Greetings to all Seattle ACS Members and friends - it looks like Summer is ending and Fall is here... which means it is time to get active with Seattle ACS..... so this is what is happening:
1. We are conducting a new members orientation at the Seattle EOC at 6:30 PM on September 18 - please see the announcement which I have included below... I hope the leadership team and other members will attend to help give new members a feel for what we do and help answer questions...
2. General Membership and Training Meetings will be held, on the 4th Saturday of the month at 9:00 - 11:30 am at South Seattle Community College (West Seattle Campus) - the dates are as follows noting adjustments for holidays... 9-29-07, 10-27-07, 11-17-07, 12-15-07, 1-26-08, 2-23-08, 3-22-08, 4-26-08, and 5-24-08. We are waiting for room assignments - look for these to be published on the Seattleacs.com website calendar.
3. ACS participation in the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test or SET - 9-29-07 we will dedicating our September meeting to participating in the King County SET event. Our tentative plan will be to set up operations at South Seattle community college and the EOC and send simulated messages via voice and packet. It will be a great opportunity to tune up our message handling skills and utilize the WEBEOC system - our system for moving messages through the EOC chain of command... more on this soon...
Thanks - and please update your information on our WEB site to make sure it is accurate - Mark
Mark Sheppard, N7LYE
Director - Seattle ACS
206 684 5027
Announcement - New Member Orientation:
To new ACS Members and applicants...
Seattle ACS will be conducting an orientation meeting Tuesday evening, September 18 at 6:30 PM at the Seattle EOC - 2320 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
The Seattle EOC is located in the Fire Department Facility located at 4th and Battery - ring for entry at the office door just south of the fire engine garage bays.
The meeting will cover the mission and direction of Seattle ACS, review operating policies and procedures and discuss expectations. Members of the leadership team will be there and it will be a good opportunity to learn about what ACS does and answer your questions about becoming involved... We will also provide a tour of the EOC facility - please send me a return e-mail confirming your attendance at 
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