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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All WICEN Vic members,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Survey Update</b> - As of this morning we have had 44% of the membership complete the survey with thanks. Should you not have received your email please check your SPAM folder in the first instance. If your unable to relate the email sent to you last Sunday then please email me at <a href="mailto:vk3mdh@gmail.com">vk3mdh@gmail.com</a> and I’ll send you another.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Subcommittee update</b> – Since the 16<sup>th</sup> August the subcommittee has met no less than 6 times. To assist us with information gathering and verification we have held over 7 hours of interviews with emergency management leaders and more planned in the coming 1~2 weeks. We have also sort input from subject matter experts in the fields of training, volunteering, compliance and sustainability. Our initial report is due back in approx. 4 weeks and feedback on the survey to members will be made available shortly after. A survey has also been sent to 25 Victorian Amateur Radio Clubs with only 1 response to date. John, Don & Mark</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Slack Update</b> - Slack is a great way to find out what’s happening with in WICEN Vic. We have only 20% of members connected through slack so far. It’s a great conversation, discussion and information sharing tool. If you’d like me to add you to the WICENVIC page please drop me an email at <a href="mailto:vk3mdh@gmail.com">vk3mdh@gmail.com</a> and I’ll add you to the group. To those currently contributing many thanks.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:450.0pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:382.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:382.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 9.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=393 style='width:294.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Mark Hudson</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Communications Officer & State Ordinary Member </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>WICEN Victoria</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 12.75pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Mobile </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="tel:+61%20409%20500%20414" title="tel:+61%20409%20500%20414"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;text-decoration:none'>+61 409 500 414 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Email </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:hudcomm@optushome.com.au"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;text-decoration:none'>hudcomm@optushome.com.au </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Website </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.vic.wicen.org.au/" title="http://www.vic.wicen.org.au/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;text-decoration:none'>www.vic.wicen.org.au </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><img border=0 width=67 height=101 style='width:.6979in;height:1.052in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D68115.5C4BB4D0" alt="A picture containing text, newspaper
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