Roger,
ARISS International Meetings have, since the beginning, allowed any ham community observer attend their meetings. Many of these meetings are held at a space agency, so attendance lists are generated for security to enable observer's attendance. Each region member society provides this list (i.e. nominates attendance at the meeting) to the meeting host. This was the first time an observer requested attendance and was denied.
I hope this clarifies.
Frank
Message: 4 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:46:31 -0400 From: Roger Kolakowski [email protected] Subject: [sarex] Re: FW: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 401 To: "Frank H. Bauer" [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Message-ID: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi Frank...
I don't want to take sides this early in the game but your statement:
"...Let me also be clear that MAREX as a team was not singled out. Only Miles. So if MAREX had thoughts or proposals, they were and are welcome to share them with the ARISS team. And, if there are other members of MAREX, besides Miles, that wanted to attend future meetings, I would expect that they probably would be allowed to attend. As long as they abide by the space agency rules. (But remember, I don't make those decisions)..."
Seems to be contrary to the following note:
From Gaston Bertels ARISS Chairman
Hi Miles,
By decision of the ARISS Board, participation to ARISS-i meetings is
limited to delegates from the Member Societies and observers nominated by these societies.
USA member societies are the ARRL and AMSAT NA.
Only these societies can nominate participants to the ARISS-i meetings.
Best regards
73
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF