[MRIC] Final Reminder - Oct 13 Mtg.

[Chuck Hodell]

Final REMINDER: The next meeting of MRIC will be on Saturday, October 13th,
2012
at 10:30 a.m. at Howard County.
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The direction are as follows:

We will meet in Room 401 of the Gateway Building, 6751 Columbia Gateway
Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. The building is easily reached from I-95 north.
Use Exit 41 to Rt. 175 west. Gateway Drive is a right exit, just past the
intersection of Rt. 175 and Rt. 108. Once on Gateway Drive, the building
will be on your left, after you pass Eli Whitney Drive and Gateway Drive.
Yes, you will pass the intersection of Gateway and Gateway. Gateway is a big
loop that closes back on itself just before you get to the building. Go
straight through that intersection and the building will be on your left.

Thanks to Dave Prestel for again hosting in a central location for us.

Unless the UCRT subcommittee has a report for us, this will be a shorter
meeting than usual.  It will give us an opportunity to catch up on each
jurisdiction¹s programs and other information we don¹t often get to share.

Please let me know if you will be attending, if you haven¹t do so already.

Any RO that will not be attending and that wants someone to represent them
for voting purposes must forward an email or letter with the name of the
representative and your concurrence with the proxy.

As always, if you can't attend and you would like me to represent your views
on a particular issue or agenda item, please email me your thoughts and I
will represent them to the group verbatim as I have done before. I realize
not everyone can make each meeting and I want to make sure your voice is
heard.

The tentative agenda for October is as follows:

- Welcome, Attendance and Introductions
- Minutes from April Meeting Review and Approval
- Update RO Contact Info
- Update MD RACES Frequency List
- Uniform Credentialing and Resource Typing Committee Report (tentative)
- Individual Jurisdiction Reports
- Election of a new MRIC Chair
- Health and Welfare
- Adjournment

At the April meeting a subcommittee was appointed to review and offer
comments on the concept of Uniform Credentialing and Resource Typing with
the following members:

Hank Black - chair
Dave Prestel
Brett Hammond
Ben Acton
Frank Winner
William Hatfield

As mentioned before, I will be stepping down as Chair at this meeting and we
will need to have someone step forward and accept the responsibility for the
position.  I will act as the election chair to accept nominations and to run
any necessary voting.  If you want to run for chair and can't attend, please
send me an email and I will enter your name.  The position is only open to
duly appointed ROs and only an RO or appointed proxy can vote.  One vote per
jurisdiction.

Please feel free to forward additional items for the agenda and I will add
them.

Unless anyone objects, I will continue the practice from the last three
meetings and not schedule a lunch break unless the group wishes to do so.

I have received no updates to the contact or frequency lists since
immediately following the April meeting.

73
Chuck Hodell N8ADN
QUAN RO
MRIC Chair