Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference
The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference or GAREC is a yearly conference held by the International Amateur Radio Union for discussion of amateur radio operation during natural disasters and other emergencies with the motto, "Saving lives through emergency communications".[1] GAREC was first held in Tampere, Finland in 2005, coinciding with the adoption of the Tampere Convention, a globally binding emergency communications treaty that had been signed in Tampere in 1998.[2] In later conferences, the venue has attempted to rotate in sequence through ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3 (though not necessarily in that order).
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Subsequent conferences
Year | Location | Dates | Notes |
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GAREC-2006 | Tampere, Finland
(IARU Region 1) |
19–20 June | Held in conjunction with the International Conference on Emergency Communications, ICEC-2006, which reviewed the status of implementation and application of the Tampere Convention. |
GAREC-2007 | Huntsville, Alabama
(IARU Region 2) |
16–17 August | Held in conjunction with the Huntsville Hamfest and the ARRL's yearly convention.[3] |
GAREC-2008 | Friedrichshafen, Germany
(IARU Region 1) |
26–27 June | Held in conjunction with the 33rd annual HamRadio exhibition.[4][5] |
GAREC-2009 | Tokyo, Japan
(IARU Region 3) |
24–25 August | Theme: "Emergency Communications across Borders". Held in conjunction with the Japan Amateur Radio League's JARL Ham Fair.[6][7][8] |
GAREC-2010 | Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
(IARU Region 2) |
11–12 October | Theme: "Learning through Practicing"[9][10] |
GAREC-2011 | Sun City, South Africa
(IARU Region 1) |
15–19 August | Theme: "Building Partnerships". Held as part of the IARU Region 1 Conference.[11] |
GAREC-2012 | Port Dickson, Malaysia
(IARU Region 3) |
11–15 November | Also known as "MyGAREC 2012"[12] |
GAREC-2013 | Zurich, Switzerland
(IARU Region 1) |
25–28 June | Held in conjunction with the HAM RADIO exhibition in Friedrichshafen.[1][13][14] |
GAREC-2014 | Huntsville, Alabama
(IARU Region 2) |
14–15 August | Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Huntsville Alabama, United States 35801.[15][16] |
GAREC-2015 | Tampere, Finland
(IARU Region 1) |
23–24 June | Event was cancelled in April 2015 |
References
- "GAREC". International Amateur Radio Union.
- "The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations". www.iaru.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- "GAREC-2007". iaru.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- IARU Emergency Communications. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed 12 September 2008.
- "Statement of the fourth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC-2008)". GAREC: Saving lives through Emergency Communications. Rientola Radioamateur Club OH3AG. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- "GAREC-2009: Emergency Communications Across Borders". ARRLWeb. American Radio Relay League. 2009-03-09. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- "Report on GAREC 2009 held on 24–25 August 2009 in Tokyo, Japan". VR2KY. Alan Kan. 2009-08-26.
- "Statement of the fifth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC-2009)". GAREC. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- "GAREC 2010 to Convene Next Month". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- Corey, Mike. "The 2010 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) GAREC-2011
- "GAREC 2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- "入浴剤 ホットタブ の 温活365 で冷え性改善 できるか?". www.garec2013.ch.
- www.columbus-interactive.de, Columbus Interactive GmbH. "HAM RADIO - June 01 - 03, 2018". www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de.
- "GAREC 2014". www.arrl.org.
- "GAREC 2014". www.w4ozk.com.