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Doha Regional Conference on Amateur Radio a Big Success
Written by OD5TE - Hani
Sunday, 11 April 2010 12:18
The Regional Conference on Amateur Radio, hosted by the The Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) in Doha, Qatar was one of the largest regional conferences of amateur radio in the Middle East. It took place on April 4-6 2010 under the patronage of His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (A71AU), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Industry, Chairman of the Qatar Amateur Radio and in cooperation with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Check the QARS official Conference final statement and recommendations (Arabic) . You can also view the Photo Gallery for pictures related to the conference.
The scale of the conference, the hospitality and the generosity of the State of Qatar, QARS, and the Qatari Hams were unmatched. All delegates felt at home while away from home.
The Conference program consisted of presentations on regulatory issues, amateur radio emergency and disaster communication, national regulations of amateur radio in the GCC states combined with panel discussions and workshops with the aim to assist in building and maintaining good working relationships between the National Regulators and the Amateur Radio Societies.
Opening speeches came from HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (A71AU), Ole Garpestad (LA2RR) - IARU Vice President and Dr. Hessa Al Jaber - Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Communications and Information Technology of Qatar ictQatar.
"The amateur radio is unique in the sense that it has no barriers of language, boundaries, contacts and culture. Besides being a unique tool for communication, amateur radio has proved its effectiveness at the international level on many occasions, particularly in places which are inaccessible by other modes of communication", said al-Attiyah in his opening speech and called for regulatory authorities to support Amateur Radio and their roaming in the world. Click here to view H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (A71AU) full keynote speech (Arabic).
In his opening speech LA2RR thanked the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS), on behalf of IARU and its member societies for hosting this important conference in Doha. "With IARU objectives covering both protection of amateur privileges and spectrum, intercommunication between telecom administrations and national amateur societies as well as among national amateur societies themselves, this Conference is perfect. The hospitality that was shown to all participating delegates is overwhelming and the whole of the IARU team are grateful to be able to contribute to a successful conference. With such good participation from all over the area as well as the rest of the world, I am certain that subjects like radio regulations, spectrum defense, international roaming, emergency and disaster communication and enhanced cooperation between amateur radio societies are subjects that you all will find interesting" Ole stated.
"amateur radio is an enduring source of communication which contributes to the growth of economy, education and technology in the country despite advancement in mobile telephony. Amateur radio can be a hobby, a source of shared interest in any society and makes communication available during national disasters. Perhaps, no other communication tool has proved its worth at natural disaster sites as efficiently as amateur radio" Dr Al Jaber said highlighting the importance of amateur radio, adding proper use of which can promote economic growth. Apart from the role it plays in the economy, promoting amateur radio to young people may encourage innovation and promote growth of new technology, according to Dr Al Jaber. Click here to view Dr. Hessa Al Jaber full keynote speech (English).
The conference provided the delegates an opportunity to exchange information related to the amateur radio service in the Arab World along with the regulatory aspects in connection with amateur radio services.
Various presentations took place at the event in the presence of over 1000 participants from dignitaries, Ambassadors, Telecom Regulators, Amateur Radio Societies delegates from all over the world.
Amateur Radio participating Societies included : ARA (Algeria), ARAB (Bahrain), ARSI (India), BARL (Bangladesh), BFRA (Bulgaria), DARC (Germany), EARA (Egypt), EARS (UAE), IARS (Iraq), RJARS (Jordan), KARS (Kuwait), RAL (Lebanon), ROARS (Oman), SRAL (Finland), QARS (Qatar), SARS (Saudi Arabia), CAST (Tunisia), ZARS (Zimbabwe). Check the full list of IARU Region 1 member societies.
IARU delegation included: IARU Vice president LA2RR, IARU region 1 President PB2T, IARU Region 1 Executive committee members LZ1US and OD5TE, IARU Region 2 Secretary XE1KK Ramon and IARU Region 3 Director Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN.
Amateur Radio Delegates included: Afif Benlagha - 7X2RO, Dr. Abdulrazzaq Sahraoui - 7X5AZ, Dr. Muhammad Zahidul Haque - S21VA, Sergio Ameida - PU5JR, Eduardo Almeida - PU5FJR, Ginka Kalinova - LZ1GIN, Panayot Danev - LZ1US, Said Kamel Ahmed Mohamed - SU1SK, Olli Matti Rissanen - OH0XX, Mustapha Landoulsi - DL1BDF, Prassana Madhavan - VU2PXN, Kumar Dewan - VU2BZY, Rafiq Said Mohd Farmawi - JY4CI, Mashhour Ahmad Etaiwi Haddad - JY5DK, Jamal Rayyan - JY5FX, Mohammed Al Holi - 9K2DR, Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdullah Al Awadhi - 9K2FF, Faisal Al Ajmi - 9K2RR, Waleed Abul - 9K2OK, Ali Mubarak - 9K2SS, Hamad Alnusif - 9K2HN, Amin Al Habbal - OD5HP, Rizkallah (Riri) Azrak - OD5RI, Mubarak Al Khayareen - A71AE, Rashed Saffar Abdulla - A71AN, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah - A71AU, Ibrahim Al-Shahri - A71BI, Mohammad Al Mannai - A71BK, Sebaan Musmar Al Jassim - A71BP, Abdul Rahman Ahmed Al-Thani - A71BR, Jabor Hamed Al-Thani - A71BY, Ali Al-Ahmad - A71BZ, Abdulrahman Al-Mohannadi - A71CM, Alwan Almarri - A71CO, Sultan Essa Juma Al-Kuwari - A71CT, Abdulla Al-Hammadi - A71CV, Mohammad Falamarzi - A71EL, Juma Al-Kuwari - A71EM, Saleh AlQahtani - A71EZ, Jameel Al-Ansari - A71FJ, Sulaiman Aljedaei - 7Z1SJ, Dheyaa Naser Sabah - YI1DZ, Abdalla Darwish Al Qasmi - A41KB, Ali Nasser - A41KQ, Dr. Fahad Saleh Ibrahim - A41LK, Yousuf Abdullah Al-Blushi - A41YB, Mohammed Abdulla Haider Al Awadhi - A61P, Murad Hasan Abdullah Al Mazemi - A61Q, Saleh Abdullah Hasan Abdul Rahman Al Ali - A61SA, Michel Homsi - A65BM, Jay Bellows - K0QB, Dave Carty - K5GN, Ahmed Nasser Salem Al Mashgari - HZ1AN, Eric Christer - Z21FO.
Telecom regulators particpants included: GCC Telecom Buearu, ICT Qatar, TRA Saudi, TRA Bahrain, TRA UAE and the Arabd Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) Chairman Dr. Tarek Al Awadhi.
The presentation covered the following subjects: The Introduction to Amateur Radio and it service (Presented by Hani Raad - OD5TE, IARU region 1 Executive Committee member), Amateur Radio in Emergency & Disaster Communication, Introduction to IARU and roaming (Presented by Ole - LA2RR), International Regulations, WRC and Spectrum Management & Allocations (Presented by Hans Blondeel Timmerman - PB2T, IARU Region 1 President). The Conference was concluded by a panel discussion where attendees exchanged views on amateur radio service and some of the challenges in the region.
Although this conference was aimed at "higher levels" administrative matters, the many students who attended the conference gained a better understanding of amateur radio and there is a good chance that some will be interested to further investigate amateur radio activities whether radio sports related, technical or social. The conference gave the participants an opportunity to hold different workshop and meetings that will help in enhancing relationship among amateur radio societies and with Telecom regulators and Societies in the Gulf Area.
A special event station A71RCAR was on the air during the event, and the station served as a demo to the public.
The outcome of the conference was beyond expectation of the IARU. The Conference issued the following recommendations:
1 - On matters related to Amateur Radio in Emergency & Disaster Communication:
a.. The Conference asked the IARU Member Societies to appoint a national coordinator for Emergency Communications to coordinate with the IARU region 1 Emergency communications Coordinator.
b.. The Conference urged National Amateur Radio Societies develop an Amateur Radio Emergency Response plan to allow coordination and readiness of the service.
c.. The Conference urged the national amateur radio societies to coordinate with the national disaster relief agencies and be part of the Country's national emergency response plan.
d.. The Conference reaffirmed the role and support of the International Amateur Radio for national and regional initiatives in this regard.
2- On matters related to Reciprocity and Roaming:
a.. Conference encouraged telecommunications administrations to develop a framework that allows visiting radio amateurs to operate from their territory in accordance with Radio Regulations item 25.9B. Amateur Roaming in the GCC states was discussed in a regulators meeting the following day.
3. On matters related to the preparations for WRC-12:
a.. The Conference welcomed the invitation of the Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) that the International Amateur Radio Union participates in future ASMG meetings
b.. The Conference urged IARU Member Societies to liaise with their respective telecommunications administrations on the IARU position for WRC-12.
4- On matters related to the support of the Amateur Radio Societies:
a.. The Conference reaffirmed the role played by the IARU Region 1 as a platform of support to its amateur radio member societies on matters related to Amateur Radio.
b.. The Conference encouraged the exchange of information and resources among societies and with the IARU.
The event received a massive Media Coverage. Below you can find Newspaper and Web related articles:
Al-Sharq (Arabic): Newspaper Copy, Al-Raya (Arabic): Newspaper Copy, Al-Watan (Arabic): Newspaper Copy, Gulf Time (English): Webarticle, Newspaper copy, Raya (Arabic): Webarticle 1, Webarticle 2, Webarticle 3, Peninsula (English): Webarticle, Newspaper Copy, Qatar News Agency (Arabic): Webarticle, Tribune (English): Newspaper Copy
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