Good afternoon: I'm told that some have asked about preliminary plans for Dayton. Below is a message from Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, regarding the event. Note that Bob has visited the new location and that our exhibit space will be significantly less than in the past. This will impact our overall presence and the number of staff and volunteers which we will need to support our operation at the convention. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc. The National Association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:40 PM To: Shelley, Barry, N1VXY <bshelley@arrl.org> Subject: Hamvention info for ODV Barry, Here's some info that can be shared with ODV about Hamvention. I've already received a couple of requests for this info. Bob ________________________________ To: ARRL Board of Directors and Officers Hamvention is May 19-21. You may already know that I traveled to Dayton in early December to meet with key members of the 2017 Hamvention Committee. During that visit, Hamvention proposed ARRL's exhibit space at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio - the new home for Hamvention. The new venue has three large exhibition halls of newer construction. ARRL's exhibit area is approximately one-third of the size we occupied at the Hara Complex since 2005 (when Hamvention approached ARRL for help filling unsold exhibit space). Other buildings on the property will house forums and some additional exhibits. Preliminary layouts depict over 300 booths, an outdoor flea market, and onsite parking. As ARRL's exhibit space is much smaller this year, our planning will include fewer staff. We'll also need fewer volunteers. Hamvention itself still has some work to do, and the slow pace has stymied some of our planning. Hamvention's website still reflects 2016 info, and exhibitor registration information hasn't been published yet. ARRL's staff team and Board members will be housed at the Marriott on S. Patterson Blvd in Dayton. The hotel is 17 miles from the exhibition venue in Xenia. We will circulate registration and hotel reservation instructions to the Board in late January. Please let me know if you have any questions. 73 Bob NQ1R Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R - Marketing Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Tel: (860) 594-0213 FAX: (860) 594-0303 rinderbitzen@arrl.org<mailto:rinderbitzen@arrl.org> www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org/>