[RTTY] Fyi ARRL Contest Branch

[Jay WS7I]

On 1/24/2014 5:07 PM, Kutzko, Sean, KX9X wrote:
The following announcement has gone out to the contesting community:
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To the Amateur Radio Contesting Community:

Mike DeChristopher, N1TA, has resigned as ARRL Contest Branch Manager to 
pursue other opportunities.

Duties of the Contest Branch
shall be assumed immediately by a committee of current ARRL staffers,
including former Contest Branch Managers Sean Kutzko, KX9X and Dan
Henderson, N1ND. Ward Silver, N0AX, will also provide
support to the group. The committee will be directed by ARRL Membership
and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N.

The search for a new Contest Branch Manager will be announced as soon as 
possible.
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Three general priorities exist at this point:

1) Deal with the backlog of uncompleted tasks, awards fulfillment, 
results data, etc.

2) Keep on track with the 2014 Contest Branch calendar as much as possible.

3) Restore the "customer service" side of the Contest Branch to a 
credible level.

A to-do list has been written up and tasks are being assigned to a few 
staffers to help deal with the backlog. Adjudication and results 
authoring tasks will remain on schedule to meed current deadlines.

Medium and long-term visions and direction planning of the Contest 
Branch will be addressed after the immediate needs have been dealt with.


Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Media and Public Relations Manager
ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio