Ladies & Gentlemen: Jon Siverling reports that the Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) (ARRL/IARU Region 2) in Mexico City (CD MX) was attended by 15 regulators. Costa Rica has begun issuing licenses after a nearly four year hiatus. However, operations in Mexico for non-Mexican nationals is still a problem. * Successful Amateur Radio Administration Course (ARAC) (ARRL/IARU Region 2) in Mexico City (CD MX) * 15 participants - *all* regulators - from 4 countries (CLM, CTR, HON, MEX) * Costa Rica success! Regulator participated - reported 14 licenses issued this month and renewals now being processed - this after 3 ½ - years of *no* amateur licenses (due to the 2014 law) * Costa Rican regulator asks for help to teach regular classes in amateur radio * Future ARAC (?) - Southern cone (?) - IARU R2 EC to consider * PCC.I * ARRL (JVS) Chaired Rapporteurship on disaster prevention, response and mitigation * Question on emergency communications was revised (doc. 4463 REV 1) * 28 Inter-American Proposals going forward to the ITU World Telecommunications Development Conference 2017 (WTDC-17) from Americas Region * Julie Zoller (KJ4EMJ), Senior Deputy U.S. Coordinator, resigned from State * Next PCC.I May 2018 in Lima Gallagher 08/15/17 Tom Gallagher - NY2RF Chief Executive Officer ARRL Headquarters ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860 594 0404 cell 704 907 7158 tgallagher@arrl.org<mailto:tgallagher@arrl.org>
