{"id":4868,"date":"2020-09-15T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/?p=4868"},"modified":"2020-09-15T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:18:14","slug":"rac-canada-2020-conference-and-annual-general-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/rac-canada-2020-conference-and-annual-general-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference and Annual General Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference and Annual General Meeting:
Sunday, September 20<\/p>\n

https:\/\/\u200bwww\u200b.rac\u200b.ca\/\u200br\u200ba\u200bc\u200b-\u200bc\u200ba\u200bn\u200ba\u200bd\u200ba\u200b-\u200b2\u200b0\u200b2\u200b0\u200b-\u200bc\u200bo\u200bn\u200bf\u200be\u200br\u200be\u200bn\u200bce\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

The Countdown is on! Register now!<\/p>\n

Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to welcome all Amateurs to the RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference which will be held on Sunday, September 20 before the RAC<\/span> Annual General Meeting. There is no registration fee for this event and registration is now underway.<\/p>\n

Canada 2020 Conference Overview:<\/p>\n

The RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference is an interactive mini-conference that will feature interesting presentations on a wide range of topics as shown below. Whether you are a new Amateur or have been enjoying Amateur Radio for many years there will be something of interest for you to discover.<\/p>\n

Given the great response we have received, we have now decided to extend the schedule to include a keynote presentation followed by three sessions. Each session will have multiple presentations so that participants can choose those presentations that are of most interest to them. In addition, all sessions will be recorded for viewing later so you won\u2019t miss out if two of your favourites take place at the same time.<\/p>\n

Keynote presentation: 12 noon to 12:50 pm ET<\/span>
First session (4 presentations): 1 pm to 1:50 ET<\/span>
Second session (4 presentations): 2 pm to 2:50 ET<\/span>
Third session (3 presentations): 3 pm to 3:50 ET<\/span><\/p>\n

The Annual General Meeting will then begin after the Conference at 4 pm ET<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Conference Presentations and Schedule:<\/p>\n

The following is a list of presentations and the schedule of events.<\/p>\n

Keynote Presentation: 12 noon to 12:50 pm ET<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>A Fireside Chat\u201d: \u201cAmateur Radio during the Global Pandemic and other topics\u201d<\/p>\n

An informal discussion featuring the following distinguished guests:<\/p>\n

Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA<\/span>: President, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC<\/span> \u2013 Moderator)<\/p>\n

Tim Ellam, VE6SH<\/span>: President, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Rick Roderick, K5UR<\/span>: President, American Radio Relay League (ARRL<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Steve Thomas, M1ACB<\/span>: General Manager, Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB<\/span>)<\/p>\n

In these unprecedented times, this is an excellent \u2013 and possibly historic opportunity \u2013 to engage in a discussion on the challenges we face today and the future of Amateur Radio.<\/p>\n

\u2014-<\/p>\n

First session: 1 pm to 1:50 pm ET<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Started with Amateur Radio Satellites \u2013 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP<\/span><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio and Youth \u2013 Brian Jackson, VE6JBJ<\/span><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Challenges in Canada\u2019s North Ron Thompson, VE8RT<\/span> and Angela Gerbrandt, VY0YL<\/span><\/p>\n

CY9C<\/span> St. Paul Island DXpedition \u2013 Phil McBride, VA3QR<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014-<\/p>\n

Second session: 2 pm to 2:50 pm ET<\/span><\/p>\n

6m FT8<\/span> DXing \u2013 Ron Schwartz, VE3VN<\/span><\/p>\n

Contesting: Remote Operating \u2013 Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA<\/span> and Tom Haavisto, VE3CX<\/span><\/p>\n

VO2AC<\/span>: Contest DXpedition to Labrador (CQ<\/span> Zone 2) \u2013 Chris Allingham, VE3FU<\/span>\/VO2AC<\/span><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio Hotspots: A Quick Overview \u2013 Allan Boyd, VE3AJB<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Third session: 3 pm to 3:50 pm ET<\/span><\/p>\n

La proposition d\u2019une classe d\u2019entr\u00e9e pour les radioamateurs \u2013 Guy Richard, VE2QG<\/span>\/VE2XTD<\/span><\/p>\n

Amateur Radio: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow \u2013 Allen Wootton, VY1KX<\/span><\/p>\n

High Altitude Balloons: The Elevation Education \u2013 Kelly Shulman, VE3KLX<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014-<\/p>\n

Instructions for Presentations:<\/p>\n

Our volunteers are now hard at work preparing the instructions for all of the presenters and we will be sending them to you in the coming days. We thank you for your patience.<\/p>\n

Please stay tuned to the RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference webpage for more information. We hope to see you at the event!<\/p>\n

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT<\/span>
Conference Organizer
RAC<\/span> Community Services Officer
\ncommunity@\u200brac.\u200bca<\/a><\/p>\n

Alan Griffin
RAC<\/span> MarCom Director
TCA<\/span> Editor
\nmarcom@rac<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference and Annual General Meeting: Sunday, September 20 https:\/\/\u200bwww\u200b.rac\u200b.ca\/\u200br\u200ba\u200bc\u200b\u2014\u2009c\u200ba\u200bn\u200ba\u200bd\u200ba\u200b\u2014\u20092\u200b0\u200b2\u200b0\u200b\u2014\u2009c\u200bo\u200bn\u200bf\u200be\u200br\u200be\u200bn\u200bce\/ The Countdown is on! Register now! Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to welcome all Amateurs to the RAC<\/span> Canada 2020 Conference which will be held on Sunday, September 20 before the RAC<\/span> Annual General Meeting. There is no registration fee for this event [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}