[FARReps] Draft Minutes April 2007 Meeting

Tue May 1 23:10:56 EDT 2007

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>Subject: RE: [FARReps] Draft Minutes April 2007 Meeting
>Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 19:15:14 -0500
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>JUST A NOTE TO SAY I HOPE TO BE AT THE NEXT VA MEETING.
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>From: farreps-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:farreps-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of William Dobson
>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:21 AM
>To: FARReps at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [FARReps] Draft Minutes April 2007 Meeting
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>Please send any corrections to Bill Dobson @
>n3wd1 at yahoo.com
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>DRAFT ----------------------------------------------
>
>Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc.
>Meeting Minutes
>Wednesday April 11, 2007
>
>The meeting was held at the Prince George's County
>Fire and Emergency Services Building in Landover,
>Maryland.  Dan Blasberg, KA8YPY President called the
>meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
>
>Ten people attended the meeting.
>
>William Hatfield		W3QX		Montgomery ARC	Executive
>Vice
>President
>Dan Blasberg		KA8YPY	Laurel ARC		Vice President &
>FAR-Fest Chairman
>Bill Dobson		N3WD		Hanover Area Hamming Assoc.
>Andy Forsyth		AF3I		Hanover Area Hamming Assoc.
>John Chitwood		K3RGB		Acting Treasurer
>Jeanne Rexroad	N4ZGI		NCAC
>Diane Zimmerman	AA3OF		Laurel ARC
>Mary Morris		N4TCI		Mt. Vernon ARC
>Gary Hendrickson	W3DTN		Historical Electronics Museum
>ARC
>Hugh Katz		K3HU		Voice of America and Pentagon ARC
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>Treasurer's Report:
>
>Acting Treasurer John Chitwood, K3RGB, distributed the
>Income and Expense report and Balance Sheet (excluding
>scholarships). There was discussion of several major
>expenses pending. They include liability insurance,
>rental of the Foundation post office box, and rental
>of a storage facility. There was discussion of filing
>Form 990 for the Foundation.  Financial input from the
>Scholarship Committee Chairperson is required.
>
>Executive Vice President's Report:
>
>William Hatfield, W3QX gave recognition and thanks to
>John Chitwood for acting as Treasurer and performing
>the important duties of that office.  Those present
>further rewarded John with their enthusiastic
>applause.
>Member-club representatives were asked to be aware of,
>and recommend venues that may be available for FAR
>fund-raising events and other activities. Executive
>Vice President William Hatfield encouraged referrals
>of prospective scholarship sponsors to the Chairman of
>the Scholarship Committee.
>
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>Scholarship Committee Report:
>
>Scholarship Committee Chairperson Diane Zimmerman,
>AA3OF, announced April 30, 2007 as a milestone date
>and deadline for requesting an application for
>2007-2008 FAR scholarships.  The Scholarship Committee
>next meets on June 11. Nineteen completed applications
>have been received.  Approximately 350 applications
>have been sent to those qualified individuals making a
>request.  This is about double the rate of previous
>years.
>Diane described the pre-qualification process she
>performs to help ensure that individuals requesting
>scholarship applications meet the requirement of being
>a licensed amateur radio operator.  A growing number
>of FAR Scholarship application requests are being made
>by those who are not licensed amateur radio operators.
>  A web search engine may have picked up a link to the
>FAR Scholarship page.  If a common thread connecting
>the non-qualifying application requestors can be
>identified Diane will pass that information to Dan
>Blasberg for action.
>Diane requested technical assistance in setting up a
>forwarding service or backup e-mail address so that
>FAR Scholarship application requests can continue to
>be fulfilled when she is not available. Diane has been
>doing follow-up with the Quarter Century Wireless
>Association and its President John Johnston to ensure
>their funding of scholarships will be in hand when
>needed.
>
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>No ARRL Report was given.
>
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>FAR-Fest Report:
>
>The search for a new FAR-Fest location has been
>unproductive as of the self-imposed deadline set by
>the Far-fest committee.  Date conflicts with the
>prospective venues and other ham radio events are the
>primary factor.  Weather-related considerations limit
>the available dates for outdoor tailgating activities.
>In the absence of an available and usable facility
>there will not be a traditional FAR-Fest in 2007.
>Alternative ideas for FAR-Fest were invited.  A
>suggestion was made to hold the event earlier in the
>year so that the Foundation budget could be better
>aligned with its income stream.  The traditional date
>for FAR-Fest - the weekend following Labor Day --
>generated income late in the year after many
>Foundation expenses had been incurred.
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>New Business:
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>Two new representatives of member clubs were
>introduced and approved by a vote of those present.
>Gary Hendrickson, W3DTN, representing the Historical
>Electronics Museum.
>Andy Forsyth, AF3I, representing the Hanover Area
>Hamming Association as Alternate.
>Bill Dobson, N3WD, was nominated for the role of
>Secretary and approved by a vote of those present.
>William Hatfield thanked Mary Morris, N4TCI, for her
>service to the Foundation in the role of Secretary.
>Those present expressed their appreciation with
>applause.
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>Announcements:
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>Gary Hendrickson, W3DTN, announced that MARS is
>looking for new members.  Army MARS has an active
>recruitment program.
>Hugh Katz, K3HU, mentioned that the Pentagon has a
>similar MARS recruitment program.
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>The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
>
>The next Foundation for Amateur Radio meeting is
>scheduled for Wednesday June 13, 2007 beginning at 8
>p.m. The meeting location will be the Prince George's
>County Fire and Emergency Services Building in
>Landover, Maryland
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>Respectfully submitted,
>
>/s/ William Dobson
>
>
>Willam Dobson, N3WD
>Secretary
>
>Thanks to Andy Forsyth, AF3I for taking the minutes of
>this meeting.
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