[FARReps] FW: FAR Draft Minutes May 2006

[William Dobson]

Al,

It is not a state convention. Last year it was the
SECTION convention.

Bill, N3WD

--- Al Brown <KZ3AB at ARRL.net> wrote:

> As a FAR Representative for two organizations, I
> would like to
> ask, Why doesn't the 2006 FARFest web site,
> <http://www.k3qx.com/farfest/>, mention anything
> about FARFest
> being the ARRL MDC State Convention?
> 
> It is shown as such on the ARRL hamfest web site.
> 
> I will expect an answer at the meeting on Wednesday.
> 
> Al KZ3AB
> 
>   --#####--
> 
> Mary Morris wrote:
> 
> > MINUTES Draft
> > Meeting of The Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc.
> > May 10, 2006
> > 
> > The meeting was held at the Lee Center in
> Alexandria, Virginia.  Mary
> > Morris, N4TCI, called the meeting to order at 8:20
> pm.
> > 
> > Attendees were:
> > ORGANIZATIONS           		REPRESENTED BY
> > Montgomery ARC			William Hatfield, W3QX
> > Mount Vernon ARC			Mary Morris, N4TCI
> > Acting Treasurer				John Chitwood, K3RGB
> > 
> > The April minutes were approved as presented.
> > 
> > Acting Treasurer, John Chitwood, K3RGB, gave the
> treasurer's report.  The
> > report was accepted as presented.  John discussed
> taxes.  Even though we
> > have two distinct sets of accounts--one for
> operating funds and one for
> > scholarship funds--we need to account equally for
> both.  John reported he
> > does not have the complete records of the
> scholarship funds.  As acting
> > Treasurer, John mentioned his concern about not
> having a handle on the
> > scholarship funds.  FAR will have to file an
> extension for calendar year
> > 2005, he reported.
> > 
> > Vice-President’s report  - Vice President William
> Hatfield, W3QX, reported
> > on our Web site efforts.  Ed Herbrechtsmeier,
> K3QX, has built a new FAR web
> > page.  www.farweb.org <http://www.farweb.org> goes
> directly to the site.
> > The original link, www.amateurradio-far.org
> > <http://www.amateurradio-far.org>, is still in
> use.
> > 
> > He also added to the meeting record that the
> position of FAR Secretary is
> > still open.
> > 
> > F.A.R. Fest - William, W3QX (on behalf of the
> F.A.R. Fest Chairman Dan
> > Blasberg, KA8YPY, who had to attend another event)
> reported that the hamfest
> > continues to follow its schedule. Dates for the
> event are Saturday,
> > September 9 and Sunday, September 10 at the
> Montgomery County (MD)
> > Agricultural Center (Fairgrounds) in Gaithersburg.
> > 
> > Old Business:  No progress yet on the by-laws
> rewrite.
> > 
> > The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
> > 
> > The location of the next FAR meeting will be at
> Fire and Emergency Services
> > building in Landover, Maryland.
> > 
> > Mary Morris, N4TCI
> > 	President and Acting Secretary
> > 
> >
>
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