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From: on Nov 8, 5:55 pm

On 8 Nov 2005 17:18:20 -0800, wrote:

Carl Stevenson was elected Member at Large of the IEEE Standards

Association in IEEE news e-mailed to members today.

Just to clarify, it's actually a seat on the IEEE-SA Board of Governors - a
role that Dennis Bodson, ARRL Roanoake Division Director held for some time
in parallel with his ARRL position.

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I thought it terribly IRONIC that long-time radio amateur

Carl Stevenson, WK3C, who WAS REFUSED A NOMINATION FOR OFFICE

AT THE ARRL (an AMATEUR organization), managed to not only

GET ON a ballot of the IEEE (a PROFESSIONAL association), and

WIN! :-)



Not ironic at all.



The standards of amateurism are different. Ask Jim Thorpe.



Carl had more than enough signatures on his nomination papers.

But the Executive Committee that decides such matters though there

was a conflict of interest between his professional duties and being

an ARRL Director, and declared him ineligible to run. That decision

was not reversed by the BoD.



Some members of ARRL, particularly in the Atlantic Division, did not

agree with that decision, and made their disagreement known to the

BoD, the other officers of ARRL, and anybody else involved. Those

efforts to get him on the ballot were, unfortunately, not successful.



btw, it is interesting to note the name of Carl's firm.

Jim is referring to the fact that my company is named "WK3C Wireless LLC"
.... The simple fact of the matter is that, since "WK3C" is unique to me, it
was a simple way of assuring that there were no name conflicts when I filed
the papers to form the company with the PA authorities.

73,

Carl - wk3c

Congratulations, Carl, and thanks for the press releases you sent.

For those who don't get all your news from rrap or IEEE bulletins, open your copy of this months copy of Scientific American magazine. In it they recognize Carl by naming him one of the "SA50" for his work in WiFi radio.

The Man in the Maze
QRV from Baboquivari Peak, AZ

Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
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From: on Nov 8, 5:55 pm

On 8 Nov 2005 17:18:20 -0800, wrote:

Carl Stevenson was elected Member at Large of the IEEE Standards

Association in IEEE news e-mailed to members today.

Just to clarify, it's actually a seat on the IEEE-SA Board of Governors - a
role that Dennis Bodson, ARRL Roanoake Division Director held for some time
in parallel with his ARRL position.

[snip]

congrats again

Oh BTW I was talking someone at the Us Attorneys office yesterday ran
into someone (my Memeber in NCI was german to the discussion) she had
heard someone going about how someone named Carl Stevenson of NCI was
the "anitichirst" turns she knows a ham, a procoder one assumes
cut
btw, it is interesting to note the name of Carl's firm.

Jim is referring to the fact that my company is named "WK3C Wireless LLC"
... The simple fact of the matter is that, since "WK3C" is unique to me, it
was a simple way of assuring that there were no name conflicts when I filed
the papers to form the company with the PA authorities.

and legaly WK3C means nothing I suspect to the PA authorities (perhaps
something over which you currently hold copyright but nothing more)

73,

Carl - wk3c

Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
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Just to clarify, it's actually a seat on the IEEE-SA Board of Governors

Congratulations again, Carl!

- a
role that Dennis Bodson, ARRL Roanoake Division Director held for some time
in parallel with his ARRL position.

Wasn't a conflict of interest either way...

And there will be more ARRL elections.

btw, it is interesting to note the name of Carl's firm.

Jim is referring to the fact that my company is named "WK3C Wireless LLC"

Yup. Catchy and direct. Easy to remember and hard to confuse with other
companies.

... The simple fact of the matter is that, since "WK3C" is unique to me, it
was a simple way of assuring that there were no name conflicts when I filed
the papers to form the company with the PA authorities.

Has the added benefit of being a way to bring up the subject of amateur
radio to professional and nonprofessional acquaintances.

Good luck, Carl!

73 de Jim, N2EY

wrote:

I thought it terribly IRONIC that long-time radio amateur
Carl Stevenson, WK3C, who WAS REFUSED A NOMINATION FOR OFFICE
AT THE ARRL (an AMATEUR organization), managed to not only
GET ON a ballot of the IEEE (a PROFESSIONAL association), and
WIN! :-)

I don't find it ironic. Carl was apparently found qualified for one and
unqualified for the other. The PROFESSIONAL organization and the
AMATEUR organization aren't the same. He could GET ON the ballot for
one and couldn't GET ON the ballot for the other.

What's the name of Carl's company?

Dave K8MN

There are a total of 15 members of IEEE Standards Association Board.

SA President, Immediate Past President, Standards Board Chair, Standards Board Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Nine (9) Members-At-Large. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. McClung will join the "Members-At-Large" for a two year term beginning next year.

The Man in the Maze
QRV from Baboquivari Peak, AZ

Thank you for the files sent in private e-mail. I could not
return a private thank-you note since the mailer daemons
didn't like the web address you gave me.

I get IEEE news notices as a Life Member (no dues, by the way, no
extra fees to reach Life status). Not a member of any Standards
group, my recent IEEE election ballot did not allow me to vote on
Carl even though he was in the pre-election booklet sent out to all
(included his picture).

Perfect spam-proofing ---

If you know my-last-name you're golden; if you're a stranger the daemons will protect me.

The Man in the Maze
QRV from Baboquivari Peak, AZ

Iitoi -

Thank you for the files sent in private e-mail. I could not
return a private thank-you note since the mailer daemons
didn't like the web address you gave me.

I get IEEE news notices as a Life Member (no dues, by the way, no
extra fees to reach Life status). Not a member of any Standards
group, my recent IEEE election ballot did not allow me to vote on
Carl even though he was in the pre-election booklet sent out to all
(included his picture).

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IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and is
the world's largest professional technical organization with
365,000 members in 150 countries.

Geeeee.....what does it say that it takes the IEEE 150 countries
to amass 365,000 members when the ARRL manages to do half that number
in only 1 or 2....?!?!?!

Certainly there are more EE's than licensed Amateurs?

Are they not being paid enough to join the IEEE?

Obviously not.

Steve, K4YZ