RELEASE 031/2006 - YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORT WRTC2006 YOUNG TEAMS
13.1.2006
YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORT WRTC2006 YOUNG TEAMS
The WRTC 2006 is proud to announce a very important support received from the YASME Foundation to help and encourage the young contesters to participate in the next WRTC 2006.
This is the text of the announcement made by YASME Foundation:
Because radio contesting needs to attract and support youth, the YASME Foundation (http://www.yasme.org) announces a donation of $10,000 to WRTC-2006 (http://www.wrtc2006.com) in support of youth who wish to participate. These funds will be used to help Young Contesters from around the world attend and participate in WRTC-2006, to be held in Florianopolis, Brazil in July 2006. WRTC-2006 has dedicated three two-person team allocations to Young Contester teams. Additional Young Contesters may participate as part of multi-operator teams. We encourage young amateurs with a strong interest in contesting to make their applications for those positions by 20 Jan 2006. The qualifications and criteria for Young Contesters to apply to multi-operator teams will be announced shortly. While the multi-operator teams will operate at existing stations in Brazil, Young Contesters qualifying for the WRTC2006 competitor teams are expected to bring their own equipment.
YASME Foundation, Board of Directors "
This support is extremely important for the success of the Young Teams participation in the WRTC competition and the WRTC 2006 Committee would like to express our deepest thanks to YASME and at the same time emphasize our firm commitment to make everything possible to promote such unique opportunity to motivate the young generation to our ham radio activity.
Atilano de Oms PY5EG
WRTC 2006 Committee