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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>WRC-12 Day 1 - IARU-R1 report<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The opening of WRC-12 took place in Geneva on January 23, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>More than 3000 delegates from over 150 countries are represented.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mr Tariq Al-Awadhi from the UAE was elected as the conference chairman.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The work started with the election of the various committee chairmen, working group chairmen and sub working group chairmen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Brennan Price, N4QX, ARRL Chief Technical Officer and a member of the US delegation was elected as chairman of Sub Working Group 4C3, which will be dealing with agenda item 1.23 on a secondary amateur allocation around 500 kHz.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Besides the Region 1 radio amateurs mentioned yesterday we also see Ken Yamamoto, JA1CJP on the Japanese delegation, Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN on the Canadian delegation and Dale Hughes, VK1DSH on the Australian delegation. The IARU, with an observer status at WRC-12, is represented by IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, Vice-President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, Ken Pulfer, VE3PU and Dave Sumner, K1ZZ. ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA is on the CITEL delegation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>IARU Region 1 - WRC-12<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=927:wrc&catid=53:spectrum">http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=927:wrc&catid=53:spectrum</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Amateur Radio in WRC-12 Agenda Document<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2012/amateur_radio_in_wrc12_agenda_document.htm">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2012/amateur_radio_in_wrc12_agenda_document.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>