I just sent the following message to the PR Committee. We'll make the necessary changes to our online material. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 6:05 PM To: pr-com Subject: [PR-COM:2538] Date of Amateur Radio Awareness Day The date for this year's Amateur Radio Awareness Day previously was announced as Saturday, September 11. We are changing it to Saturday, September 18. A little background: Amateur Radio Awareness Day originally was established in 1990 as a Saturday in September that was clear of other activities. Later it was intsitutionalized as the third Saturday in September. Then we discovered that on occasion this conflicted with something, such as a religious holiday, in which case it was shifted to the second Saturday. This year there was no particular reason to pick the second rather than the third Saturday, and the second Saturday corresponds with September 11 -- a day that will be commemorated for an overarching reason. While amateur radio played a part in our nation's response to the September 11 attacks, concern has been expressed that by designating September 11 as Amateur Radio Awareness Day we may be perceived as trying to ride the coattails of a national tragedy. At the very least we may be perceived as insensitive. While we regret and apologize for any confusion that may result, we believe the best course of action at this time is to designate September 18 as Amateur Radio Awareness Day. Please modify any material you may have accordingly. David Sumner, K1ZZ Chief Executive Officer, ARRL