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2011 Event Calendar ver. 1.0

Date	Event	Notes/Issues
18-20 Feb	UP200 dog sled race	Lake Effect has volunteered but has not yet been assigned shifts. We fell off the rotation last year, and my not get placed. This item is included as a place holder. Note: If Hiawatha club is not running a related special event this year, we may run one independently. Too late to get into printed journals already, but can certainly still get in web event calendars.
14 March	International Pi Day & Einstein's Birthday	Can't believe nobody else is skedding this event. Lake Effect to the Rescue! Einstein was born in 1879, by the way.
16 April	Michigan QSO Party	Low effort BUT relatively low participation. We have never had more than 50 QSOs during the event. May not be worth doing.
4 June	Museum Ships Weekend	Strongly supported. We had an excellent time in 2010 operating mobile on 40m only from the Silent Service Memorial in Mattson Park. 1x1 needed for this.
25-26 June	ARRL Field Day	Worth doing. Need to find a sheltered location (or replace the operating shelter wrecked last Labor Day).
4 July	Marquette Independence Day Parade	Low budget/low effort but a good time.
20-21 August	International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend	Operate several shifts over the weekend from the Marquette Lighthouse; sponsored by Hiawatha club. Usually a satisfying activity.
3-5 September	Bring on the Bridge III	Not known if the encampment is on, so this is a placeholder. If on, we'd be on. 1x1 call needed for this.
8-16 October	National Wildlife Refuge Week	Almost obligatory. We founded this event, after all. 1x1 needed for this.

QSL Policy adopted 22 January 2011

1. To reduce costs, Lake Effect will QSL electronically in most cases. A completed card image will be e-mailed unless a  paper card is specifically requested and the requestor includes $1 plus SASE.
2. We no longer require an incoming QSL card and prefer contact info be sent to us by email in plain text format.
3. We will continue to respond to eQSL requests, but we will not publish that as a preferred QSL route.
4. All event logs will be uploaded to LOTW to document all contacts made.