ARRL East Bay Section

Nominations are open for the 2009 ARRL International Humanitarian Award

<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/awards/humanitarian.html (http://www NULL.arrl NULL.org/FandES/field/awards/humanitarian NULL.html)>. The award is

conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human

welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The

League established the annual prize to recognize Amateur Radio operators

who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in

times of crisis or disaster.

A committee appointed by the League's President recommends the award

recipient(s) to the ARRL Board, which makes the final decision. The

committee is now accepting nominations from Amateur Radio, governmental or

other organizations that have benefited from extraordinary service

rendered by an Amateur Radio operator or group.

Amateur Radio is one of the few telecommunication services that allow

people throughout the world from all walks of life to meet and talk with

each other, thereby spreading goodwill across political boundaries. The

ARRL International Humanitarian Award recognizes Amateur Radio's unique

role in international communication and the assistance amateurs regularly

provide to people in need.

Nominations should include a summary of the nominee's actions that qualify

the individual (or individuals) for this award, plus verifying statements

from at least two people having first-hand knowledge of the events

warranting the nomination. These statements may be from an official of a

group (for example, the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, a local or

state emergency management official) that benefited from the nominee's

particular Amateur Radio contribution. Nominations should include the

names and addresses of all references.

All nominations and supporting materials for the 2009 ARRL International

Humanitarian Award must be submitted in writing in English to ARRL

International Humanitarian Award,
 225 Main St , Newington ,
 CT 06111
 USA .

Nomination submissions are due by December 31, 2009. In the event that no

nominations are received, the committee itself may determine a recipient

or decide to make no award.

The winner of the ARRL International Humanitarian Award receives an

engraved plaque and a profile in QST and other ARRL venues.

Winners of the 2008 ARRL Humanitarian Award were the amateurs of the Sichuan

Radio Sports Association, the Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA (http://www NULL.crsa NULL.org NULL.cn/english NULL.php)) and

the many Amateur Radio operators in China who assisted with communications

support during aftermath of the May 2008 earthquake in that country.