Glob­al Ama­teur Radio Emer­gency Con­fer­ence — 2013
The Glob­al Ama­teur Radio Emer­gency Con­fer­ence (GAREC) is the pre­mier annu­al event attend­ed by those with an inter­est in ama­teur radio pro­vid­ing emer­gency com­mu­ni­ca­tions dur­ing train­ing exer­cis­es or in response to dis­as­ters. Since it was first held in 2005, the con­fer­ence has tak­en place in all three IARU regions and is open to all emer­gency com­mu­ni­ca­tions groups.
In 2013 GAREC returns to IARU Region 1 and will be held in Zurich, Switzer­land between 25th to 28th June. The con­fer­ence has been timed to pre­cede Europe’s largest ama­teur radio exhi­bi­tion, HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen so that peo­ple can enjoy both events.
Gen­er­al infor­ma­tion on GAREC 2013 includ­ing infor­ma­tion on the venue, reg­is­tra­tion fees and the ten­ta­tive agen­da and the reg­is­tra­tion forms is now avail­able on http://www.garec2013.ch/ . This web­site will be updat­ed fre­quent­ly to keep all updat­ed with the lat­est news and pro­gram changes. For more infor­ma­tion you may also email info@garec2013.ch
Among the draft top­ics to be dis­cussed are the rel­e­vance of Ama­teur Radio Emer­gency Com­mu­ni­ca­tion in the ‘1st World’, the HAMNET high speed data net­work along with pre­sen­ta­tions from the three regions of the IARU and also some pre­sen­ta­tions from groups with recent dis­as­ter relief com­mu­ni­ca­tions operations.
The past pre­sen­ta­tions from the con­fer­ences includ­ing GAREC 2012, are now avail­able at http://www.iaru.org/garec.html
— Greg Mossop, G0DUB IARU Region 1 Emer­gency Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Co-Ordinator.