RAC Bulletin 110409

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 9, 2011
NATIONAL NEWS
1. Development of a Canadian Field Organization
At its second meeting held on 13 January, the RAC Field Services
Council approved in principle an ARES Training Management System.
The Council's working groups are developing an updated mission
statement for ARES, and a training Specification.  While the focus is
initially on modernizing the ARES, ultimately this will be expanded
to all roles within the RAC Field Organization. For more details
read the full announcement at www.rac.ca/en/news/bulletins/2011/8
-- RAC Bulletin Service

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
2. Kitchener CANWARN Training, April 27
CANWARN training will be offered in Kitchener on April 27, at
Bingemans Conference Centre, Ballroom E, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive.
If you will be attending a CANWARN training session, please send an
email to Geoff.Coulson (at) ec.gc.ca, so that he can reserve space.
-- Environment Canada
3. Eastern Ontario Mutual Aid Exercise
The Eastern Ontario (Seaway/Capital) ARES District will hold an ARES
Mutual Aid exercise on April 16th in Ottawa.  This will be similar to
last year's exercise, but with a focus on the staging area with
receiving relief operators.
This will be the last exercise conducted by District officials.
Henceforth, ARES groups will be expected to conduct their own
exercises, locally or with neighboring ARES groups.  We hope that all
ARES groups will become proficient with the District Mutual Aid
Program, to invoke or respond to a call for support.
-- Michael Hickey, VE3IPC, Seaway/Capital District EC

ITEMS OF INTEREST
4. AMSAT Now Accepting Credit from RAC CANADAWARD
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO has announced,
"In keeping up with technology and limiting duplication of work,
AMSAT Awards will now accept a scanned copy the Radio Amateurs of
Canada (RAC) CANADAWARD for satellites as proof of working the 13
valid Canadian Provinces."
-- AMSAT News Service
5. Bell System Technical Journal Online
Alcatel-Lucent, the owner of Bell Labs, has made the entire Bell
System Technical Journal archive, from 1922 to 1983, available
on-line. Some of the most fundamental work in modern electronics,
communications, and computers was originally published there. The web
site is bstj.bell-labs.com
-- AMSAT News Service