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EMCOMMWEST 2010 Banquet Speaker, Saturday Evening 7:00 p.m. - Crystal Ballroom

David Sumner, K1ZZ

David Sumner, K1ZZ, is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, and Secretary of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for Amateur Radio. He is responsible to the ARRL Board of Directors for managing the affairs of the League including its headquarters staff and official journal, QST.  BANQUET requires Banquet Ticket

First licensed as KN1ZND in 1962 at age 13, Dave has been active in nearly every phase of Amateur Radio operating with special emphasis on CW contesting. Active from the first as an ARRL volunteer, he joined the Headquarters staff in 1968 for the summer, became a part of the permanent staff in 1972, and was named Assistant General Manager four years later. He was named Secretary and General Manager in 1982, with a change in title to Executive Vice President in 1985 and the additional title of Chief Executive Officer in 2001.

In the 1970s, Dave was deeply involved in worldwide Amateur Radio preparations for the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) of the International Telecommunication Union and attended the three-month conference in Geneva as a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) observer team. He also served on the IARU team at the 2000 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Istanbul and was administrative officer for the team that represented the IARU at the 2003 WRC in Geneva where the amateur 40-meter allocation was dramatically improved. More recently, he attended half of the 2007 WRC for the IARU. Dave was Secretary of the IARU and a member of its Administrative Council from 1982 to 1989 and from May 1999 to September 2009, and has traveled to more than 60 countries in connection with his ARRL and IARU responsibilities.

EMCOMMWEST 2010 Banquet Menu, Saturday Evening, May 1, 2010

Caesar Salad with Herb Croutons & Shredded Parmesan Cheese Served with a Traditional Caesar Dressing

Choice of

• Char-Broiled Rib Eye Steak with a Hunter Sauce Served with Stuffed Baked Potato or
• Grilled Boneless Breast of Chicken with a Shallot Chardonnay Sauce Served with Parsley Potatoes or
• Grilled Filet of Salmon with a Basil Butter Sauce Served with Saffron Rice

Chocolate Raspberry Marquise. 
Rich Layers of Chocolate Cake, Raspberry Marmalade & Chocolate Marquise.

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