WICEN News

There  are  several  events on the calendar this month.  First, a
reminder about the VRA Annual Conference, which will be  held  at
Wagga  next  weekend.   This conference celebrates the VRA's 25th
anniversary, and Max Walters has decided to call it a day,  after
serving as President all that time, so a large turnout is expect-
ed.  There will be a Dinner on Saturday, and an informal  gather-
ing on Sunday.

The  "Hawkesbury  Classic  Paddle" is on the weekend of 22nd-23rd
October; and as before, Kevin VK2CKD is in charge.  Kevin advises
that  packet  radio  will  be  used in selected locations for the
event.

The WICEN Co-ordinators conference will be held at Charles  Sturt
University,  Bathurst, on the weekend of 29-30th October, and all
are invited.  The cost will be between $36 and $58 (depending  on
when you arrive) for meals and accommodation, exclusive of Satur-
day night's dinner, which will be held at a restaurant.  The con-
ference  will  commence  at 0930 Saturday, and the programme will
comprise lectures on the role of various positions in the organi-
sation, to assist those in office (and to convince aspirants that
it is not too hard), together with guest speakers on "The role of
the VRA", "WICEN in the DISPLAN", CREST, and other useful topics.
There will be an opportunity after  the  dinner  on  Saturday  to
voice  your  views,  and a short business session on Sunday.  The
agenda and full details will be sent upon receipt of your  appli-
cation,  which must be sent to Morton Williams VK2DEX by the 14th
October, and a $10 deposit is required.  Topics for the  business
session are sought from RCO's, and they must be sent to the State
Co-ordinator, John Howard VK2AMH, also before the 14th October.

WICEN is always looking for members to provide the community with
communications assistance.  Write to WICEN (NSW) Inc, PO Box 123,
St Leonards 2065 for further information, or come up  on  one  of
the  WICEN nets: Blue Mountains on the first Monday of each month
at 8.30pm on channel  7175  simplex,  Hunter  each  Wednesday  at
7.30pm  on  channel  6900,  Northern Rivers each Wednesday at 8pm
around 3610 kHz, Central Coast each Thursday at 8.30pm on channel
7125,  and  Sydney each Thursday at 9.30pm on channels 7150/8275.
If there are any other regular nets then we'd like to hear  about
them.

-- Dave VK2KFU, WICEN (NSW) Inc. Publicity Officer