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FOURTEEN NEW SECTION MANAGERS VISIT ARRL HQ THE 16TH ANNUAL NEW SECTION
MANAGER WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 10 12 AFFORDED 14 NEW SMS A CHANCE NOT ONLY TO
VISIT ARRL HEADQUARTERS AND GAIN SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR NEW LEADERSHIP
POSITIONS.  DURING THE WEEKEND GATHERING, PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY GOT TO MEET
MANY HQ STAFFERS BUT LEARNED SOME OF THE INS AND OUTS OF HOW TO BECOME
EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.  THE WORKSHOP ALSO PROVIDED
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE TAKING PART TO CHAT AMONG THEMSELVES OR WITHIN THE
GROUP, SHARING THEIR OWN VIEWS ON VARIOUS ISSUES AND EXCHANGING IDEAS.
THROUGH TRAINING AND ORIENTATION SESSIONS CONDUCTED BY ARRL STAFF MEMBERS
AND BY MEETING WITH OTHER SECTION MANAGERS, PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO
EXPLORE WHAT WORKS AS WELL AS WHAT DOES NOT AND TO BRING HOME SOME FRESH
IDEAS, PLUS SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.  FIELD ORGANIZATION SUPERVISOR STEVE EWALD,
WV1X, LED THE SECTION MANAGERS ON A TOUR OF HEADQUARTERS WHERE THEY MET
STAFF AND VISITED W1AW, THE HIRAM PERCY MAXIM MEMORIAL STATION.  THE
VISITING SECTION MANAGERS ENJOYED THE CHANCE TO OPERATE FROM W1AW IN THEIR
SPARE TIME DURING THE WEEKEND.  ARRL MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES
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W9DUK 252 2 21 1,288 IN WD3E 329 2 7 1,278 MDC Wright Co ARS W0WCR KC0IOG
254 2 20 1,258 MN Yellowknife ARC VE8RAC 54 2 19 1,246 NWT Theodore
Roosevelt ARC K0ND 238 2 19 1,246 ND ARA of Bloomington WC0AAA 257 2 20
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