My schedule is in a state of flux at the moment and I won’t know if I can make it until the last minute. I have a case scheduled to go to trial during the same timeframe. There are two cases ahead of us on the docket, but they may very well settle at any point beforehand. There is virtually no chance that my client will settle. If N1ND or TKG can get me a list of the Districts in my Division that we got letters signed for at the Huntsville Convention and those letters can be held until either I come up or it’s clear I can’t, I’ll send emails to members in those Districts asking for an email campaign to those offices. Hopefully that will increase the success rate in obtaining meetings during cold calls. 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® doug@k4ac.com www.arrlse.org <http://www.arrlse.org/> www.facebook.com/arrlse From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Imlay Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:35 PM To: arrl-odv; Olah Alexander; mkeelen; fmccarthy@keelengroup.com; Borg Stephen Subject: [arrl-odv:23199] H.R. 4969 and Washington Visits in September Greetings. First of all, I want to thank all of the Directors and Vice-Directors who have made arrangements or who are making arrangements for District Office visits on behalf of H.R. 4969 during the August recess. The response from the ARRL team has been fantastic and we will surely meet our goal of cosponsors by mid-September. Those visits are gold. The Keelen Group for their part has done a spectacular job of both strategizing and administrating our effort, both here in Washington and by setting up appointments in the District offices. We are lucky to have them and I will assure you that we are in the best of hands. If you have any trouble scheduling a District Office visit, just e-mail the details to one of the four Keelen pros on this thread and they will fix you up pronto. Now, it is critical that Alex at TKG have an accurate and complete list of those members of the Board who are coming to Washington in September during one of the two windows in the first part of September to do Congressional Visits. I know that Kay, Mike Lisenco, David Norris and Dick Isely are coming in and I have heard indirectly that David Woolweaver is planning to come in order to meet with West Gulf Division congressional offices. However, Alex and I have to make absolutely sure that we know the precise days you will be available to do meetings on the Hill so that the meetings can be set up in advance and so we can make the best use of your time and ARRL's money. Can you please, right away, respond to this e-mail IF YOU ARE COMING TO WASHINGTON IN SEPTEMBER and let us know what day you are arriving and what time you will be available to do your first and last meeting before heading home. You will NOT want to do more than two full days of this, I will assure you, but two days is also about the minimum to justify the cost of this effort. Can those of you who are coming here to D.C. please confirm that (yes, again, Dick Isely) and the days that you will be ready to work? Thanks. 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@ARRL.ORG