14th International EME Conference July 12th Update


The 14th International EME conference is fast approaching and so are the deadlines for hotel and conference registration. 
The conference takes place August 11th through the 14th at the Westin Hotel at the DFW airport in Texas. The official web
site with all the details for the EME Conference as well as on-line registration is located at http://www.ntms.org/eme. 

 
The hotel cutoff which was originally today has been extended to July 14th. We have exceeded our original hotel block at 
the $89 conference rate but they have again added several rooms to the block which are still available at the $89 conference
rate plus taxes so please make your hotel reservation now. We have guest rooms blocked for Wednesday night through Saturday 
night. The conference rate is guaranteed only for the days shown above. If you arrive before Wednesday night or if you stay 
past Sunday morning your rate may be higher on the non-conference days.  Please book your room directly with the hotel as it 
helps the conference organizers meet our hotel commitment and help offset the price of conference meeting rooms and other 
amenities. Hotel registration is available online at 

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0902108016&key=7BF3D. 

If you have any difficulties in using the on-line Westin hotel registration, please call reservations at 888-627-8617 and 
reference the “EME Conference” to get the conference rate. If all else fails please drop Al a note at w5lua@sbcglobal.net. 

 
The EME Conference early registration deadline is July 15th. After this date the conference registration fee increases from 
$50 to $55. Other options to consider during registration include extra proceedings or a nice embroidered conference shirt 
for an additional charge. We are also offering many meal options for both you and your spouse. The breakfast buffet coupons 
and the lunches are presented as a convenience to minimize the need for going out and finding a place to eat.. Keep in mind 
that Gerald Youngblood K5SDR and Joe Taylor K1JT are our featured lunch speakers. See schedule for more details. Plans are 
moving in a positive direction for a special guest speaker for the Saturday night banquet so be sure to sign up.

 
Various tours of the Dallas Ft. Worth area are also available for you and your spouse. On Thursday we are offering a full 
day highlight tour of the Ft. Worth and Dallas area. Since there are no technical presentations planned for Thursday, we are 
planning for this to be a widely attended tour by both husbands and wives. While the technical sessions are going on during 
the day on both Friday and Saturday, we plan two full days of family activities. The Friday tour is a 9am to 3pm tour of the 
world famous Southfork ranch from the “Dallas” show plus a North Park Shopping Experience which is one of the largest and 
premier shopping centers in the country.  On Friday evening it is time to put on your blue jeans and take your gal to 
Ft.Worth for a fun western styled evening at the Fort Worth Stockyards Championship Rodeo. We will leave the hotel at 630PM 
and arrive back at the hotel by 10:30PM. On Saturday morning while the EME guys are enjoying the technical sessions, the 
wives are invited to a guided tour of Historic downtown Grapevine.  


73 and GUD DX (via the Moon)

Al Ward W5LUA

Barry  Malowanchuk VE4MA

Tony Emanuele WA8RJF  

July 12, 2010