. I’ve just been given one from Eric for July to decide about. One could argue that the League should have a consistent policy for the entire country. One could also argue that the status of the coronavirus and associated vaccinations varies tremendously from location to location and therefore the decision should be up to each individual Division Director, as it normally is. However, as a Director, I don’t wish to get into the business of evaluating epidemiological matters in the vicinity of the multitude of hamfests and conventions in my Division. If I knew a lawyer skilled in the proper specialty, I might ask, “Does the League incur any additional liability (beyond whatever liability it might normally have) if it sanctions any of these public gatherings and someone contracts the virus from it, with subsequent severe consequences?” If the answer to that is “No”, then I’d probably go ahead and approve (or not) based on the usual criteria we’re supposed to consider for each separate application. Bud, W2RU From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Fred Hopengarten <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> Reply-To: "hopengarten@post.harvard.edu" <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> Date: Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 at 16:39 To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Cc: "Casey, Eric KC2ERC" <ecasey@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:31837] September 11th Hamfest in Maine Colleagues, The Augusta Amateur Radio Assn has requested ARRL sanction for a Hamfest to be held September 11, 2021, 0800-1200. Augusta is the state capitol in Maine (but you knew that from 6th grade, didn’t you?). It will be held at the Windsor (ME) Fairgrounds. I have no idea if Maine will be well vaccinated by September, and I am reluctant to approve a Hamfest by then. Do you think I should approve it? Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR Six Willarch Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781.259.0088, k1vr@arrl.org New England Director [cid:a4a12f0b-0468-4a39-b953-31b2a3da8564] Serving ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT [Image removed by sender.]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link>
