[SFDXA] ARRL Member Bulletin for July 23, 2024

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ARRL Member Bulletin for July 23, 2024

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July 23, 2024

*ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 
3-Year Strategy*

ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, gaveled in the 2024 Second Meeting 
of the ARRL Board of Directors on Friday, July 19, in Windsor, 
Connecticut. The Board meeting was preceded by standing committee 
meetings held on Thursday, including Administration & Finance chaired by 
Rocky Mountain Division Director Jeff Ryan, K0RM; Emergency 
Communications and Field Services chaired by Great Lakes Division 
Director Scott Yonally, N8SY, and Programs & Services chaired by Dakota 
Division Director Bill Lippert, AC0W.

President Roderick recognized new Officers and Board members including 
First Vice President Kristen McIntyre, K6WX (January 2024), Second Vice 
President Mike Ritz, W7VO (January 2024), Hudson Division Director Ed 
Wilson, N2XDD (July 2024), Northwestern Division Director Mark Tharp, 
KB7HDX (January 2024), Northwestern Division Vice Director Michael 
Sterba, KG7HQ (February 2024; not present), Pacific Division Director 
Tony Marcin, W7XM (January 2024), and Pacific Division Vice Director 
John Litz, NZ6Q (April 2024).

/Here are highlights of some of the actions taken at the meeting:/

*Strategy*

  * The Board unanimously accepted a report establishing a 3-year
    strategy for ARRL, and recognized the efforts of the Strategy
    Working Group. They authorized CEO David A. Minster, NA2AA, to
    proceed with further planning.

The report included a revised mission statement:*ARRL’s mission is to 
promote and protect the art, science, and enjoyment of amateur radio, 
and to develop the next generation of radio amateurs*.

The strategy articulates continued commitment and enhancements to our 
existing advocacies:

      o *Promoting Amateur Radio*
      o *Protecting Amateur Radio*

A new advocacy is being created, committing ARRL to develop the next 
generation of radio amateurs through the expansion of existing programs 
and the creation of curriculum-based initiatives targeted at middle and 
high school STEM education programs:

      o *Inspiring and Educating Youth*

The strategy calls for investments in Information Technology to continue 
along the path of ARRL’s Digital Transformation. This will include 
evaluating membership models, content delivery methods, and next 
generation software products along with the infrastructure improvements 
required to support them:

      o *Serving Members and Driving Growth Through Technology*

In committing to dramatically expanding our capabilities and activities 
in the STEM education space and investing in upgrades and additions to 
our Information Technology platform, we recognize that revenue from 
membership dues is insufficient to fund these initiatives. In fact, dues 
contribute less than half the revenue required to operate ARRL. Efforts 
are required to develop new sources of revenue and seek support from 
donors and grants from both public and private organizations:

      o *Expanding Our Means and Financial Capability*

  * The Board requested the President establish the *ARRL Information
    Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)*, acknowledging the importance
    of providing information technology-based services to ARRL members,
    and to improve and protect ARRL systems. The ITAC will engage
    experts in the field of IT to help oversee the development,
    operations, and evolution of the ARRL IT system infrastructure and
    applications.
  * The Board *reassigned the Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) Maintenance
    Committee to the newly established Information Technology Advisory
    Committee (ITAC)*. ITAC will support the Maintenance Committee’s
    responsibilities with LoTW® development, including technical changes
    and future upgrades to the system.

*Advocacy*

The Board recommended and authorized the creation of additional 
publications, including books and online resources, and products, such 
as antenna kits, *to help expand ARRL's commitment to help hams who are 
faced with limits on station building capabilities* due to space 
limitations and/or limited resources.

*Governance*

  * The Board requested that the President appoint a study group to
    review the current structure of *ARRL governance and the Field
    Organization* and suggest changes that would improve the
    organization and better support the membership.
  * The Board requested that the President establish an /ad hoc/
    committee to review the *ARRL Director’s Workbook* and establish an
    annual review process to keep the document up to date with Board
    practice and procedure.
  * The Board approved *expanding the policy for recording roll call
    votes* to being required for any pending motions pertaining to ARRL
    governance documents.

*Trademarks*

Following recent review of ARRL’s trademarks and the completion of 
related registrations and trademark renewals, the Board requested the 
CEO to provide a report at its next meeting consisting of efforts and 
actions taken during 2024 to *identify, remedy, and protect the use of 
its trademarks by other parties*.

The complete minutes of the 2024 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of 
Directors will be available soon on the ARRL website.

The next meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors will be January 17 - 18, 
2025.

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