Contents 1 2010 Rocky Mnt Division Convention and WY State Hamfest 1.1 When and Where 1.2 Registration 1.3 Schedule of Events 1.4 Keynote Speaker 1.5 ARRL Special Guest Speaker 1.6 Activites 1.7 VE Testing 1.8 Convention Brochure 1.9 Registration Fees 1.9.1 Saturday Swapfest 1.9.2 First Year Hams 1.9.3 Early Bird Registration 1.9.4 Regular Pre-registration 1.9.5 At the Door 1.9.5.1 Special Event 1.9.5.2 Saturday Night Banquet 1.9.5.3 Sunday Morning Breakfast 1.10 More info 1.11 Local Contacts

2010 Rocky Mnt Division Convention and WY State Hamfest

When and Where

• When - Memorial Day weekend, 2010 (May 29, 30 - Memorial day is Monday, the 31st)
• Where - The "new" Platte River Resort and convention center - Casper, WY

You can make reservations at the Platte River Resort and get the special Convention room rate of $65.00 each using their Online Reservations. Be sure to mention the Rocky Mnt Convention to get the convention room rate!

Platte River Resort is under new ownership. They are nearing completion of a multi-million dollar remodel, upgrade and feature improvement. The 2010 Rocky Mnt. Convention will be one of the first events held in the new facilities.

Casper visitor Bureau Check out the Casper area!

Contact WY7DK David King

WY7KRA Katie Allen

N7XKT Email

Registration

Soon, registrations will be accepted online at the Convention Web Site. You can download and print this registration form and mail in your registrations.

Please Note! The prices shown at the Convention Web site are incorrect. See the registration form and below for the correct prices. I'm sure the Convention site will be corrected soon. Likely about the same time the online registrations are enabled.
MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE REGISTRATION IS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAMCON
PMB 226
2815 DOGWOOD AVENUE
GILLETTE, WY 82718-2001

An updated form is now on this page, an online registration will be online soon.

Schedule of Events

The schedule is currently being updated. The previous version had a number of changes that had not yet been reflected on it, so please check back for the updates which we expect to have posted soon.

Keynote Speaker

Newly elected ARRL President Kay Craigie N3KN will be our KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE SATURDAY BANQUET.
You won’t want to miss this dynamic presentation!

ARRL Special Guest Speaker

ARRL Special Guest Sean Kutzko, KX9X ARRL Contest Manager
Get your hints and tips from the man who knows all about contests! See Sean's Contest Notes Blog on the ARRL website for the latest in contesting.

Activites

These are some of the activities planed for the Convention. Some of these are locked in solid and we know they'll happpen, a few are a tad tentative and there are likely more to be added!

* W1AW/WY7 on the Air	* Exhibitors	* Swapfest
* VE Testing	* Ham Olympics	* Presentations
* Forums - track A	* Forums - track B	* ARES/RACES
* Severe Weather Training	* Contesting	* Antenna Building and Repair
* Packet/APRS	* Public Relations	* Served Agencies (VOAD)
* GPS	* DX Expeditions	* County Hunting
* Paper Chasing	* VHF/UHF	* Q&A with the Experts
	* "Why didn't Ben Franklin Die?"	* MARS
* Building your Club	* Youth in Amateur Radio	* ARRL Open Forum
* Social Hour	* Banquet	* Wouff Hong Ceremony
* Section Meetings

VE Testing

An ARRL VEC testing session will be held by the Casper ARC VE team. New license exams, upgrades - all are welcome! No pre-registration required, walk-ins welcome. You do not need to attend the convention to take an exam. $15 Testing Fee payable at the test session.

See the Casper ARC VE team page for details.

Convention Brochure

Click here to download and view the brochure for the 2010 Rocky Mnt Convention!

Registration Fees

Saturday Swapfest

Saturday Swapfest - NO CHARGE TO HAVE A SPOT, NO CHARGE TO ATTEND SWAPFEST (supply your own table/booth/security setup)

First Year Hams

First Year Ham $20.00 Registration Fee, Both EarlyBird, Regular or at the door. (Meals, etc. are in addition) First Year Ham defined as first licensed between May 27th, 2009 and May 28th, 2010 as per the FCC licensing database.

Early Bird Registration

• EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION - Thru March 31st
• ARRL MEMBERS - $20.00 If Not An ARRL Member - $30.00
  • ARRL Family Member (non-licensed spouse, etc.) gets ARRL rate if register at same time as ARRL Member

This gets You:
1. Access to the Convention Forums, Exhibitor/Vendor area
2. 1 ticket for the Early Bird Prize Drawing
3. 10 Convention Prize Drawing Tickets
4. A $5.00 discount on your Saturday night banquet ticket (your cost will be ($30.00) ARRL

Regular Pre-registration

• REGULAR REGISTRATION - April 1st thru May 27th
• ARRL Members - $30.00 If Not An ARRL Member - $40.00
  • ARRL Family Member (non-licensed spouse, etc.) gets ARRL rate if register at same time as ARRL Member

This gets You:
1. Access to the Convention Forums, Exhibitor/Vendor Area
2. 2 Convention Prize Drawing Tickets

At the Door

• ARRL Members - $30.00 If Not An ARRL Member - $40.00
  • ARRL Family Member (non-licensed spouse, etc.) gets ARRL rate if register at same time as ARRL Member

This gets You:
1. Access to the Convention Forums, Exhibitor/Vendor Area

Special Event

• SPECIAL EVENTS (Additional fee per event)
  • Friday Night Meet and Greet - $5.00

This Gets You:
1. Finger-foods Buffet
2. Meet and Greet with ARRL President, Division Director and Vice Director, all 4 Section Managers
3. Opening Ceremonies and start of Competition in the Ham Olympics

Saturday Night Banquet

• Saturday Night Banquet - $35.00 ($30.00 if EarlyBird Registration)

Sunday Morning Breakfast

• Sunday Morning Breakfast - $15.00

More info

More will be posted as it becomes available!

The online registration should be open very soon. The Agenda has been 'roughed' in. As soon as I have confirmed details, I'll post them here.

Local Contacts

Need to contact someone in Casper for assistance? Just want to ask a question? Visit the Casper Amateur Radio Club's discussion board and "find the locals". free registration required to post, open to anyone with an interest in Amateur Radio