Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference Explained

The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference or GAREC was a conference held annually from 2005 - 2014 by the International Amateur Radio Union for discussion of amateur radio operation during natural disasters and other emergencies with the motto, "Saving lives through emergency communications".[1] GAREC was first held in Tampere, Finland in 2005, coinciding with the adoption of the Tampere Convention, a globally binding emergency communications treaty that had been signed in Tampere in 1998.[2] In later conferences, the venue has attempted to rotate in sequence through ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3 (though not necessarily in that order).

Subsequent conferences

YearLocationDatesNotes
GAREC-2006Tampere, Finland(IARU Region 1)19 - 20 JuneHeld in conjunction with the International Conference on Emergency Communications, ICEC-2006, which reviewed the status of implementation and application of the Tampere Convention.
GAREC-2007 Huntsville, Alabama(IARU Region 2)16–17 AugustHeld in conjunction with the Huntsville Hamfest and the ARRL's yearly convention.[3]
GAREC-2008 Friedrichshafen, Germany(IARU Region 1)26–27 June Held in conjunction with the 33rd annual HamRadio exhibition.[4] [5]
GAREC-2009 Tokyo, Japan(IARU Region 3)24–25 AugustTheme: "Emergency Communications across Borders". Held in conjunction with the Japan Amateur Radio League's JARL Ham Fair.[6] [7] [8]
GAREC-2010Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles(IARU Region 2)11 - 12 OctoberTheme: "Learning through Practicing"[9] [10]
GAREC-2011Sun City, South Africa(IARU Region 1)15 - 19 August Theme: "Building Partnerships". Held as part of the IARU Region 1 Conference.[11]
GAREC-2012Port Dickson, Malaysia(IARU Region 3)11 - 15 November Also known as "MyGAREC 2012"[12]
GAREC-2013Zurich, Switzerland(IARU Region 1)25 - 28 JuneHeld in conjunction with the HAM RADIO exhibition in Friedrichshafen.[13] [14]
GAREC-2014Huntsville, Alabama(IARU Region 2)14 - 15 August Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Huntsville Alabama, United States 35801.[15] [16]
GAREC-2015Tampere, Finland(IARU Region 1)23 - 24 June Event was cancelled in April 2015

It seems 2014 was the last conference held successfully.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAREC. International Amateur Radio Union. 2013-10-31. 2013-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102024435/http://www.iaru.org/garec.html. dead.
  2. Web site: The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations. www.iaru.org. 13 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080511153527/http://www.iaru.org/emergency/tc-hams.html. 11 May 2008. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: GAREC-2007. iaru.org. 13 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070806060622/http://www.iaru.org/emergency/garec2007.html. 6 August 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  4. IARU Emergency Communications. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070828051539/http://www.iaru.org/emergency/ . 2007-08-28 . Accessed 12 September 2008.
  5. Web site: Statement of the fourth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC-2008) . 2008-09-12 . GAREC: Saving lives through Emergency Communications . Rientola Radioamateur Club OH3AG . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217065230/http://www.rientola.fi/oh3ag/garec/ . 2010-02-17 . dead .
  6. Web site: GAREC-2009: Emergency Communications Across Borders . 2009-03-12 . ARRLWeb . . 2009-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312045520/http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/03/09/10690/ . March 12, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Report on GAREC 2009 held on 24–25 August 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. . VR2KY . . 2009-08-26 .
  8. Web site: Statement of the fifth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC-2009) . 2009-09-13 . GAREC . 2009-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091126183332/http://www.rientola.fi/oh3ag/garec/index.html . 2009-11-26 . dead .
  9. Web site: GAREC 2010 to Convene Next Month. www.arrl.org. 2010-11-22. 2010-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912155442/http://www.arrl.org/news/garec-2010-to-convene-next-month. live.
  10. Web site: Corey. Mike. The 2010 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference. www.arrl.org. 2010-11-22. 2010-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20101026213439/http://www.arrl.org/news/the-2010-global-amateur-radio-emergency-communications-conference. live.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173051/http://www.iaru.org/garecnet/documents/GAREC-2010-presentations/16-Closing-session/Announcing-GAREC-2011-in-South-Africa.ppt . 2011-09-27 . GAREC-2011
  12. Web site: GAREC 2012.. 2012-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227094443/http://www.mygarec2012.com/. 2014-02-27. dead.
  13. Web site: 入浴剤 ホットタブ の 温活365 で冷え性改善 できるか？. www.garec2013.ch. 2013-10-31. 2013-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130329100939/http://www.garec2013.ch/. dead.
  14. Web site: HAM RADIO - June 01 - 03, 2018. Columbus Interactive GmbH. www.columbus-interactive.de. www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de. 2013-10-31. 2013-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131047/http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de/ham-en/. dead.
  15. Web site: GAREC 2014. www.arrl.org. 2015-07-10. 2015-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711132519/http://www.arrl.org/garec-2014. live.
  16. Web site: GAREC 2014. www.w4ozk.com. 2015-07-10. 2015-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150802043018/http://www.w4ozk.com/GAREC14.htm. live.

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