[ADXA] Ham com 2005

[LennyK5OVC at wmconnect.com]

Subj:   Ham-Com 2005 - Dates and new web site info now available!   
Date:   1/1/2005 5:41:13 PM Central Standard Time   
From:    info at hamcom.org
To:    k5ovc at arrl.net
    
    


Ham-Com 2005 is set for June 3-5, 2005 at the Convention Center in Arlington, 
TX.  We will again host the ARRL West Gulf Division Convention.

The Ham-Com staff has made some changes that we hope you will appreciate.  
First, you may have noticed that the event will run Friday through Sunday.  Many 
people who attended the 2004 event thought that we should go back to three 
days and the staff agreed.  We also thought that you would be interested in 
viewing the results of the attendee satisfaction survey that was posted on the web 
site after the 2004 event.  We received 487 responses to the survey.  To view 
the results, click on the following link 
http://www.hamcom.org/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?pg=survey.

Next, the Ham-Com web site has been upgraded to accommodate more information 
and online purchases of admission tickets, indoor and outdoor flea market 
tables and spaces, commercial booths, special event tickets and even products.  
Want a recording of Riley Hollingsworth's keynote speech?  You can order it 
right now at http://www.hamcom.org/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?&rnd=9902292&rrc=N&
affl=&cip=4.26.235.116&act=&aff=&pg=cat&ref=HC_Products.  The same goes for the 
session that included Jim Haynie, W5JBP, ARRL President and Riley 
Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, talking about everything from license restructuring to BPL.  And, you 
can view photos from Ham-Com 2004 via 
http://www.hamcom.org/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?&rnd=5195670&rrc=N&affl=&cip=4.26.235.116&act=&aff=&pg=photos.

Wait a minute?  Did we say that you can purchase Outdoor Flea Market spaces 
online?  YES!  And what a change we think that will make.  The Dallas Amateur 
Radio Club (DARC) will be managing the Outdoor Flea Market this year. There are 
162 spaces available and you can purchase one or more online beginning 
January 1, 2005.  

Want to get on the Ham-Com mailing list and get monthly updates about what's 
going on?  Just go to the web site at 
http://www.hamcom.org/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?pg=maillist and sign up.  You can also remove your e-mail address at 
any time using this feature.  

So, what's new at Ham-Com 2005?  A lot of things including a number of new 
speakers, programs, workshops and special events.  John Beadles, N5OOM, Programs 
Director, is developing a new group of programs for the three day event.  Of 
course, the National Weather Service will hold Basic and Advanced SKYWARN 
schools plus at least three special programs.  

The keynote speaker will be confirmed in February 2005.  The staff is looking 
to find someone very special and we think we have just the right person in 
mind to talk to an audience full of Amateur Radio operators.  

This year, you can bring the whole family to Ham-Com!  The staff has put 
together a special XYL package for Saturday, June 5, 2005 and we will provide 
discount coupons for Six Flags over Texas and other attractions on request.  Our 
plans for Saturday evening are a bit of a departure from previous years.  The 
keynote speaker will begin at 6:30 p.m.  At 7:00 p.m., the friends of Jim 
Haynie, W5JBP, will sponsor a celebrity roast of the ARRL President and at 8:00 
p.m., the Grand Hall will be opened for an ice-cream social and swing dance with 
a well-known, area jazz band.

By the way: We tried to make things as convenient as possible for you.  You 
can now pay by check, Visa, MasterCard or PayPal.  All of the online payment 
methods use SSL security via the processing bank and PayPal web sites.  The 
security of your data is assured by LinkPoint/FirstPay and PayPal, two of the 
largest online processors on the Internet.  Discounts are available for online 
purchasers, including those who pay by check (restrictions apply; please visit 
http://www.hamcom.org/ for details).  Of course, you can still pay at the event 
using cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.

Want to volunteer and get in free?  You can do that online, too.  Vistit 
http://www.hamcom.org/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?pg=volunteers and you can enter 
your information.  The same link will provide information about schedules and 
assignments beginning May 1, 2005.

Well, that's quite a lot for one e-mail.  We just wanted you to know that the 
Ham-Com staff is working hard to make your experience at the event a good 
one.  And remember: You can always ask questions by using the e-mail links at 
http://www.hamcom.org/.  

See you there!

73

Barry Goldblatt, WA5KXX
Chairman, Ham-Com 2005

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