Coy et al, FYI, I share your concern over the structure of the Emergency Notification Drill from an established-operations view. However, I also see the legitimacy of this general form of drill when considered in the whole. Because of this, I followed a 3-prong course of action in responding to Dennis' request. First, I followed through with the request (I won't bother you with details of this), second, I sent a message to Dennis to verify what I had done and, third, I wrote a separate message to him regarding established protocol. The bottom line to his and my e-mail exchange includes my recommendation that he discuss any concerns he has over current lines of communication with Dave Patton and, through Dave, get these to P&SC if his concerns involve Section governance. As you know, P&SC is tasked with studying Section Governance and recommending any changes it concludes are appropriate. With the Section Governance study already in progress, I question if anything further needs to be done concerning protocol at this time. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je@arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 5:32 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15926] Emergency Notification Drill Gentlemen, I have too many questions about this. Is this prescribed in any of our directives. Why are the directors being included in a test of the field organization? Do the section managers know this is coming? If not they are going to have a good laugh. As a matter of fact, that may be what I do. Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632