EmComm East, an ARRL specialty operating convention in Rochester, New York, is pleased to announce that Dennis Dura, K2DCD, will be the featured speaker.

Mr. Dura is the Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for the American Radio Relay League. Dura’s major responsibilities include addressing the development and implementation of an organizational disaster response plan as well as a continuity operations plan, complete with supporting procedures and training.

Dura comes to the ARRL with more than 26 years of experience in the emergency management field. His working life includes emergency management consulting, multiple positions with the Red Cross, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, and the New Jersey Department of Human Services. He has extensive experience with disaster planning, has been involved with RACES as a state Radio Officer, and successfully secured a grant for NOAA weather transmitters for unserved areas of New Jersey.

The EmComm East conference committee is busy making preparations for the upcoming conference. “We are so excited to have Dennis Dura at our conference. This is a terrific opportunity for our conference participants to hear from the League’s new EmComm manager.”

EmComm East is an ARRL-sanctioned amateur radio emergency communications conference, where amateur radio operators involved in EmComm can attend training sessions on technical topics, purchase equipment and supplies from vendors, learn from served agencies, obtain VE testing for license upgrades, and interact with other EmComm operators from all over the area.

EmComm East is sponsored by Monroe County ARES (www.monroecountyemcomm.org)