[amsat-bb] Is AMSAT an educational organization?

[Sloan Davis]

The most intelligent response I’ve seen yet. Well stated Robert!

Sloan 

> On Aug 9, 2020, at 9:53 AM, Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
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> At a glance, AMSAT should have three legs:
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> 1) Education Outreach
> 2) Industrial Technology
> 3) Member Services
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> Perhaps the Board should be stacked in this proportion with advocates from each of these three legs.
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> The phrase "exclusively for scientific purposes" is hopefully intended to aim for noble purposes that exclude for-profit monetization of technology and patent trolling.
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> 73
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> BTW, patience is a virtue. Personal attacks are not. Better to debate ideas - not personalities.
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> Robert MacHale
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> On Saturday, August 8, 2020, 10:18:47 PM PDT, Bruce Perens via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: 
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> Robert Bankston says no. But IARU says yes! From
> https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/satellites/
> "AMSAT: The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation was first formed in the USA
> in 1969 as an educational organisation".
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> Hmm. Is there anything to that?
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> The bylaws submitted with the articles of incorporation of AMSAT say
> "exclusively for scientific purposes", but right after that, they say "B.
> Encouraging development of skills and the advancement of specialized
> knowledge in the art and practice of amateur radio communications and space
> science."
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> That is very definitely an educational mission.
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> What AMSAT is _not_ is an accredited institution of higher learning, or any
> other form of school that would require licensing, certification, or
> accreditation. But it is educational. Surprise :-)
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> The rest of your message, Robert, is more denial than argument. I will
> address it if you can muster a cogent argument.
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> Thanks
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> Bruce
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