On 1 November 2012 voting was completed on the admission of Federation of Radio Sport of Azerbaijan (Proposal No. 247) and St. Vincent & Grenadines Amateur Radio Club (Proposal No. 248) to IARU membership.
With 53 affirmative votes required for approval there were 60 votes in favor of Proposal No. 247 and 61 votes in favor of Proposal No. 248. Accordingly, both proposals were adopted. All participating member-societies voted in favor. Vote sheets were received after the deadline from CRAM (Mali) which voted in favor of both proposals.
The following member-societies participated in the voting...
With 53 affirmative votes required for approval there were 60 votes in favor of Proposal No. 247 and 61 votes in favor of Proposal No. 248. Accordingly, both proposals were adopted. All participating member-societies voted in favor. Vote sheets were received after the deadline from CRAM (Mali) which voted in favor of both proposals.
The following member-societies participated in the voting...
Region 1
AARA (Albania), ARA (Algeria), URA (Andorra), OeVSV (Austria), BFRR (Belarus), ARABiH (Bosnia & Herzegovina), BFRA (Bulgaria), HRS (Croatia), CRC (Czech Republic), ERAU (Estonia), EARS (Ethiopia), RSM (FYR of Macedonia), DARC (Germany), MRASZ (Hungary), IRA (Iceland), IRTS (Ireland), ARI (Italy), KARS (Kuwait), LRMD (Lithuania), MARS (Mauritius), ARM (Moldova), ARM (Monaco), NARL (Namibia), VERON (Netherlands), NARS (Nigeria), NRRL (Norway), ROARS (Oman), PZK (Poland), REP (Portugal), FRR (Romania), SRR (Russia), ARRSM (San Marino), ARAS (Senegal), SRS (Serbia), SARL (South Africa), URE (Spain), SSA (Sweden), USKA (Switzerland), UARL (Ukraine), and RSGB (United Kingdom).
Region 2
ARSB (Barbados), RSB (Bermuda), LABRE (Brazil), RAC (Canada), CARS (Cayman Islands), RCD (Dominican Republic), GRC (Ecuador), GARC (Grenada – only on Proposal No. 248), FMRE (Mexico), RCH (Haiti), LPRA (Panama), RCP (Peru), TTARS (Trinidad & Tobago), RCU (Uruguay), and ARRL (USA).
Region 3
WIA (Australia), CRSA (China), CTARL (Chinese Taipei), ARSI (India), JARL (Japan), and KARL (Rep. of Korea).
It is a pleasure to welcome Federation of Radio Sport of Azerbaijan and St. Vincent & Grenadines Amateur Radio Club to membership in the IARU.
IARU Administrative Council Adopts Revisions to Policy Related to Guidelines for the Election of President and Vice President
The Administrative Council adopted revisions to guidelines for the election of IARU President and Vice President. The revised IARU Policy #5 is set forth below:
IARU Policy #5 (amended 2012)
concerning guidelines for the election of IARU President and Vice President
1. No later than 12 months, and preferably between 18 and 14 months, prior to the expiration of the term of office of the President then in office, the International Secretariat shall initiate discussions with the Administrative Council to identify suitably qualified candidates available to serve as President. If a member of the Administrative Council is the subject of such discussion, he or she may be asked to withdraw from the meeting during that portion of the discussions. An IARU Calendar shall be distributed advising the member-societies that the consultative process has been initiated and inviting member-societies to propose to their Regional Organization the names of individuals who are suitably qualified to serve as President. Any such proposals shall include information demonstrating the individual is suitably qualified to serve as an IARU officer. The Regional Organizations may also propose individuals. The Regional Organization shall timely forward to the International Secretariat all of the proposed individuals from their respective region along any appropriate supporting material and any comments regarding the qualifications of such individuals that the Region deems appropriate. The current President shall be included among the list of individuals unless the President has notified the Administrative Council that (s)he is not standing for reelection.
2. The purpose of the consultative process and discussions shall be to assemble a list of available candidates who the International Secretariat and the Administrative Council agree are suitably qualified, do not have professional interests that conflict with the objectives of the IARU, and who, prior to taking office, will relinquish any elected position with a regional organization. The list shall be completed no later than 10 months prior to the end of the current term. The term “suitably qualified” shall be construed to mean an individual who possesses the necessary skills, background and experience to effectively carry out the duties of the President of IARU.
3. If the International Secretariat receives any proposed individuals directly, it shall immediately notify the appropriate Regional Organization of such proposed candidate or candidates. The International Secretariat shall immediately consult with the appropriate Regional Organization as to that person’s qualifications to serve as an IARU officer.
4. No later than the meeting of the Administrative Council immediately following the
completion of the list and after due consideration of the discussions with the Administrative Council, the International Secretariat shall select its nominee from the list of candidates and shall advise the Administrative Council of its selection together with supporting material.
5. The International Secretariat shall be invited to this meeting of the Administrative Council to present its nomination.
6. The same procedure shall be used in the case of the Vice President.
At the November, 2012 meeting of the IARU Administrative Council, the International Secretariat initiated the consultative process as set forth in the above-mentioned guidelines. Member-societies are invited to submit the names and the supporting information to their IARU regional organization of any individual the member-society believes is suitably qualified to act as IARU President or Vice President.
World Amateur Radio Day 2013
Each year on 18 April, radio amateurs around the world celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union was founded. In 1913 there occurred the first recorded instance of amateur radio being used to provide communications in a natural disaster, during severe flooding in the Midwest of the United States. Accordingly, the theme of the event for 2013 is “Amateur Radio: Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications.” Activities on the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day 2013 can be a great opportunity to spread the word about what the “hams” are doing in the field of disaster communications in the 21st Century.
73,
Rod Stafford W6ROD
Secretary
AARA (Albania), ARA (Algeria), URA (Andorra), OeVSV (Austria), BFRR (Belarus), ARABiH (Bosnia & Herzegovina), BFRA (Bulgaria), HRS (Croatia), CRC (Czech Republic), ERAU (Estonia), EARS (Ethiopia), RSM (FYR of Macedonia), DARC (Germany), MRASZ (Hungary), IRA (Iceland), IRTS (Ireland), ARI (Italy), KARS (Kuwait), LRMD (Lithuania), MARS (Mauritius), ARM (Moldova), ARM (Monaco), NARL (Namibia), VERON (Netherlands), NARS (Nigeria), NRRL (Norway), ROARS (Oman), PZK (Poland), REP (Portugal), FRR (Romania), SRR (Russia), ARRSM (San Marino), ARAS (Senegal), SRS (Serbia), SARL (South Africa), URE (Spain), SSA (Sweden), USKA (Switzerland), UARL (Ukraine), and RSGB (United Kingdom).
Region 2
ARSB (Barbados), RSB (Bermuda), LABRE (Brazil), RAC (Canada), CARS (Cayman Islands), RCD (Dominican Republic), GRC (Ecuador), GARC (Grenada – only on Proposal No. 248), FMRE (Mexico), RCH (Haiti), LPRA (Panama), RCP (Peru), TTARS (Trinidad & Tobago), RCU (Uruguay), and ARRL (USA).
Region 3
WIA (Australia), CRSA (China), CTARL (Chinese Taipei), ARSI (India), JARL (Japan), and KARL (Rep. of Korea).
It is a pleasure to welcome Federation of Radio Sport of Azerbaijan and St. Vincent & Grenadines Amateur Radio Club to membership in the IARU.
IARU Administrative Council Adopts Revisions to Policy Related to Guidelines for the Election of President and Vice President
The Administrative Council adopted revisions to guidelines for the election of IARU President and Vice President. The revised IARU Policy #5 is set forth below:
IARU Policy #5 (amended 2012)
concerning guidelines for the election of IARU President and Vice President
1. No later than 12 months, and preferably between 18 and 14 months, prior to the expiration of the term of office of the President then in office, the International Secretariat shall initiate discussions with the Administrative Council to identify suitably qualified candidates available to serve as President. If a member of the Administrative Council is the subject of such discussion, he or she may be asked to withdraw from the meeting during that portion of the discussions. An IARU Calendar shall be distributed advising the member-societies that the consultative process has been initiated and inviting member-societies to propose to their Regional Organization the names of individuals who are suitably qualified to serve as President. Any such proposals shall include information demonstrating the individual is suitably qualified to serve as an IARU officer. The Regional Organizations may also propose individuals. The Regional Organization shall timely forward to the International Secretariat all of the proposed individuals from their respective region along any appropriate supporting material and any comments regarding the qualifications of such individuals that the Region deems appropriate. The current President shall be included among the list of individuals unless the President has notified the Administrative Council that (s)he is not standing for reelection.
2. The purpose of the consultative process and discussions shall be to assemble a list of available candidates who the International Secretariat and the Administrative Council agree are suitably qualified, do not have professional interests that conflict with the objectives of the IARU, and who, prior to taking office, will relinquish any elected position with a regional organization. The list shall be completed no later than 10 months prior to the end of the current term. The term “suitably qualified” shall be construed to mean an individual who possesses the necessary skills, background and experience to effectively carry out the duties of the President of IARU.
3. If the International Secretariat receives any proposed individuals directly, it shall immediately notify the appropriate Regional Organization of such proposed candidate or candidates. The International Secretariat shall immediately consult with the appropriate Regional Organization as to that person’s qualifications to serve as an IARU officer.
4. No later than the meeting of the Administrative Council immediately following the
completion of the list and after due consideration of the discussions with the Administrative Council, the International Secretariat shall select its nominee from the list of candidates and shall advise the Administrative Council of its selection together with supporting material.
5. The International Secretariat shall be invited to this meeting of the Administrative Council to present its nomination.
6. The same procedure shall be used in the case of the Vice President.
At the November, 2012 meeting of the IARU Administrative Council, the International Secretariat initiated the consultative process as set forth in the above-mentioned guidelines. Member-societies are invited to submit the names and the supporting information to their IARU regional organization of any individual the member-society believes is suitably qualified to act as IARU President or Vice President.
World Amateur Radio Day 2013
Each year on 18 April, radio amateurs around the world celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union was founded. In 1913 there occurred the first recorded instance of amateur radio being used to provide communications in a natural disaster, during severe flooding in the Midwest of the United States. Accordingly, the theme of the event for 2013 is “Amateur Radio: Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications.” Activities on the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day 2013 can be a great opportunity to spread the word about what the “hams” are doing in the field of disaster communications in the 21st Century.
73,
Rod Stafford W6ROD
Secretary
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