Learn how to get amateur radio grants Saturday February 6!

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is an organization whose mission is to “support, promote, and enhance digital communication and broader communication science and technology, to promote Amateur Radio, scientific research, experimentation, education, development, open access, and innovation in information and communication technology.” They have a bunch of money that they raised by selling some of the IP addresses that were initially allotted to amateur radio.

TOMORROW, Saturday, February 6, they will be holding a community meeting to inform folks about their activities. Consider attending if you think that you mighth be interested in applying for a grant from ARDC. Here’s the memo:

From: Rosy Wolfe <[email protected]>

Hello, ARDC Grantees!

I hope this new year is off to a good start and that all is well in your
world, or at least as well as it can be given pandemic times.

I’m writing with some invitations – which are both for you and extend to other amateur radio enthusiasts in your communities.

# Invitation 1: Please join us for our next community meeting!

• Saturday, 06 Feb 2021
• * 18:00 GMT (10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET)

Join us by signing up here: https://www.ampr.org/feb-6-meeting-sign-up/

In this meeting, we’ll cover:

• Highlights from 2020
• Grantmaking goals in 2021
• Introductions of new Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) Members
• Survey results from our latest survey, discussed below
• Questions from our attendees.

We held a similar meeting on 10 Oct. 2020, which was primarily for
people using 44net addresses.

This one is intended for a much broader audience. So – please tell your
friends! We also plan to record this meeting for those who can’t make it.

# Invitation 2: Please take and share this survey!

Leading up to the meeting, we’re also asking amateur radio enthusiasts to give us their thoughts in this survey. Please share it with other hams you know. As with the last survey, the aim is to get to know the people we aim to support through our grantmaking. And like our upcoming meeting, it too is meant for a broader audience.

That’s all for now! Looking forward to sharing more with everyone soon.

Thank you for all that you do.

All the best,
Rosy
ARDC Executive Director

I plan to attend myself.