[FARReps] Draft Minutes April 2007 Meeting

Wed May 2 00:40:58 EDT 2007

Alan,

There are no more VA meetings.  It was voted on and passed that we 
reduce the meetings to every other Month and that they be held in 
Maryland, since the only representatives showing up at the meetings 
were from MD (except for Mary).

Hope to see you at the next meeting in June.

Dan
KA8YPY

On May 1, 2007, at 8:15 PM, Alan Bosch wrote:

> JUST A NOTE TO SAY I HOPE TO BE AT THE NEXT VA MEETING.
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> [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 ----------------------------------------------
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> 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,
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> /s/ William Dobson
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> Willam Dobson, N3WD
> Secretary
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> Thanks to Andy Forsyth, AF3I for taking the minutes of
> this meeting.
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