<div dir="ltr"><div class="m_-6764843030914012729itemTitle" style="font-family:times-roman,times,serif;font-size:25.6px;color:rgb(192,0,0);margin-top:15px;background-color:rgb(255,255,248)">How to Plan and Apply for an ARRL Hamfest or Convention</div><p style="margin-top:8px;padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,248)">If your amateur radio club is planning to host a convention, hamfest, tailgate, or swapfest, please consider applying for it to be an ARRL-sanctioned event. To learn what it means to be an ARRL-sanctioned event, and to get some ideas on how to prepare for and conduct a hamfest or convention, visit <a href="http://www.arrl.org/arrl-sanctioned-events" target="_blank">www.arrl.org/arrl-sanctioned-events</a>.</p><p style="margin-top:8px;padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,248)">To have your event sanctioned, complete the online application at <a href="http://www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application" target="_blank">www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application</a>.</p><p style="margin-top:8px;padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,248)">The ARRL Hamfests and Conventions Calendar can be found online at <a href="http://www.arrl.org/hamfests" target="_blank">www.arrl.org/hamfests</a>. In addition, the Convention and Hamfest Calendar that runs in <i>QST each month</i> also presents information about upcoming events.</p><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><i>        Houston, TX 77036</i></b></div></div></div></div>