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PUBLIC SERVICE  GLOBAL REACH IARU EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS  A JUNE
2018 MEETING OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATORS AT THE HAM RADIO INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION IN FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, HIGHLIGHTS THE GLOBAL INTEREST IN
THE UTILITY OF AMATEUR SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE/
SAFETY IN EMERGENCY, DISASTER RESPONSE, AND PLANNED EVENT APPLICATIONS.  A
REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MEETING WAS DRAFTED AND POSTED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNIONS IARU REGION 1 EMERGENCY COORDINATOR
GREG MOSSOP, G0DUB, WHICH CITED AN EXCELLENT TURNOUT.  THE MEETING WAS
SPONSORED BY THE IARU.  AS THE WORLDWIDE VOICE OF AMATEUR RADIO, THE
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY THAT IS THE IARU FOLLOWS THE LEAD OF THE
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU THE SPECIALIZED UN AGENCY FOR
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND FREQUENCY ALLOCATION IN
DIVIDING THE WORLD INTO THREE REGIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES.  REGION
2 COMPRISES THE AMERICAS REGION 1 COMPRISES EUROPE, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE
EAST, AND NORTHERN ASIA, WHILE REGION 3 COMPRISES ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
REGION 1 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MOSSOP DISCUSSED ACTIVITY IN HIS REGION
THAT LENDS PERSPECTIVE ON THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
INITIATIVES IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS IN TURKEY,
SPECIAL EXERCISES IN MALTA, TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SLOVENIA, AND SUPPORT OF
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