<<062211.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 34, No. 25 June 22, 2011 -- Covers the period June 12-18. Upcoming Meetings and Events Administration & Finance Committee July 14 @ 8:30am -- ARRL HQ Annual Board Meeting July 15-16, 2011 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Field Day media work is going full blast. As of today (Tuesday) there are governor's proclamations from TX, NC, MN, ID, RI, NH, WA, PA, LA, IN, NM, OH and GA with rumors of CA about to come. Copies are on the bulletin board at HQ. There already is the beginnings of the local newspaper announcement blitz showing up on the news alerts. The national wire release is set for Wednesday, 6/22 at 9 a.m. which allows newsrooms to incorporate it into their weekend plans. This year, in addition to the text release we were able to add the logo, QR Code and the 30 second audio PSA - which has been playing on the air heavily already (Even Newsline added it to their weekly release.) We are also having another spurt of people passing the PR-101 media course as FD interests peak. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Revenue for the Diamond Club has reached $139,000 or 50% of the 2011 revenue target. The Spectrum Defense Fund revenues total $146,210 or 42% of the 2011 revenue goal. A second issue of Spectrum Defense Matters is planned for July mailing. The Education & Technology Fund mailing is in the hands of the printer and production house with a target of mailing before the end of June. The goal for the mailing is $60,000. ARRL has received information about the estate of Alfred Friend, Jr. There are four pieces to the estate for which ARRL is the beneficiary. Mr. Friend died without a will and after several months of research, contact has been made with the attorney managing the estate. The value of the estate is estimated at $130,000. The Development staff and CEO Sumner attended a training session with Wealth Engine to learn the ins and outs of the newly produced prospect database for the Second Century Campaign (SCC). Plans are in place for a meeting of the SCC committee on August 11 at ARRL Headquarters. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE The August issue of QST, the July/August issue of QEX and the Proceedings of the Central States VHF Society Conference have been released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the ARRL Letter and produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for June 16, 2011. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R As we previously reported, we have been working with Readex Research on a comprehensive marketing survey to help support planning for a digital edition of QST. Readex has conducted studies for ARRL in the past-including QST subscriber profiles and large national market studies (the last one in 2003). The planning team for this survey project includes Katie Glass, Diane Petrilli, and Bob Inderbitzen. This new survey will be conducted by mail and email, and will include domestic and international surveyed populations from among current members, lapsed members, and FCC licensees (non-members). Over 12,000 individuals will be surveyed. Steve Ford, as QST Editor, is listed as the contact on all survey invitations. Online survey invitations will email on June 22. Printed surveys will mail on June 27. Questions about the survey can be directed to Bob Inderbitzen. Diane Petrilli reports that the semi-annual luncheon to thank ARRL volunteer tour guides and other building volunteers will be held Thursday, June 30. Many of the volunteers are retired from work, and have backgrounds that have made this volunteer core rich with diversity and skill. Each day, the tour guides greet visitors and assist members with information about ARRL programs and benefits. Other volunteers provide clerical assistance, or support departments such as the ARRL Lab and Publications. Our volunteers make us proud and we value their contribution to Amateur Radio and ARRL. A series of broadcast e-mails were sent out to lapsed members, prospects, ARRL online guests, and international hams over the past couple of days. So far, 142 members have responded to the various e-mails-bolstering membership acquisition marketing. An emailing encouraging license upgrades and promoting ARRL License Manuals was sent this week. For each license manual purchased by a member between now and June 30, ARRL will contribute a "Ham Radio License Manual" to a school teacher supported by the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology. The warehouse crew fulfilled 864 packages for publication and product orders, 417 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams finished preparatory work on the upcoming Section Manager elections in Georgia and Western Washington. The candidate statements and ballots were sent out to the local printer. Steve Ewald received monthly Field Organization reports and compiled the data for the August QST column. Many Section Managers have been reporting their plans (by way of section-wide e-mail and Web page postings) to travel around their respective Sections during Field Day weekend to visit Field Day sites. This past week, Chuck Skolaut returned from a successful Tennessee State Convention in Knoxville. While at the convention, he was able to meet with Delta Division Vice Director David Norris, K5UZ, and Section Manager Glen Clayton, W4BDB, and he participated in the ARRL forum by presenting a talk about the Official Observer program. The monthly Official Observer Summary was prepared and sent to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 7/4 Holiday Leona Adams 7/1 Vacation `` 7/22 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 8/18-8/23 Vacation Joe Carcia 7/1-7/8 Vacation `` 7/15 Vacation `` 7/22 Vacation `` 7/29 Vacation Steve Ewald 6/23 Vacation Steve Ford 8/8-8/12 Vacation Mike Gruber 7/11-7/15 Vacation Dan Henderson 7/5-7/8 Vacation Amy Hurtado 6/27-6/28 Vacation `` 7/8 Vacation `` 7/15 Vacation Gail Iannone 6/24-? Sick Leave Bob Inderbitzen 6/24 Vacation `` 7/25-7/29 Vacation `` 8/8-8/12 Vacation Joel Kleinman 6/23 Vacation Rose-Anne Lawrence 6/20-27 Vacation Diane Petrilli 8/8-8/12 Vacation `` 8/31-9/2 Vacation Allen Pitts 7/1 Vacation `` 7/20-7/22 Vacation `` 7/28-7/29 Vacation John Proctor 6/22-7/8 Vacation Dave Sumner 6/27-6/28 Vacation Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings Brennan Price 6/13-6/22 ITU-R Working Party 5A, Geneva Dave Patton 6/23-6/26 Friedrichshafen, Germany Brennan Price 6/23-6/27 Friedrichshafen, Germany Mary Hobart 7/14-7/16 BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT Brennan Price 7/13-7/16 BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT Dave Patton 7/23 W0DXCC, Leavenworth, KS Brennan Price 8/5-8/6 Texas State Convention, Austin, TX Ed Hare 8/5-8/7 Midwest Division Convention, Cedar Rapids, IA Dan Henderson 8/5-8/7 Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Taos, NM Steve Ford 8/20 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV Bill Moore 8/20-8/21 Alabama State Convention, Huntsville, AL Chuck Skolaut 8/21 Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS Dave Patton 8/25-8/28 JARL Ham Fair, Tokyo, Japan