Good Afternoon: The purpose of this note is to inform you of one activity planned for the Thursday night informal meeting next week. Given society's heightened awareness of workplace harassment and the fact that the Connecticut legislature considered new, more stringent legislation in their recent session, we put the entire staff through a two-hour seminar on harassment in the workplace during the months of May and June. Topics covered included the different kinds of harassment, the forms it takes, ways to avoid certain behaviors, appropriate bystander reactions and employer/employee relations. This has produced an increased awareness of the issue with the staff. Even before this heightened awareness, we've had to deal with issues of Board/staff interactions and inappropriate behavior, any one of which could have put the organization in jeopardy of legal consequences as well as had adverse ramifications for the individuals involved. So, because the Board is the embodiment of the "employer" in our situation, we felt it important that the Board understands the issues involved and their role in preventing unwanted situations. We have retained Mark Soycher, a seasoned HR attorney with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, to provide the Board with guidance and up-to-date information regarding these issues. Mark has been an HR consultant for the League for many years and was also the individual that conducted the recent staff training. I look forward to seeing everyone next week. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Executive Officer ARRL, Inc. The national association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org