• Midwest Division Town Hall Meeting

    From ARRL Members Only Web site@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 25 20:49:15 2023
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    As you've probably heard, we had a pretty productive ARRL Board Meeting.
    The big news, of course, is the dues increase. While a difficult
    decision, it's the right decision for the organization. Getting the
    ARRL on a sound financial footing is going to benefit us as individuals
    and amateur radio in general. The feedback we are getting is generally positive. Members understand what we are trying to accomplish.

    Iowa Section Manager Lee Garner, WA0UIG, told me that members are
    concerned that they might have a gap in their print QST editions before
    they are able to subscribe to the print version of the magazine. The
    changes will not take place until January 1, 2024. There will be plenty
    of notice before the policy on print magazines takes effect.

    I'm sure you have other questions. To that end, I am pleased to
    announce that ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Minster, NA2AA, will be
    taking part in our upcoming Town Hall meeting. He will talk about where
    we are and give you a chance to ask him questions.

    The Town Hall will be held on Monday, July 31, at 8pm Central Time. I
    will send out the Zoom link later this week.

    While the main topic will be a discussion of what went on at the ARRL
    Board Meeting, I would appreciate suggestions of additional topics.
    Please email your ideas to me at k0aiz@arrl.org.

    Vice Director Dave Propper, K2DP, our Section Managers, and I look
    forward to seeing you next week.

    73, Art K0AIZ

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    ARRL Midwest Division
    Director: Arthur I Zygielbaum, K0AIZ
    k0aiz@arrl.org --------------------------------------------------------------------

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