At the direction of ARRL Secretary/CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, and in compliance with the requirements of the Articles of Association and the relevant provisions of the Bylaws, please find attached the preliminary notification of the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of The American Radio Relay League, Incorporated You will also find attached the accommodation form, which should be returned to Carla Pereira at cpereira@arrl.org<mailto:cpereira@arrl.org> by Friday, December 22, 2017, as well as the preliminary draft agenda for the meeting. The meeting will be preceded by an Orientation Day on Wednesday January 17, 2018 for three Vice-Directors (Hollingsworth, Nelson and Stearns) and by meetings of the A&F Committee and P&S Committee on Thursday January 18, 2018. Both committee sessions will be held at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT. I will be contacting the three attendees for the orientation session separately with further information. Thanks and 73 Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary - American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 dhenderson@arrl.org<mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org>