Others set to speak include Bascombe Wilson, N3DAK, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and DERA's executive director. Wilson will outline the Federal Response Plan and the national strategy for military support to civilian authorities during disasters. Keene will discuss the future of space-based communication and its impact on disaster response. The workshop will be held in Simpson Auditorium at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Participants may attend either or both sessions.
Registrations are space-available.
DERA Readiness Workshop, PO Box 6558, Asheville, NC 28816. The money will go to help the Manns buy tools and supplies and to help pay for equipment repair and replacement. The Manns won the ARRL's International Humanitarian Award for 1995 for their hurricane relief efforts. Radio Amateur's Club answered a call in January from the Red Cross to help after the Susquehanna River overflowed its banks, flooding the capital area January 20. Initially, hams provided communication between Dauphin County Red Cross headquarters and two mass-care facilities that lacked telephone service.