Subj : ARRL EXPO and Hamvention¨ 2022 a Great Success
To   : ARRL de WD1CKS
From : Andre Robitaille
Date : Fri May 27 2022 07:40:47

  Re: ARRL EXPO and Hamvention¨ 2022 a Great Success
  By: ARRL de WD1CKS to QST on Fri May 27 2022 12:49 am

 AD> An ARRL Youth Outreach forum on Friday highlighted resources and ideas for
 AD> attracting and developing young hams. ARRL Education and Learning Manager
 AD> Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, led the crowd of attendees through a highly
 AD> interactive session discussing strategies, tools, and reasons for engaging
 AD> youth. Centered around the theme of 'How and Why to Engage Youth in
 AD> Amateur Radio," forum attendees participated in discussion groups and
 AD> shared their findings throughout the forum. The entire presentation was
 AD> recorded by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, and can be viewed on his YouTube channel,
 AD> Ham Radio Crash Course, atÿhttps://youtu.be/QZco6tElKBc[1].

I'll have to go watch this, but I'm placing my bet now. A bunch of guys in their 70s who have no direct contact with youth talking about what youth are interested in. 

My favorite anecdote was when I was sitting on a Section Youth Coordinator call and a bunch of people were talking about reaching youth through social media by setting up a Facebook Group. I asked one of the two people under 18 on the call if kids use Facebook. She replied, "I don't know anyone that's even been on it."


- Andre

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