March 13^th and 14^th are the dates for the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. With presentations, exhibitors and many opportunities for hams from around the world to congregate and share ideas and camaraderie.

Last Summer, for the first VHE, I was the sole presenter for Amateur Radio in Space topics. This year, several of us have gotten together to expand the presence. The deadline to register presentations has past and we should have at least 3 in a block on one of the two days of the conference. Also for this version of the VHE, a “Virtual Exhibit Hall” booths space has been procured. This virtual booth allows for personal interaction with convention visitors via test, audio and video, as well as an opportunity for virtual handouts and on demand material.

What I am looking to collect here, are volunteers who would be interested in manning such a booth for as much of the 48 hours that the event Exhibit Hall is open. We can have up to 6 booth representatives in the space at a time. You don’t have to commit to all 48 hours, just need to give me an idea of what time of the Friday evening (US time) to Sunday evening of that weekend, that you would be willing to commit to. Having a broad collection of people from all skill and interest areas, plus good on-demand content, will make it a great opportunity to promote our aspect of the hobby and to present AMSAT organizations around the world, not just AMSAT-NA. To that end, I would welcome foreign participation from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, to be apart. Overseas help will allow staffing of the booth during our Western Hemisphere night-time. I know there are many of you that have traditionally done this at in-person ham-fests and expos so there should be a good pool of experienced people to do this.

You can contact me off list at n5hyp@amsat.org, n5hyp@arrl.net or directly at tjschuessler@verizon.net and let me know of your interest. I will set up a table of volunteers and try to schedule the list to occupy as much booth time as possible.

Please let me know of your interest.

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP

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