GAREC-07 Program

Registration & Sign in 5:00 – 7:00pm                      Wednesday

Thursday

Registration & Sign in 7:30 – 8:30am

Session 1  8:30 – 9:10                                     Room: Big Spring D

Opening Statements

Moderator:  Hans Zimmermann, F5VKP/HB9AQS

-  IARU Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH

-  ARRL CEO Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

-  ARRL Southern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH

-  ARRL Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK

Coffee break 9:15 – 9:45

Session 2  9:45 – 11:30                                   Room: Big Spring D

Presentations and Discussions

 International Developments since GAREC-06, Hans Zimmermann, F5VKP/HB9AQS

Regional Reports and Proposals

-  Region 1: Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR, 

-  Region 2: Noel E. Donawa, 9Y4NED

-  Region 3: t.b.a.

Lunch Buffet  11:30 – 1:30                                          Atrium

Session 3  1:30 – 3:00                                     Room: Big Spring D

Presentations

-  Media relations during emergencies and disasters, Allen Pitts, W1AGP, ARRL Media Relations

-  ECHOLINK / IRLP, Dennis Dura-K2DCD, Assistant Director of VoIP Hurricane Net, Richard Long-KF6BKA

Coffee break 3:00 – 3:30

Session 4  3:30 – 5:00                                     Room: Big Spring D

Presentations

-  D-STAR, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK

-  WINLINK 2000, Tom Whiteside, N5TW, Steve Waterman, K4CJX

*Banquet Dinner  7:00 – 9:00                              Room: Big Spring C

Friday

Session 5  8:00 – 10:00                                   Room: Big Spring D

Panel

Partners in Emergency Response

Moderator:  Greg Sarratt,  W4OZK

-  American Red Cross, Craig Dieckman, KC9HWK, National ECRV Team

-  ARRL/ARES, Dennis Dura, K2DCD, ARRL Emergency Preparedness & Response Manager

-  International Radio Emergency Support Coalition, Dennis Baumgarte, AE2EE/AAR2LD, Eastern USA Liaison

-  MARS, Stuart Carter, Chief, Army MARS, AAA9A

-  Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Terry Jones, W4TL, Southern Baptist Communications Manager

-  The Salvation Army, William H. Feist III, WB8BZH, The Salvation Army, Southern, Emergency                     

    Disaster Services Director
  

Coffee break  10:00 – 10:15

Session 6  10:15 – 12:00                                 Room: Big Spring D

Panel

Hurricane Katrina experiences

Moderator:  Greg Sarratt,  W4OZK

-  Joel Colman, NO5FD, Emergency Coordinator New Orleans

-  Tom Hammack, W4WLF, District Emergency Coordinator Mississippi

-  Greg Sarratt,  W4OZK, ARRL Section Manager Alabama

-  Gary Sessums, KC5QCN
 

Lunch Buffet  12:00 – 1:00                                           Atrium

Session 7  1:00 – 2:30                                     Room: Big Spring D

Presentations

-  ALE for International Amateur Radio Emergency/Disaster Relief Communications,
      - Alan Barrow KM4BA, HFLINK Network Director
 

-  TSSG, John Ronan, EI7IG

Coffee break  2:30 – 3:00

Closing Session  3:00 – 4:00                           Room: Big Spring D

- Statement of GAREC-07

- Closing Statements

Vehicle Demonstrations and tour: 4:00 – 6:00      Outdoors

-  American Red Cross, Atlanta ECRV, Emergency Communications Response Vehicle

-  Alabama Homeland Security, Region 6 Communications vehicle

-  Alabama Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Communications vehicle

-  The Salvation Army, Communications vehicle

-  Tennessee Emergency Communications Association, Inc., Communications vehicle

Practical Demonstrations (in session)

-  D-STAR

-  ECHOLINK / IRLP

-  WINLINK 2000

-  ALE