Regardless of how one views the overall proposal, I am concerned that the current requirements in Paragraph 12 (b) of the draft agreement will result in very cumbersome wording in QST articles. Using NXTBOOK's search function for all our digitized issues of QST, I found that the term "ARRL Lab(oratory)" was used 281 times, or an average of 9.36 times in each one of the past thirty issues. Every time it appears, we will have to use either "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters" or just "DX Engineering Lab". That means, among other things: - the right-hand column of every quantitative product review will have a heading "Measured in the DX Engineering Lab" (unless you want to squeeze in "Measured in the DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters"); - Every reference to ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI will have to read, "DX Engineering Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI" or the more cumbersome "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI" - Every reference to ARRL Lab Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM will have to read, "DX Engineering Lab Test Engineer Bob Allison WB1GCM" or the more cumbersome "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM" - Text such as "ARRL Laboratory measurements showed the meter has a 3 to 6 dB offset . . . " must now read, "DX Engineering Laboratory measurements showed the meter has a 3 to 6 dB offset . . . " I could go on, but you get the idea. Everywhere we have branded our excellent lab work will now be branded DX Engineering with no reference to ARRL unless we choose the bulky - and, in many cases awkward - long form. What about business cards for our Lab employees? When they go out in public, will they all have to hand out cards showing them as working at the DX Engineering Lab? While I am not hesitant to point out problems to which there is no apparent solution, I believe I do have a solution to this issue. If the board opts to move ahead with the referenced proposal, I recommend renegotiating Paragraph 12 (b) to include an additional reference option for QST articles and the like, namely "ARRL (or ARRL's) DX Engineering Lab(oratory)" It's compact enough (compared to the currently proposed long form) to serve as a direct substitute for "ARRL Lab(oratory) in most cases, it retains the ARRL branding (or, if you will, co-branding) of the good work our Lab does, and it should reduce substantially the possible confusion as to whose lab it is. 73, Marty N6VI From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 12:50 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22762] CONFIDENTIAL Proposed Gift Agreeement for Re-naming of ARRL Lab CONFIDENTIAL ARRL Directors: On behalf of the Administration & Finance Committee I am pleased to forward the attached Gift Agreement for your review and consideration. The Gift Agreement with Paul Sergi, NO8D, calls for a $1,000,000 donation to the ARRL in return for naming rights to the ARRL Laboratory. It has been reviewed by the attorneys for both parties. The following explanation comes from A&F Committee Chairman Greg Widin, K0GW: "The agreement in principle was approved by A&F, and is acceptable to HQ management as well as ARRL Laboratory personnel. Further development of the specific wording involved Mary Hobart, Rick Niswander, Chris Imlay and me. "The agreement is contained in the file named 'Sergi ARRL Gift Agreement-final-May27-14.' The second attachment is a listing of high-level 'deal points' concerning the agreement, and the benefits and protections included. "In recognition of this contribution, the agreement will re-name the ARRL Laboratory as the 'DX Engineering Laboratory at ARRL Headquarters' for a period of 25-30 years. Regardless of the re-naming, the agreement provides protections for the continuing independence of ARRL Laboratory, its operations, and related editorial matters. Please review the relevant clauses in the agreement. The 'deal points' indicate the specific paragraphs in the Agreement related to maintaining the independence of the Lab. "The A&F Committee believes that this agreement is as good a deal as can be negotiated and it is in the best interests of the ARRL. We also believe this agreement will not only provide significant funding to support the Lab for decades, but it also will also encourage further contributions to the Second Century campaign." While naming opportunities have been envisioned for several years this is the first to proceed to the point of an actual agreement. The re-naming of the ARRL Lab is a policy issue that rightfully belongs before the full Board. Fulfilling the terms of the agreement require that it be completed prior to the Centennial National Convention, which is before the next in-person meeting of the Board. Article 6 of the Articles of Association gives the Executive Committee the discretion to submit proposed resolutions to the Board for mail or electronic vote. At this time the Executive Committee has not considered the matter; only the members of the Administration and Finance Committee have had that opportunity. Because the issue ultimately will be considered by the full Board, in the interests of timeliness and efficiency President Craigie and I feel that it is appropriate to place the information concerning the agreement before the full Board now rather than engaging in a two-step process. Therefore, all Board members are invited and requested to review the attachments carefully and to pose questions to the A&F Committee and management, on the understanding that it will be the prerogative of the Executive Committee to authorize the actual vote by the Board. An appropriate resolution at that time would be along these lines: RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recommendation of the Administration & Finance Committee and management, the ARRL Board of Directors approves renaming the ARRL Laboratory in the manner and for the time specified in the Gift Agreement between ARRL and Paul D. Sergi, NO8D. Finally, please note that this matter is CONFIDENTIAL until such time as both parties are able to make the announcements specified in the Gift Agreement. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary