Emergency Communications Workshop -IARU Region 2 Press Release #2

The second IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Workshop was held October 11, 2016 in Viña del Mar, Chile in conjunction with the IARU Region 2 XIX General Assembly. The workshop was sponsored by IARU Region 2 and the American Radio Relay League. The event was chaired by Mike Corey, KI1U, Emergency Preparedness Manager for the American Radio Relay League and IARU Area B Emergency Coordinator. The event co-chair was Dr. Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator. Representing the IARU Region 2 Executive Committee was Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM IARU Region 2 President. The event featured speakers on topics that relate to international issues facing Amateur Radio’s response to emergencies and disasters. Speakers represented national societies and organizations with an international scope – Federación Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE), Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Radio Club de Chile (RCC), Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN), and Radio Club de Venezolano (RCV). Topics covered the use of Winlink, SATERN support for Salvation Army disaster response, the role of ITU, developing operator and communications skills, AREDN mesh networking technology for disaster response, and emergency communications response in Venezuela. Dr. Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P, provided an overview of emergency communications activities in IARU Region 2 since the last workshop in 2013. Mike Corey, KI1U, briefed attendees on the findings from the 2013 Emergency Communications Workshop in Cancun….See Full Report Download in .pdfhttp://chile2016.info/en/

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