Friday, August 19 is my last day in the office until Tuesday, September 20. On Saturday Linda and I plan to operate the 10 GHz Contest from a couple of hilltops in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. On Sunday we leave for a slightly delayed 25th anniversary vacation trip to Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro with a short side trip to attend the opening ceremonies of the IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Serbia. (You can gauge Linda's enthusiasm for microwaves by the fact that we delayed our departure in order to be able to devote at least one day to the contest.) At the end of our vacation on September 9 I will go directly to Davos, Switzerland for the IARU Region 1 Conference, followed by the IARU Administrative Council meeting in Zurich September 17-18. Monday the 19th is my travel day home. The office will know how to reach me in an emergency, and I will keep as current with email as I can subject to the availability of Internet cafes. Connectivity from Davos and Zurich should not be a problem. Harold, Barry and Mary will keep things humming in Newington, as they do whether I'm there or not. My principal concern about being away at this time has to do with the elections in the five divisions, so I will try to pay particular attention to election issues when I log on. 73, Dave K1ZZ