The Calendar
| New IARU Officers Nominated, Recommended for Ratification |
Meeting on October 3 in Porlamar, Venezuela, following the IARU Region 2 Conference, the IARU Administrative Council received nominations for the offices of President and Vice President for the five-year terms beginning May 9, 1999, and unanimously recommended that the nominations be ratified by the member-societies. The nominees are:
The IARU Constitution provides that "No later than 12 months prior to the expiration of the term or 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. The nomination of a single candidate shall be made by the International Secretariat, but not until agreement has been reached between the International Secretariat and the Administrative Council that the candidate is suitably qualified." The Constitution further provides that "The nomination of a President by the International Secretariat shall be subject to ratification by a vote of the Member-Societies." Finally, "The qualifications, method of election, and term of office for the Vice President shall be identical with that of the President."
The American Radio Relay League serves as the IARU International Secretariat. ARRL President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, initiated the discussions with the Administrative Council as required by the Constitution. These discussions were completed in person in Porlamar, and culminated in the presentation of the nominations.
The two nominees have extensive experience in the IARU.
Larry E. Price, W4RA, holds the degrees Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (electronics major), Master of Business Administration (management major), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) (finance major). Professionally, he retired as Professor and Department Head, Georgia Southern University, in 1991 and is presently Emeritus Professor of Finance and Economics. Mr. Price was IARU Vice President in 1983-1984 and has served as Secretary since 1989. He has attended 13 IARU regional conferences, four each in Regions 1 and 3 and five in Region 2, and has served as an IARU delegate at every ITU World Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Development Conference held since 1992 as well as at numerous other ITU meetings. Recently he was elevated to the grade of Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). He was first licensed at age 16 in 1951 and has held elected offices in the ARRL continuously for the past 25 years, including service as President from 1984 to 1992. If his nomination as IARU President is confirmed, Mr. Price has expressed his intention not to run for re-election as ARRL International Affairs Vice President when his present term ends in January 2000. He resides in Statesboro, Georgia.
David A. Wardlaw, VK3ADW, is a Dental Surgeon in private practice in Melbourne, Australia. He holds the degrees Bachelor of Dental Science, Licentiate of Dental Surgery, and Doctor of Dental Surgery, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He joined the Wireless Institute of Australia in 1947, was first licensed in 1948, and while living overseas in the 1960s held the call signs G3RYW (still current) and VE3CAY. He has served in numerous WIA posts, including President 1973-1979 and 1984-1988, and presently serves in several government liaison capacities for the WIA. In 1968, Dr. Wardlaw was present at the meeting in 1968 that inaugurated the IARU Region 3 Association and was a member of the first Secretariat of the Region 3 Association. He has served as Region 3 Director, 1988-1994 and 1997-present, and has attended six meetings of the IARU Administrative Council. If his nomination as IARU Vice President is confirmed, he has expressed his intention to step down from his position as a Director of IARU Region 3. In addition to regular participation in Region 3 Conferences, he has attended three Region 2 Conferences. Dr. Wardlaw has attended numerous ITU meetings and conferences since 1978, including WARC-79, WARC-92, WRC-95, and WRC-97, as a member of the Australian delegation. He has attended other ITU meetings as an appointed IARU Expert.
The incumbent President, Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU, has served with distinction in that office since 1982. Earlier he had indicated he would be available for renomination, but withdrew his name. Mr. Baldwin's service to organized amateur radio spans a half-century. In 1948 he joined the headquarters staff of the ARRL, advancing to the position of General Manager in 1975. In the early 1960s he was given primary responsibility for the League's international programs, that even then were geared toward success at what eventually became WARC-79. He served as IARU Secretary from 1976 until his retirement from ARRL employment in 1982, and since that time has devoted much of his time to the IARU as a volunteer. He has taught the Amateur Radio Administration Course to telecommunications administrators in every corner of the world, most recently in Viet Nam.
The incumbent Vice President, Michael J. Owen, VK3KI, announced last year that he would not be available for renomination. Mr. Owen has been involved in IARU affairs for 30 years. He was Federal President of the Wireless Institute of Australia for four years, and a member of the Australian delegation to WARC-79. He served as a Director of IARU Region 3 from its inception until 1988 and was elected Vice President of IARU in 1989, serving two terms in that post. He headed the IARU delegation to WRC-97 last year.
The following proposals are offered for the consideration of the member-societies:
Proposal No. 229
The International Secretariat, following consultation with the Administrative Council, nominates Larry E. Price, W4RA, for a five-year term of office as President, IARU, commencing on May 9, 1999. This nomination is offered to the member-societies for ratification, in accordance with Article III, paragraph 3(e), of the IARU Constitution.
Proposal No. 230
The International Secretariat, following consultation with the Administrative Council, nominates David A. Wardlaw, VK3ADW, for a five-year term of office as Vice President, IARU, commencing on May 9, 1999. This nomination is offered to the member-societies for ratification, in accordance with Article III, paragraphs 3(e) and 5, of the IARU Constitution.
Vote sheets and a return envelope are enclosed. The closing date for receipt by the International Secretariat of ballots on this proposal is five months from the date of issuance of this Calendar, or March 12, 1999.
| Tunisia, Ethiopia Admitted to IARU |
Votes have been tallied on Proposals 227 and 228, published in Issue No. 174 of The Calendar. The International Secretariat is pleased to announce the election to membership of the Tunisian Amateur Radio Club (ASTRA) and the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS), representing Tunisia and Ethiopia respectively. Their membership took effect on August 10, 1998.
86 votes on each proposal were received from the following member-societies. They were all in the affirmative.
Region 1 -- AARA (Albania), ARA (Algeria), URA (Andorra), OEVSV (Austria), BFRR (Belarus), UBA (Belgium), SRABiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina), BFRA (Bulgaria), HRS (Croatia), CARS (Cyprus), CRK (Czech Republic), ARAD (Djibouti), ERAA (Egypt), SRAL (Finland), RSM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), REF-U (France), DARC (Germany), GARS (Gibraltar), MRASZ (Hungary), IARA (Iraq), IRTS (Ireland), IARC (Israel), ARI (Italy), ARSK (Kenya), KARS (Kuwait), RAL (Lebanon), LRAA (Liberia), AFVL (Liechtenstein), LRMD (Lithuania), MARL (Malta), MARS (Mauritius), ARM (Moldova), MRSF (Mongolia), VERON (Netherlands), NARS (Nigeria), NRRL (Norway), ROARS (Oman), PZK (Poland), QARS (Qatar), ARRSM (San Marino), ARAS (Senegal), SARA (Slovakia), ZRS (Slovenia), URE (Spain), SSA (Sweden), USKA (Switzerland), TIR (Syria), TARC (Tanzania), UARL (Ukraine), RSGB (United Kingdom), SRJ (Yugoslavia). RSZ (Zambia), and ZARS (Zimbabwe).
Region 2 -- RCA (Argentina), BVIRL (British Virgin Islands), RAC (Canada), RCCH (Chile), LCRA (Colombia), FRC (Cuba), GRC (Ecuador), CRAS (El Salvador), CRAG (Guatemala), RCH (Haiti), RCH (Honduras), JARA (Jamaica), VERONA (Netherlands Antilles), LPRA (Panama), RCP (Peru), TTARS (Trinidad and Tobago), TACARS (Turks and Caicos Islands), ARRL (USA), and RCV (Venezuela).
Region 3 -- WIA (Australia), CRSA (China), CTARL (Chinese Taipei), FARA (Fiji), HARTS (Hong Kong), ARSI (India), JARL (Japan), KARL (Republic of Korea), NZART (New Zealand), PARA (Philippines), SARTS (Singapore), SIRS (Solomon Islands), ARCOT (Tonga), and WSARC (Western Samoa).
Sincerely,
Larry E. Price, W4RA
Secretary
Enclosures: Vote sheets for Proposals 229 and 230
Return envelope
News Release, 1998 Administrative Council meeting