Winlink Presented at IARU region 2 in Chile.
Mexico's President of FMRE [XE2O] Alfonso Tamez, (their ARRL), presented Winlink to the IARU Region 2 conference in Chile.
It was well received by the reports I have obtained. It keeps Winlink in the spotlight as a product for EMCOMM to be used by amateur radio operators .
See Highlight PDF here: Conference info in English
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From ARES Newsletter, Oct 19, 2016
IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Workshop Held in Chile; New Technogies for Emergency and Disaster Response Discussed
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. Sponsored by IARU Region 2 and the ARRL, the workshop was chaired by Mike Corey, KI1U, ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager and IARU Area B EC. Co-chair was Dr. Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P, IARU Region 2 EC.
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.
Goals included sharing information on Amateur Radio response to emergencies in the region, and :
• Increasing the capacity for Amateurs in Region 2 to respond to large scale, multinational communication emergencies.
• Provide an opportunity for national level Amateur Radio emergency communications leaders to network and increase the level of cooperation and collaboration within the IARU Region 2.
• Build upon topics and discussions from the previous emergency communications workshop and about specific events that transpired since the first workshop.
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