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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>Apesar de, com algum atraso, chegou ao nosso conhecimento o documento abaixo que, pela atitude tomada pelo Conselho Administrativo da IARU merece a nossa admiração e a divulgação a todos os radioamadores (não temos memória de que tenha sido divulgada em Portugal, por qualquer associação).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>International Amateur Radio Union<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>P.O. Box 310905<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Newington, CT 06131-0905 USA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>FAX: +1 860 594 0259<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>E-Mail: secretary @ iaru.org<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>25 September 2013 </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>For immediate release</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>annual meeting on 21 and 22 September 2013 in Cancun, Mexico. The AC is responsible for the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>policy and management of the IARU and consists of the three IARU international officers and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>two representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Here is a summary of the discussions and actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>1. The consultative process was completed for the election of IARU President and Vice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>President for the 2014-2019 terms of office. The Secretary was instructed to present to the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>member-societies, in a </span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Calendar </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>to be issued no later than 9 December 2013, proposals by the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>International Secretariat with the concurrence by the Administrative Council that Tim Ellam,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>VE6SH/G4HUA, be elected for a five-year term as IARU President and Ole Garpestad, LA2RR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>be elected for a five-year term as IARU Vice President.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>2. The Council discussed the issue of some member-societies failing to represent all of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>amateurs in their country. For example, some do not participate in their regional organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>activities, some do not pay their regional dues, some are unwilling to handle non-member QSL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>cards even on a cost-recovery basis and some even fail to respond to inquiries from their regional<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>organizations. In many of these countries, there are other non-IARU member-societies. The<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Administrative Council is studying ways to work with the non-IARU societies to ensure that the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>interests of all the amateurs are represented in those countries where the IARU member-society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>fails to do so. Possible solutions to the situation include establishing communications with the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>non-IARU societies to allow input from the country’s amateur community on IARU and amateur<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>related issues or by recommending the use of QSL bureaus that will service all the amateurs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>within a particular country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>3. The IARU positions for WRC-15 agenda items and future WRC agenda items were<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>reviewed and the strategy for achieving IARU objectives at WRC-15 was discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>4. The Council reviewed and updated the IARU Spectrum Requirements Document. The<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>document is available on the IARU web site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>5. The Future Spectrum Committee presented its final report. The committee report<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>detailed current amateur usage of bands above 148 MHz. The Council approved a plan to have<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>one person in each region to serve as a contact person in spectrum matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>6. The President reported on the IARU acceptance of an ITU invitation to participate in the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ITU Spectrum Management Training Program (SMTP) and accepted an appointment on the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>founding board of advisers for the ITU-D Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>7. IARU participation in World Telecom 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand was reviewed. IARU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>will have a booth at the event to promote amateur radio. More information about the Telecom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>can be found at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>www.world2013.itu.int<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>8. The Council reviewed and refined a draft paper on emergency communications strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>9. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings at which IARU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>representation will be required for the coming year were identified, and plans for representation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>at these meetings were reviewed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>10. The Michael J. Owen VK3KI Award was awarded to David Wardlaw, VK3ADW and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Wojciech Nietyksza SP5FM. Both of these individuals have made contributions of time, effort<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>and expertise to the IARU for many years. The award was created by the Administrative Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>to recognize an individual or individuals that best exemplify the dedication and hard work of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>IARU volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>11. The theme “Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communications” was adopted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>for the next World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>12. Ken Garg, W3JK was added to the list of IARU Expert Consultants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>13. The budget for 2014-2016 as presented by the IS was reviewed and adopted. The budget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>is based upon anticipated financial contributions from the three regional organizations to defray a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>portion of the expenses, in a ccordance with previously adopted policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>14. Reports of the IARU international coordinators and advisers were received. They are<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>International Beacon Project Coordinator Peter Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN; Satellite Adviser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV; EMC Adviser Christian Verholt, OZ8CY; International<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Coordinator for Emergency Communications Hans Zimmermann, F5VKP/HB9AQS; and EMC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Coordinator Thilo Kootz, DL9KCE. The Council reappointed each of the coordinators and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>advisers to a new three-year term.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Attending the Cancun meeting were IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA; Vice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR; Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD; regional representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Dennis Green, ZS4BS, Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, Ramon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Santoyo, XE1KK, Gopal Madhavan, VU2GMN, Geoff Atkinson, VK3TL; and recording<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ. Also in attendance as observers were Jay Bellows, K0QB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>representing the IARU International Secretariat and Jose Arturo Molina, YS1MS as Region 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>observer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The next scheduled in-person meeting of the AC will be held in the vicinity of Varna, Bulgaria,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>in September 2014 in conjunction with the IARU Region 1 Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>-end</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>Chamamos a especial atenção para o ponto 2. que traduzimos, o mais fielmente possível, para os colegas menos àvontade com a língua inglesa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>“O Conselho debateu a questão de algumas sociedades-membro deixarem de representar todos os<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>amadores no seu país. Por exemplo, algumas não participam na organização regional de atividades, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>algumas não pagam as suas contribuições regionais, algumas não estão dispostas a tratar cartões QSL de não-membros <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>ainda que numa base de recuperação de custos e algumas até deixaram mesmo de responder a perguntas sobre as organizações na sua região.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>Em muitos desses países, há outras sociedades (associações) não-IARU. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>O Conselho de Administração está estudando maneiras de trabalhar com as sociedades não-IARU para garantir que o<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>interesses de todos os amadores são representados nos países em que o membro da sociedade IARU não o fizer. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>Possíveis soluções para a situação incluem o estabelecimento de comunicações com as<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>sociedades não-IARU para permitir a entrada da comunidade de amadores do país na IARU para (discussão) de<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>questões relacionadas e recomendando o uso de QSL bureaus que irá atender a todos os amadores dentro de um determinado país.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>Ficamos a aguardar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'>TRGM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:trgm.pt@gmail.com">trgm.pt@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><a href="trgm.blogspot.pt">trgm.blogspot.pt</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"BrowalliaUPC","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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