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President’s Letter
September 2007
 
Dear Membership;

        This letter is intended to catch up with the major activities since the AFCCE Annual Meeting.  Hereafter, I will report to the membership shortly after each Board meeting.

        The AFCCE officers elected for the new term are:

    President                 Ross Heide
    Vice-President        Jerry Manarchuck
    Secretary                Tom Cox
    Treasurer                Larry Will

        The committees specified in the AFCCE Constitution and Bylaws have been duly formed.  These are as follows:

Admissions:                            Matthew A. Sanderford, Jr., Chair;
                                                 Joe Davis and Bill Meintel, members

Engineering Rules &:            Donald Everist, Chair; John F. X. Browne and
      Standards                         Jack Sellmeyer, members


Nominations:                          Tom Silliman, Chair

Permanent Arrangements:   Jerry Manarchuck, Chair;
                                                 Mike Rhodes and 
Bob Guill, members

Professional Ethics &            Carl T. Jones, Jr., Chair;
      Grievances:                       John Lundin and Louis Williams, members

        I will report additional roles and responsibilities after the September Board meeting.

        Over the summer, AFCCE has filed comments in two proceedings.  A special thanks to Jack Sellmeyer and his team for drafting comments, In the matter of “An Inquiry Into the Commission’s Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification”, MM Docket 93-177.  After the grant of a one week extension requested by AFCCE, comments were filed In the matter of the Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television”, MB Docket No. 07-91.  Special thanks to AFCCE Members, Larry Will, Joe Davis, John F. X. Browne, and Dr. Byron St. Clair who were recruited by Donald Everist to head up the AFCCE effort in drafting the DTV comments.

        Please make note of the dates for AFCCE’s major events this fall.  The Fall Social will again be held at the National Press Club on Friday, November 2, 2007.  The AFCCE FCC Reception will again be held at Phillips on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

        We encourage members to contact the AFCCE President, Officers, or committee members with any concerns or suggestions for the coming year.

                                                                                            Regards,
                            
                            
                            
                                                                                            Ross Heide
                                                                                            AFCCE President 2007-2008

 
 

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