[SFDXA] 2013 National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Activities

[William Marx]

> The National Hurricane Conference will be held March 25th-28th at the
> Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans LA.  There will be several
> amateur radio activities going on during the week. The National
> Hurricane Conference (NHC) leadership continues to recognize the
> valuable contribution of the amateur radio emergency service and again
> invited us to participate with three sessions. What a great opportunity
> for amateur radio!
> 
> NHC Session #1: Monday, March 25, 2013 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. This
> is the main amateur radio session National Hurricane Conference
> covering Hurricane Sandy and Isaac amateur radio response.
> 
> NHC Session #2: Monday, March 25, 2013 from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. This
> session covers amateur radio at the National Hurricane Center, the
> WX4NHC Haiti Earthquake Mission, VoIP Hurricane Watch Net and Special
> Guest Speaker Dr. Knabb Director of the National Hurricane Center.
> 
> NHC Session #3: Monday, March 25, 2013 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. This
> amateur radio session is designed for Emergency Management personnel
> called “Amateur Radio Rap Session - The Emergency Manager’s Hidden
> Resource. This is an increasing popular session where Emergency
> Management personnel from all walks of life interact with amateur radio
> emergency services personnel on aspects of disaster communications.
> 
> The three amateur radio presentations will be recorded and
> livestreaming on the internet by James Palmer, KB1KQW at,
> www.nsradio.org/stream.htm and www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm  
> 
> All hams are invited, at no cost to attend the amateur radio sessions
> at the National Hurricane Conference.
> 
> For additional information: 
> http://www.hurricanemeeting.com   
> http://www.southeastern.arrl.org/2013NationalHurricaneConferenceActivities.pdf
> 
> https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=10994405
> 
> http://www.southeastern.arrl.org   
> http://www.voipwx.net   
> 
> National Hurricane Conference Presenters:
> Special Guest Speaker, Dr. Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane
> Center
> John McHugh, K4AG - WX4NHC Coordinator for Amateur Radio, National
> Hurricane Center
> Julio Ripoll, WD4R - WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator for Amateur Radio,
> www.wx4nhc.org 
> Rob Macedo, KD1CY - Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
> and ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator Eastern Massachusetts Section
> Dennis Dura, K2DCD - Assistant Director of the Office of Emergency
> Management NJDHS
> Joe Stepansky, KQ3F - Hurricane Watch Net, Net Control 
> Mike Corey, KI1U - ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager
> Greg Sarratt, W4OZK - ARRL Southeastern Division Director
> 
> We encourage you to visit and participate in all the activities you can
> and learn more about amateur radio emergency service communications. 
> Hope to see you there!
> 
> 73,
> Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
> American Radio Relay League, (ARRL) Southeastern Division Director
> http://www.southeastern.arrl.org
>