IF, a big IF, ARRL goes to Dayton(Xenia), I have a few thoughts. · I would expect attendance to be down from previous years, for two reasons: 1. Full 3-4 day attendees skew older, a group more likely to skip a year out of fear 2. A dramatic drop in attendance from overseas · Lower attendance means we could handle the booth traffic with fewer people, and/or, with some clever thinking, substitute some Ohio or people within driving distance as volunteers to replace HQ staff. · If we can reduce paid staff, accompanied by their airline and hotel/meals costs, we might be able to afford a big outdoor tent with more air circulation. The ARRL indoor booth is usually crowded and has less air circulation. · Instead of handing out ARRL badge lanyards, should we consider ARRL Diamond-logo cloth face masks? -Fred K1VR From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of rjairam@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2020 3:22 PM To: k5ur@aol.com Cc: arrl-odv@arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:31088] Re: Dayton 2021 HRU 2021 is going to be virtual and many things next year are already iffy so I would expect that we won’t be close to “normal” for quite a while. I do agree with Rick that we should plan on it but not bank on it. I will go if there is a show but I may be masked up and no handshaking, period. I will sign shirts and hats though and wear funny ones like PR hams 599 0 shirt with the lightbulb. Travel restrictions especially from Europe (who is seeing a 2nd wave) could also reduce attendance significantly and I’m sure that’s a factor with DARA’s decision making. As far as the meeting goes, I won’t mind going to Denver for another board meeting but if we have to go all-virtual I’m fine with that too. 73 Ria N2RJ On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 11:59 AM Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote: David: Tough question. Who knows what it will look like 7.5 months from now. I'm already hearing from folks saying that regardless of the situation they will not travel until 2022, even with a vaccine. I suspect we will have some Staff who will refuse to go to Dayton out of fear. I suspect we will have some Board members that will feel that way, too. Frankly, I can't say I'm very excited about the thought of standing at the meet and greet area and bumping elbows with hundreds of hams that I normally shake hands with every year. We just don't know how things will look. However, if Dayton happens, the ARRL must be there. Consequently, I'd recommend that we budget for a regular Dayton as a contingency. Just because we have money in the budget doesn't mean we have to spend it, and ya'll have heard me say that before, if it's cancelled or if we decide to cut back attendance and presentation. I don't want to derail this thread about Dayton, but it's timely to think about the January Board meeting. I'll be discussing this with the EC for some initial thoughts. I really prefer to have an in-person meeting but Connecticut is likely to still be in somewhat lockdown mode. I was up there this week as you know and the Marriott told me that as of right now they will not have any large events until next April. I've already had several Board members suggest Denver again. We will need to decide this in the next few weeks. 73, Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) <dminster@arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Sent: Sat, Oct 3, 2020 8:24 am Subject: [arrl-odv:31084] Dayton 2021 Michael Kalter, W8CI, appeared on DXE’s FB live stream yesterday and stated “We are planning on, absolutely, having Hamvention” As we are now going through the 2021 budgeting and planning process, we’ll need to take some kind of a view as to what our presence there will look like. Budget and plan for the full boat, and make adjustments if and when dictated by the circumstances. Thoughts? David _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus