RAC welcomes Directors for 2019

The RAC have completed the nominations and election process for Directors in the Atlantic, Ontario North/East, Midwest, and British Columbia and Yukon Regions.

Dave Goodwin, VE9CB (Atlantic), Allan Boyd, VE3AJB (Ontario North/East) and Bj Madsen, VE5FX (Midwest) have been reelected as Directors for their Regions.

Keith Witney, VE7KW, has been elected Director for the British Columbia and Yukon Region and will take office on 1st January 2019. Keith, based in Vancouver, is a very active BC Amateur and is the co-recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017.

Allan Munnik, VA7MP, the current Director will become Deputy Director BC and Yukon when Keith becomes the Director.

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, Elected as ITU Telecommunication Development Director

ARRL member Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, has been elected as Director of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). Her election, on the first ballot in a three-way race, came on 1st November 2018 at the ITU’s Plenipotentiary 2018 Conference in Dubai. Bogdan-Martin becomes the first woman on the ITU executive team. Running on a campaign theme of “Sustainable Digital Development for All,” Bogdan-Martin said she would work toward a Telecommunication Development Bureau that helps its members benefit from the drivers of innovation and economic development.

“We must help governments integrate ICTs into their national development frameworks, actively support[ing] their ministries to ensure digital development strategies emphasize human capacity, digital skills, and empowering people. I envisage the BDT redoubling its efforts on digital inclusion, working to bring online the remaining 3.9 billion people still offline.”

— Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX

Her candidacy had strong support from US officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

“Ms. Bogdan-Martin is a true leader and professional who has dedicated more than 25 years to ensuring that all people can benefit from information and communication technologies. I have no doubt that Ms. Bogdan-Martin will be a driving force to ensure connectivity for all.”

— US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

FCC Chairman Pai extended congratulations to Bogdan-Martin, who, he said, “has deep expertise in development issues and will play a pivotal role in accelerating the spread of digital communications throughout the globe.”

Bogdan-Martin has more than 20 years of experience at the ITU. During the past decade she has headed the ITU General Secretariat Strategic Planning and Membership Department for the Secretary-General. Her responsibilities have included developing the ITU’s strategic and operational plans in the context of ICT trends and the global information economy, representing the ITU in engagement with other bodies, and directing and managing all ITU global conferences.

She launched Equals Global Partnership, a multi-stakeholder evidence-based network bringing women to technology, and technology to women. She also directed the first ITU global youth summit that featured 700 participants and 3,000 remote participants, and she established the ITU office to the United Nations where she has been serving as ITU Representative to the UN High-Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP).

ARRL Lab Manager Re-Elected as IEEE EMC Society Vice President for Standards

ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, has been re-elected as IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society Vice President for Standards.

“Amateur Radio must be represented at the tables where these standards are conceived and written. ARRL is uniquely positioned to be able to fill that role in a way that is seen by industry as being a good representation of Amateur Radio, but also of radio communication in general. One side effect of technology that poses a real risk and has an actual present-moment impact on Amateur Radio and other radio services is noise that causes radio-frequency interference (RFI).”

— Ed Hare, W1RFI

The EMC Society Board of Directors met 26-28th October 20128 in Saint Louis. As IEEE EMC Society Vice President for Standards, Hare oversees and leads the EMC standardization work of the EMC Society and a number of oversight committees working on various aspects of standardization.

“I am honored to be part of this work. Right behind me stands the energetic support of thousands of hams who have contributed their EMC expertise to ARRL and to the amateur community.”

— ARRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI