As requested, a summary of the latest SM
Conference Call.
Harold
Harold Kramer, WJ1B
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL - The national association for
Amateur Radio
860 594 0220
hkramer@arrl.org
From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:wv1x@arrl.org]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007
2:49 PM
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Hello, Section Managers.
Here are the summary highlights from last evening’s Section
Manager teleconference.
By the way, I’ll be on a Thanksgiving vacation starting November
21. I’ll be returning to the office on December 3.
Have a nice upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. -- 73, Steve,
WV1X
Summary of Highlights from the November 2007 Teleconference with
Section Managers
On Thursday evening, November 15, Membership and Volunteer Programs
hosted an ARRL telebridge teleconference with the Section Managers of the
We welcomed the following to the call: Section Managers Jeff
Ryan, K0RM (Colorado); Dwyane Allen, WY7FD (Wyoming); John Thomason, WB5SYT
(Oklahoma); Ray Taylor, N5NAV (South Texas); West Gulf Division Director Coy
Day, N5OK; West Gulf Division Vice Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV; ARRL
HQ Staff members Steve Ewald, WV1X, Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, and Katie Breen,
W1KRB.
Those who had prior commitments and could not attend were: Section
Managers Tom Blackwell, N5GAR (North Texas); John Dyer, AE5B (West
Texas); Bill Weatherford, KM5FT (
ARRL Membership Manager Katie Breen gave a description of the new,
pilot program that will help promote the benefits of ARRL membership.
Katie is working with an initial group of section-level membership coordinators
in various parts of the country.
The program is expected to expand as we learn more and find out what
tools, supplies and strategies works best.
As ARRL leaders, it’s important for all of us to try to make a
positive impression as we meet and greet Amateur Radio operators, ARRL members
and the public, too, at hamfests, clubs meetings and other gathering.
ARRL and HQ aims to provide the tools, supplies and informational resources to
help in these efforts.
Recruiting youth into Amateur Radio is an on-going challenge.
Jeff, K0RM, reported that clubs in
Hamfests and conventions need to offer youth-oriented activities or
gathering places at the event. The hamfest or convention application
forms could help promote this idea by suggesting youth or family oriented
activities. Also the event committee could offer free
admission (or at least a price break). This might encourage more families
to attend conventions or hamfests together.
Radio amateurs could help spread the word about Amateur Radio to
schools by way of parent-teacher associations or other such community groups that
the radio amateur is already personally involved in or knows someone who is.
Thanks to all for your interest and participation. In
December, we’ll invite the Section Managers of the Southwestern Division
to a teleconference.
73,
Steve Ewald, WV1X
Supervisor, Field Organization Team
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
860-594-0265