Doc. #17

August 6, 2003

Members:
Day, Coy, N5OK (Chair)
Bodson, Dennis, W4PWF
Craigie, Kay, N3KN
Edgar, Bill, N3LLR
Frenaye, Tom, K1KI
Vallio, Bob, W6RGG
Weaver, Jim, K8JE
Mills, Wayne, N7NG, (Staff Liaison)

When President Haynie appointed me chair of the MSC, he gave me the following guideline: "Just remember it 'is' the 'Membership' Services Committee." I got the message and gave the following guidance to the committee: Everything we consider should be looked at with a consideration of how it will affect membership recruiting and retention.

The first order of business was to replace the outgoing chairmen of the Contest Advisory Committee and the DX Advisory Committee. After several interviews and recommendations to President Haynie, he appointed Joe Staples, W5ASP, as chair of the Contest Advisory Committee and Jim O'Connell, W9WU, as chair of the DX Advisory Committee.

Extensive discussions were held on the MSC reflector addressing several issues which were formalized in a teleconference on June 3, 2003. (See minutes)

The committee was asked to reconsider the issue of an AM endorsement for WAS. So far the discussions range from an endorsement for any mode to limiting endorsements to phone, CW and digital.

The committee plans to recommend eliminations of the Board Standing Order that established the Awards Manager program (SO 85-2.36) as amended by Minute 34 of the January 2000 Board meeting. The committee is developing an SOG that will be recommended for MSD to replace the SO.

The committee identified and was able to solve an Incoming QSL Bureau problem for QSL's destined for Guantanamo Bay operations. The two-letter four bureau manager has agreed to accept these cards, and appropriate announcements have been made.

The DXAC and CAC currently have no formal assignments. There was an informal CAC meeting at Dayton. The VHF-UHF subcommittee was expanded and is looking at submitting a package of incremental changes.

The committee is closely monitoring DXCC processing time and personnel levels in MSD. We are also looking at ways to improve the intercommunications between the Incoming Bureau Managers.

The committee is concerned about implementation of Logbook of The World without the new DXCC software. The implementation date for Logbook of The World has been delayed numerous times and we cannot afford to delay it further. This implementation without the new DXCC software could put additional workload on the MSD staff.

Respectfully submitted

Coy C Day, N5OK
Chair