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Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference open for Registrations</h1><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
The America Radio Relay League (ARRL) Alabama Section and the Huntsville Hamfest, have announced further details of the<span> </span><strong>Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (GAREC) Conference</strong><span> </span>in August<span> </span><br>
<br>Held in Huntsville, Alabama, it will be on August 14th and 15th - just before the two-day ARRL Southeastern Division Convention - Huntsville - The World's Friendliest Hamfest.<br><br>GAREC-14 focuses on the application of advanced technologies available in emergency communications. All Emergency Communication-minded radio amateurs and professionals are invited to attend.<br>
<br>The venue is the Embassy Suites Hotel in Huntsville, adjacent to the Von Braun Convention Centre and the Hamfest.<br><br>The Huntsville Hamfest is the Regional ARRL Centennial Event, held on Saturday August 16th and Sunday 17th. This is the second time Huntsville has hosted GAREC - previously it was in 2007.<br>
<br>The GAREC-14 website contains a lot of information. An agenda to be finalised later is to include reports by IARU regions, those involved in recent emergency communications work and the technology that can be used.<br>
<br>GAREC-14<span> </span><a style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.w4ozk.com/GAREC14.htm" target="_blank">http://www.w4ozk.com/GAREC14.htm</a><br>Registration<span> </span><a style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.arrl.org/garec-2014" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/garec-2014</a><br>
<br>Source<span> </span><a style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none" href="http://www.iaru-r1.org/" target="_blank">http://www.iaru-r1.org/</a></p></div>