International Amateur Radio Union Region 3

The IARU Region 3 Directors met in Christchurch, New Zealand, over two and a half days from 8th to 10th October 2009, immediately before the 14th Regional Conference.

The Directors are Chairman Michael VK3KI, Shizuo, JE1MUI, Peter, ZL2AZ, Gopal, VU2GMN and Joong-Guen Rhee, HL1AQQ, and the Secretary is Jay Oka JA1TRC.

The Directors reviewed the matters on the agenda for the Conference, including their own two papers on the IARU Monitoring System (MS), one prepared in response to the request of the last Conference in Bangalore.

They also considered the other reports and papers before the Conference relating to the IARU MS.

The Directors agreed that the MS was a very important aspect of the work of the IARU, and the material before the Conference raised many questions that should be addressed.

The Directors decided that they would recommend that the MS should be a major focus of the Conference, particularly as the Conference was being attended by representatives of IARU Regions 1 and 2, as well as the IARU officers and
representatives of the International Secretariat.

They decided that they would recommend that the Conference appoints a special working group be formed to address this matter, working at times when all delegates could attend.

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