IARU and IARU Region 1 RAWG Webinar Prague

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

Agenda • IARU Region 1 Conference • International Roaming International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 22 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, 1925 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 3 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 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 Working for the future of Amateur Radio 4

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) International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 5 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) International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 6 Working for the future of Amateur Radio

Mission representation agreements radio sport international license self training goodwill/friendship technical investigations development spectrum protection disaster relief International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 7 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 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 8 Working for the future of Amateur Radio

Conference structure • C 1 Steering committee • C 2 Finance • C 3 Policy - General • C 4 HF • C 5 VHF/UHF/MW • Plenary International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 9 Working for the future of Amateur Radio

Committee 3 • • • Change of Constitution: spectrum Political Relations Committee all Working Groups (not C 4, C 5) report to C 3 EMC/EMF New: Youth WG 3 D support for HAREC training International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 10 Working for the future of Amateur Radio

Committee 4 • • Contest rules Bandplanning Remote control from other country Spectrum – 10. 1 MHz – 1. 8 MHz International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 11 Working for the future of Amateur Radio

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

International Roaming • T/R 61 -01 CEPT Radio Amateur Licence – implemented by 48 administrations • T/R 61 -02 Harmonised amateur radio examination certificates – implemented by 37 administrations • ECC REC (05) 06 CEPT Novice Radio Amateur Licence – implemented by 19 administrations International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 13 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 International Amateur Radio Union – Region 1 14 Working for the future of Amateur Radio