International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio RAWG Webinar Prague, 22 September 2011 Hans Blondeel Timmerman IARU and IARU Region 1

2 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Agenda IARU IARU Region 1 Conference International Roaming 2

3 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio IARU history In March 1924 amateurs from Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA planned the International Amateur Radio Union In April 1925 a Congress in Paris with amateurs from 23 countries in Europe, North and South America and Japan created IARU first constitution adopted April 17,

4 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Today’s Structure 3 autonomous regions (like ITU) working in accordance with the IARU Constitution more than 150 Member Societies (95 in Region 1) each Member Society has the responsibility of representing amateur radio within its own country or territory each Member society represents its members in the IARU 4

5 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Administrative Council President Tim St. John Ellam (Canada) Vice President Ole Garpestad (Norway) Secretary Rodney Stafford (USA) Region 1 Hans Blondeel Timmerman (Netherlands) Region 1 Mustapha Diop (Senegal) Region 2 Reinaldo Leandro Rodriguez (Venezuela) Region 2 Ramón Santoyo V. (Mexico) Region 3 Michael Owen (Australia) Region 3 Ken Yamamoto (Japan) 5

6 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio IARU Region 1 EC President Hans Blondeel Timmerman (Netherlands) Vice President Hani Raad (Lebanon) Secretary Dennis Green (South Africa) Treasurer Andreas Thiemann (Switzerland) Thilo Kootz (Germany) Colin Thomas (UK) Nikola Percin (Croatia) Panayot Danev (Bulgaria) Anders Larsson (Sweden) 6

7 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Mission 7 representation agreements self training disaster relief goodwill/friendship technical investigations development international license radio sport spectrum protection

8 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio IARU Conferences triennial conference for each Region first time in Africa 81 MS eligible to vote 54 MS represented 8

9 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Conference structure C1 Steering committee C2 Finance C3 Policy - General C4 HF C5 VHF/UHF/MW Plenary 9

10 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Committee 3 Change of Constitution: spectrum Political Relations Committee all Working Groups (not C4, C5) report to C3 EMC/EMF New: Youth WG 3D support for HAREC training 10

11 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Committee 4 Contest rules Bandplanning Remote control from other country Spectrum – 10.1 MHz – 1.8 MHz 11

12 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio Committee 5 Contest rules Bandplanning Operating procedures Cross border frequency coordination Threats - Spectrum trading 12

13 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio International Roaming T/R CEPT Radio Amateur Licence – implemented by 48 administrations T/R Harmonised amateur radio examination certificates – implemented by 37 administrations ECC REC (05) 06 CEPT Novice Radio Amateur Licence – implemented by 19 administrations 13

14 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio International Roaming ERO website is our focal point – input from administrations IARU MS to publish national rules Expand outside CEPT – IARP – Dutch Caribbean – Namibia 14