The theme for the 2021 Hamvention is “The Gathering”. Rick Allnutt, WS8G, Hamvention General Chairman, said the theme reflects what has been missing from our lives most of this year. "We have spent the last six months being bound to our house and small groups. We are very optimistic that when May arrives we will be allowed to get together," Allnutt said. The chairman, who is a medical doctor with a master's degree in public health, said Hamvention management is following the corona virus situation closely and believes that the situation will improve enough by May that government restrictions on travel and large groups will be relaxed. He and his team will continue to follow developments closely which they hope will make The Gathering possible. "We hope we will all be able to get together, talk about ham radio and share the interaction we have missed," Allnutt said. Hamvention has long been the place for hams from around the country and the world to meet face to face and share information and fellowship. The theme acknowledges the role that Hamvention plays in amateur radio. Allnutt said the Hamvention committee has been working hard to make Hamvention 2021 a reality. He thanked all the volunteers, vendors and organizations that support amateur radio's biggest gathering. Hamvention 2021 will be held May 21 - 23 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. For more information go to www.hamvention.org. ######
Maybe optimistic. But if The progress with development and distribution of vaccines is as miraculous as is being reported, and if the goobers, anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers get serious (through another miracle), we might be able to pull it off. Rick Allnutt is a terrific guy: “Dr. Richard Allnutt, MD is a Aerospace Medicine Specialist in Wright Patterson AFB, OH and has over 41 years of experience in the medical field.” I have had professional contact with him in the past from my time at Wright State University, and respect him very much. If anyone can pull this off, he can.
