BE Informed No. 43

July 24, 2009

   The annual Conference of Volunteer-Examiner Coordinators was held in Gettysburg, PA., site of the first Conference in 1985.  Representatives of the 14 VECs met during a day long session after which they posed for this photo.  The Officers are: Chair Larry Pollack (far right), Vice-Chair John B. Johnston (far left), Secretary Michele Cimbala (second row, 9^th from left), Ray Adams Treasurer (rear, 7^th from right), and Rol Anders (rear, 6^th from left).

  The VECs are Anchorage Amateur Radio Club, ARRL, CAVEC, Inc.; Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society; Greater L.A. Amateur Radio Group;  Jefferson Amateur Radio Club; Laurel Amateur Radio Club, Inc.;  MRAC VEC, Inc.; MO-KAN VEC;  Sandarc-VEC; Sunnyvale VEC Amateur Radio Club, Inc.; W4VEC Volunteer Examiners Club of America; W5YI-VEC; Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society VEC, Inc.

Fred Maia W5YI (second from left), veteran of every VEC Conference, takes in a presentation.

   Rol Anders K3RA, Chair of the VEC's Question Pool Committee presents the QPC Report.  The VECs adopted a set of instructions for its Question Pool Committee.

   Bill Cross of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau presents a report of regulatory activity.

  Laurel Smith of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau presents her report.

   The FCC's moderator for a lively brainstorming session was Dorothy Conway from the Office of Managing Director.  She went around the room calling upon each attendee to speak about what it is that he or she likes, or doesn't like, about the present license processing system, and ideas for improvements.  As each participant spoke, the comments were projected on the screen and saved for future reference.  The FCC is beginning a project to consolidate and modernize its systems.

   FCC staff listens intently to the numerous participant comments during the brainstorm.  (l to r) Bill Cross - Washington); Sandra Eckenrode, Becky Williams, and Donna Scott (Gettysburg.)

   The interaction continues during the lunch break.