+++ date = "2020-08-17T07:00:00-05:00" title = "Event Updates for August 17, 2020" authors = [ "K0STK" ] categories = [ "Membership" ] tags = [ "COVID-19" ] +++ These events have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
- [August Meetings will be held on W0ILO repeater system]({{< relref "/post/2020/event-updates-for-august-17.md#august-meetings-will-be-on-w0ilo" >}})
- [Wyndmere Picnic on the Farm CANCELED]({{< relref "/post/2020/event-updates-for-august-17.md#wyndmere picnic on the farm canceled" >}})
- [SMARTSFEST CANCELED]({{< relref "/post/2020/event-updates-for-august-17.md#smartsfest-canceled" >}})
RRRA will not meet in-person during August 2020 due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The August Business Meeting will be held on the W0ILO linked repeater system and no seperate ARES Meeting will be conducted:
- [August ARES Meeting---CANCELED]({{< relref "/calendar/2020/august-ares-meeting.md" >}})
- [August Club Meeting---ON W0ILO]({{< relref "/calendar/2020/august-meeting.md" >}})
{{< banner >}} Club members are encouraged to visit the Committee and Officers Reports folder on the RRRA Groupware system to review the August reports (e.g. July Minutes, Treasurer's report) before the meeting. {{< /banner >}}
A public copy of the July Minutes has been published at https://rrra.org/post/2020/08/11/july-2020-business-meeting-minutes/ for the convenience of non-members and those with issues accessing the club's Groupware system.
An archive of RRRA Business Meeting Minutes (since November 2015) is available at https://rrra.org/categories/minutes/. This link may be found listed as "Minutes" in the "Categories" list in the sidebar on the left-hand side of any page on our website (the sidebar is located at the bottom of the page on mobile devices.)
Club members are reminded to regularly check the Upcoming Events section of the RRRA homepage for schedule changes.
The Wyndmere Picnic on the Farm---hosted by KB0SBW and KE0JHH---has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19.
This cancellation was announced by {{< mailto NY0MN >}} in a message distributed through the Club Announcements and Club Discussions mailing lists on Sunday, August 16, 2020.
Archived copies of the pertinent mailing list traffic may be found at:
- Club Announcements mailing list August 2020 archive
- Club Discussions mailing list August 2020 archive
The SMARTS Radio Club has canceled SMARTSFEST 2020 and is looking forward to the next SMARTSFEST on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Please visit the SMARTSFEST page for the official statement concerning this cancellation.
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