Dear Officers, Directors and Vice Directors, As you are aware, ARRL’s "Committee on Communication with ARRL Members" has been created. It is moving forward with plans to create online forums where ARRL members and non-members can discuss issues and topics in a two-way conversation with ARRL leadership. We have been working on a press release (draft attached). The plan was to inform ODV today and then release the statement tomorrow. Unfortunately, this information was prematurely disclosed to the LoTW community and beyond. While the draft press release covers the pertinent facts, please do not distribute it further. This email is just in case you receive questions from members. My apologies that ODV was not notified first. 73, Howard, WB2ITX -- Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: +1 860-594-0404 email: hmichel@arrl.org