The following bulletin has been issued by the Radio Amateurs of Canada
RAC Annual General Meeting: Saturday, June 16 at the Annual Red Deer Picnic and Hamfest
Update: Registration for the AGM Webinar is now underway and event organizers would like to know if you are planning on attending the event so that they could make arrangements for food. Please see below for more information.
The Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Red Deer, Alberta as part of RAC’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
The AGM event will be hosted by the Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club and will be held in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Red Deer Picnic and Hamfest which is being held at the same location.
All RAC members are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Date: Saturday, June 16.
Time: 1 pm (Mountain Daylight Time)
Place: The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Shady Nook Community Hall, Township Road 380, in Red Deer, Alberta.
Agenda items will include:
- Report of the President
- Review of the 2017 finances
- Appointment of auditors for 2018
A Question and Answer period will follow the AGM proceedings. This is your opportunity to hear what your representatives have been doing over the past year, to raise questions, and to make suggestions about how RAC is managed and where it is going in the future.
All RAC members are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting. If you are planning on attending the AGM and Hamfest please let us know by completing the online form at http://www.caarc.ca/ so that the organizers can make arrangements for food.
Webinar:
If you cannot attend the meeting in person we are pleased to provide a Webinar which RAC members can attend remotely by completing the online form provided at the following link by 11 am EDT on Friday, June 15:
Please install and test the Webinar software in advance. You will receive additional details in a registration confirmation email. The Webinar will begin at 1:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time but please log into the session at least 10 to 15 minutes in advance.
If you wish to submit a question to the RAC President for the Q&A session please send it to ve3xra@rac.ca before 6 pm EDT on Friday, June 15.
For more information about the 2018 Annual Red Deer Picnic and Hamfest please see the information below and visit their website at http://www.caarc.ca/.
48th Annual Red Deer Picnic and Hamfest
The Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club (CAARC) is pleased to host the RAC Annual General Meeting as part of its 48th Annual Picnic and Hamfest.
Date: Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17.
Place: The Hamfest will be held at the Shady Nook Community Hall, Township Road 380, in Red Deer.
Time: The Hamfest will be open to the public from 2 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) on Friday until noon on Sunday. Registration starts at 12 noon on Friday, June 15 and at 8 am on Saturday, June 16. The Annual General Meeting of Radio Amateurs of Canada will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, June 16.
Description: The 48th Annual Red Deer Amateur Radio Picnic and Hamfest will feature ARES Annual meeting, displays, vendors, tailgate fleamarket, roast baron of beef supper Saturday night, pancake breakfast Sunday morning, draws and door prizes.
Talkin: 147.150, 146.520
For more information please visit http://www.caarc.ca or contact Garry, VE6CIA, at ve6cia@rac.ca.
Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director