[HoustonHam] [Fwd: ARRL National Convention (HamCom)]

[Chris Boone]

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Subject: ARRL National Convention (HamCom)
Date: 10 Jun 2003 22:57:29 -0000


MORE INFORMATION ON THE 2003 ARRL NATIONAL CONVENTION 

Plan to attend the "Meet the ARRL Leadership Forum" from 9AM to 11AM
Sunday morning with a majority of your ARRL officers and directors. 
President Haynie will moderate this session, fielding questions from the
floor and directing them to various members of the board.  This will be
an excellent time for members to get to know the ARRL board  and get
their thoughts on a variety of subjects.

There will be a Club Presidents' Forum at 11AM Sunday hosted by Dennis
Motschenbacher from Headquarters.  This will be an excellent opportunity
for Club presidents to share ideas and to hear from Headquarters on club
programs.

There will also be a fairly large contingent of ARRL Headquarters staff
attending including:  Joe Bottiglieri , Kathy Capodicasa , Jennifer
Hagy, Mary Hobart, Bob Inderbitzen, Dan Miller, Wayne Mills, Dennis
Motschenbacher, Daniel Sayad and Ben Schupack.

ARRL Officers attending include:  Kay Craigie, Joel Harrison, Jim
Haynie, Rod Stafford and Fried Heyn.

ARRL Directors attending include:  Frank Butler, Coy Day, Tom Frenaye,
Dick Isely, Greg Milnes, Walt Stinson, Bob Vallio, Wade Walstrom and Jim
Weaver. 

Vice Directors attending include Henry Leggette and David Woolweaver.


FROM THE LONE STAR DX ASSOCIATION:

The Lone Star DX Association is presenting a world class DX program June
20-22 http://www.dxer.org/lsdxa/agenda.html at the 25th anniversary of
Ham Com in Arlington TX between Dallas and Fort Worth is the southwest's
largest ham convention.  Ham Com is also this year's ARRL National
Convention.  It isn't DX, but be sure and listen for W1AW/5 the
convention commemorative station, you may hear some of your fellow DXers
as guest operators.

In addition to the DX program http://www.dxer.org/lsdxa/agenda.html the
LSDXA will be awarding the largest amount of DX door prizes it ever has
given away at the DX luncheon and at each DX program Friday through
Sunday.  The door prizes include donations from Tennadyne, Array
Solutions, Ten-Tec, Fluke Instruments, W2IHY Technologies, Lance Johnson
Engineering, 9V1YC James Brooks, ARRL, Texas Towers, MFJ, Bird
Engineering, Worldradio, CQ Magazine, Houston Amateur Radio Supply,
Weller, W4MPY, William Plum, WF5E, KK6EK, Heil Sound, Comet/Daiwa, W3UR,
and much, much more arriving daily.

There will even be special XYL only drawings for such prizes as a free
hotel room and breakfast in bed when her OM is busy on a contest
weekend.

http://www.hamcom.org/ for Ham Com registration and information.

The Wingate Hotel will be the DXer's hotel.  There will be a special
barbecue Friday and Saturday night at the hotel.  For hotel reservations
call 817-640-8686 and tell them you are with Ham Com because all the
rooms have been blocked for Ham Com.  If any problems making a
reservation ask for the manager Ron Heitt he will get you a
reservation.

Also the DX luncheon is nearing a sell out, so if you want to be part of
a rip roaring Texas good time DX luncheon you better get your tickets
and registration ASAP.

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