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July 22, 2006

ARRL Web: FBI's "InfraGard" Program Courts Amateur Radio as Ally

More coverage on the InfraGard meeting that I attended in NYC on July 17th:

ARRL Web: FBI's "InfraGard" Program Courts Amateur Radio as Ally

'Amateur Radio's value as one component in a cooperative public/private-sector effort to protect critical national infrastructure was the focus of an InfraGard "Communications Interoperability and Ham Radios" summit this week in New York City. An FBI program, InfraGard is dedicated to promoting dialogue between the private sector and the federal investigative agency "concerning critical infrastructure protection issues." ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, and Affiliated Clubs/Mentor Program Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, represented League Headquarters at the gathering, which featured a range of speakers.

"This is the key to opening the door to a valuable model partnership," Hobart commented afterward. "They were very receptive. I think it was a good beginning."

Hobart says Amateur Radio came up on InfraGard's radar earlier this year, and got the nonprofit organization thinking of Amateur Radio as a possible partner, ally and service provider in emergencies."

Also see: InfraGard: Meeting & Event Blog

Tags: Post-Disaster Communications, FCC, FBI, ARRL, InfraGard, Jeff Pulver