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Regional Conference on Amateur Radio 2010

The Regional Conference on Amateur Radio will be held April 4 - 6, 2010 in Doha, State of Qatar and will be the biggest Regional Symposium on Amateur Radio in the Middle East in 2010.

The Conference is organized by the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) jointly with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

So far the kind invitation from the QARS Chairman H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, A71AU, has been accepted by a number of IARU societies in the Middle East as well as one from Region 3 together with Telecom Regulators and Administrations from the GCC area.

Participation isalso expected from ITU officials as well as local Qatar officials.

The IARU team will consist of: IARU Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, IARU Region 1 President Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T and IARU Region 1 EC-member Hani Raad, OD5TE.

The symposium gives the delegates the opportunity to exchange information related to the Amateur Radio Service in the Arab World along with the regulatory aspects in connection with the Amateur Radio Service.

The program consist of presentations on Regulatory issues, preparation for WRC-12, Amateur Radio Emergency and Disaster Communication, national regulations of Amateur Radio in the GCC States combined with panel discussions and workshops with the aim to assist in building and maintaining good working relationship between the National Regulators and the Amateur Radio Societies.

Doha has been launched by UNESCO as the capital of the Arab culture and a celebration of ”Al-Doha Capital of Arab Culture 2010" with H.E. Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage will take place during the RCAR 2010 event.

More information on the invitation, program, hotel and visa may be found in related documents available on the IARU Region 1 web or obtained from any of the IARU team members listed above.

The above information is from Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, IARU Vice-President and appeared in the IARU E-Letter.

 

IARU Region 1
http://www.iaru-r1.org/

IARU
http://www.iaru.org/

Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS)
http://www.qsl.net/a71a/

 

 

 

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