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Disaster Communications Conference Expresses Appreciation for Ham Radio
NEWINGTON, CT, Jun 27, 2001--Amateur Radio's role in emergency communication received high praise in an opinion adopted by the recent Second Tampere Conference on Disaster Communication. Several speakers at the conference, held in late May in Tampere, Finland, also lauded the work of amateurs in the wake of disasters.
An Opinion of the Conference expressed appreciation for "the role played by volunteers, in particular those of the Amateur Radio Service," and encouraged administrations to facilitate their work in emergency telecommunications.
In the role of International Amateur Radio Union expert consultant, ARRL Technical Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, spoke at the conference on Amateur Radio and disaster communications. Approximately 125 attended the conference, including what Rinaldo called, "a notable percentage of radio amateurs" representing agencies or companies from several nations. Rinaldo cited Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS, of OCHA as "the prime mover" for the conference. Seppo Sisättö, OH1VR, of IIC chaired the organizing committee.
The conference Opinion also invited administrations to consider "the recognized need of disaster relief organizations to use their existing radiocommunication equipment under disaster relief situations" as well as "the need to conclude frequency arrangements" for such equipment in emergencies.
The conference--sponsored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Institute of Communications--was organized to raise visibility of the 1998 Tampere Convention and to urge its ratification. The US is not yet among the nine countries that have ratified the Convention. Tampere II also provided a forum for administrations and nongovernmental organizations to exchange information about disaster communications.
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