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26th IARU Region 1 General Conference, 1 – 4 November 2023
· General Conference · Lisa, PA2LS

The 26th IARU Region 1 General Conference is ongoing at Zlatibor, Serbia, and this year hosted by SRS (Amateur Radio Union of Serbia). Almost 120 delegates, the majority representing the IARU R1 member societies, are taking part in discussions concerning but not limited to C3 (Administration and Organisational Committee), C4 (Permanent HF Committee), C5 (Permanent VHF/UHF/Microwave Committee), C7 (EMC Committee), Youth Working Group and STARS (Support to the Amateur Radio Service). Also, in this conference the future of amateur radio and both IARU will be addressed. More information, including the entire program and conference papers are available.
A special callsign, YT26IARU, is active during the General Conference and will be on air till the end of 2023.

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New Executive Committee elected at IARU R1 Conference
· EC, General Conference · Lisa, PA2LS

Today, on the 24th of October 2021, the new Executive Committee has been elected at the IARU R1 Conference.

The new IARU R1 EC consists of the following team:
- President: Sylvain Azarian, F4GKR
- Vice-President: Hani Raad, OD5TE
- Secretary: Mats Espling, SM6EAN
- Treasurer: Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE
- EC member: Ahmad AlHoli, 9K2DB
- EC member: Joerg Jaehrig, DJ3HW
- EC member: Alessandro Carletti, IV3KKW
- EC member: Lisa Leenders, PA2LS
- EC member: Oliver Tabakovski, Z32TO

We take the opportunity to thank the former Executive Committee for their dedicated work over the past 4 years.

More information about the IARU R1 Conference and Workshop 2021 will be shared soon.

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IARU R1 Conference & Workshop 2021 has started
· Events, General Conference, News · Lisa, PA2LS

On Friday the 15th of October, the IARU R1 Conference & Workshop addressing the future of amateur radio has started. Almost 140 delegates are taking part the upcoming week, till the 24th of October, in several break-out sessions where they will work as teams on defining visions and ambitions for amateur radio, strategic objectives, with as end goal, actions, milestones and deliverables. This is just a selection of what they will be doing.
During yesterday’s opening, Don Beattie G3BJ, IARU R1 President, was highlighting:
“From time to time, a number of you have expressed your concerns to me about the position of amateur radio today, views which are shared by the EC
You have said that we need to improve our public relations. You have said that we need to form alliances with other organisations in related fields and so strengthen our position. You have said that we should be recruiting into Amateur Radio people from other related interest groups. All of these are very valid comments, but they risk overlooking one important point. The amateur radio we talk about today is very often the amateur radio of the past. “ Don continues, and mentions that we need a shared vision of what amateur radio is becoming or needs to become.
“We will not have solved all our problems by next Sunday. We must see this event as the continuation of a process which we started earlier this year with the SWOT analysis (referring to the SWOT analysis session on 24 March 2021) and which will continue for several years to come. But it will help us to set the direction for work on the development of the hobby over the next ten years”

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IARU Region 1 prepares for Workshop
· General Conference · Hans, PB2T

Delegates attending the forthcoming IARU Region 1 Workshop on the future direction for amateur radio and the associated short Conference sessions will already have received joining instructions.

The “Shaping the Future” event is designed as a highly interactive workshop where small groups of delegates will discuss the goals for amateur radio into the future and how Member Societies and IARU can support progress towards those aims. 

The event is being held virtually, because of continuing COVID issues in many countries. Commenting before the event, IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, said “We all know that our world is changing in many ways. This event is the opportunity to understand the implications of those changes and map the way ahead for amateur radio, so that IARU and its Member Societies share a common goal and a set of strategies for the future, and to resource action plans to start us on that journey. Holding an interactive workshop event of this scale is a challenge, but with everyone’s help and active contribution I am hoping for a positive and constructive output which will shape our work for years to come”.

Anyone who is planning to attend either the conference or workshop and who has not received joining instructions should contact the Region 1 Secretary urgently. 

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Workshop Future of Amateur Radio continues with a session addressing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
· General Conference · Lisa, PA2LS

Today, 12th of June, IARU Region 1 and its Member Societies continued the Workshop addressing the Future of Amateur Radio. Member Societies prepared SWOT analysis (including Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) on amateur radio. To get a significant outcome, many asked their members for extensive input. These results were shared in the meeting, showing that, over the Region, there are many common issues but also differences, dependent on the particular environment in which the society operates and its geographical location. To understand the differences on a more detailed level, South Africa (SARL), Serbia (SRS), Tunisia (ARAT) and Spain (URE) shared their findings in a more extensive manner.
In the afternoon, the session continued in break-out groups leading to interactive discussions, refining the outcome of the morning presentations. With this valuable information, a good foundation has been laid for the upcoming sessions including the final Workshop in October later this year.

*Picture: The SWOT summary is highlighting the common topics shared by IARU R1’s Member Societies.

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