[NCDXA] Special General Membership meeting of NCDXA-C to be held via Zoom on 8/9/23 at 730PM Eastern Time-REMINDER

Fri Aug 4 16:59:42 UTC 2023

All seems ok, Phil. Looking forward to the discussions. I’ll clear my deck
so I can catch the entire meeting. Vic W4VIC

On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 12:11 PM Ed Kuebert via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
wrote:

> Looks fine.
>
> Ed
>
> On Aug 4, 2023, at 11:37 AM, Phillip Barsky via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
> wrote:
>
> PHIL K3EW, ED K5KU AND HOWARD AE3T, Directors of NCDXA-C, have called for
> a special membership meeting to discuss and vote on time sensitive matters
> which have been brought to the attention of the board. The Agenda and Zoom
> meeting invitation follow:
>
> *Agenda for a Special General Membership meeting of NCDXA-C to be held via
> Zoom on 8/9/23 at 730PM Eastern Time*
>
>
> 1. The first item on the agenda is an open discussion to decide if NCDXA
> is going to manage and support all facets of a ZD7 DXpedition in the spring
> of 2025 or not- i.e. is this going to be a NCDXA DXpedition or not? That
> means: providing all participants, managing the logistics, managing the
> operations through a network of control stations, and all of the
> operational activities and supporting activities necessary for a
> successful DXpedition operation.   A COPY OF THE INITIAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED
> BY ART BLANK, WA7NB IS ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL
>
>
> What makes this DXpedition easier is that we are occupying
> established buildings, using local power, utilizing high frequency antennas
> on site already, plus adding some for lower frequencies. Obtaining local
> food is also easier than bringing along our own rations. Plus, we are not
> going into an environmentally sensitive location. There are winds to
> contend with but ones that can be properly prepared for.   Anyone who has
> been to places like Montserrat on DXpedition will recognize that this
> operation as very similar in nature to those endeavors.
>
>
> As raised by our Secretary Brian WV4V, “If something should happen to any
> member of the DXpedition we don't wish to be sued by being the "official
> Sponsor. I doubt the Club can afford liability insurance and medical
> evacuation insurance for such an event.”. The liability that goes along
> with being the Official Sponsor of this DXpedition should be thoroughly
> vetted at this meeting.
>
>
> It is the opinion of the board, that unless we have total commitment from
> the NCDXA membership, because just about everyone will have to pitch in on
> this one, we will not support this DXpedition at all operationally or
> logistically but will support it monetarily to a level that we support
> other DXpeditions.
>
>
> In addition, if NCDXA decides not to be the official sponsor of this
> endeavor, Art, WA7NB (or someone else), needs to be the organizer of all
> aspects of this DXpedition, so that NCDXA's role should be limited to
> provide a donation, a venue for news updates as the time rolls by,
> recruiting for participants from among the Members, notices of requests for
> donations of equipment, etc.
>
>
>
> 2. The second agenda item is a request from an upcoming DXpedition to
> Tuvalu, T2C, 10/10/23 until 10/30/23 They are requesting a monetary
> donation. We will be voting on a resolution to support this DXpedition.
>
> A COPY OF THE EMAIL, SENT TO BRIAN WV4V, IS ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL FOR
> YOUR REVIEW- It contains links to more detailed information for you to
> consider.
>
>
> 3. The third agenda item is a presentation of credentials by prospective
> member Bill, K3WD. Bill attended his first meeting at the NCDXA meeting
> held at W3LPL open House.   A vote to admit Bill to be a full member of
> NCDXA will be taken.
>
>
> 4.  A short report by K3EW on the W8S Swains Island DXpedition which we
> already are a sponsor for. Now scheduled for Oct 4-17, 2023. NCDXA is
> already a sponsor of this DXpedition. (More info: Google:  'W8S Swains
> Island DXpedition' for more information.)   Although part of the Tokelau
> Archipelago, it is part of American Samoa.
>
>
> *ZOOM MEETING NOTICE*
>
> Phil, K3EW, Ed K5KU, Howard AE3T are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
> meeting.
>
> Topic: NCDXA SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AUGUST 9,2023 0730PM EASTERN TIME
>
> Time: Aug 9, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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