Wireless Institute of Australia
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The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) was formed in 1910, and is the first and oldest national amateur radio society in the world. It represents the amateur radio operators of Australia in dealings with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the authority under the government of Australia that administers communications within and external to Australia.
On 16 May 2004, the Annual General Meeting adopted a new constitution that established a 'national' organisational structure (seven Directors with individual membership of persons in the national body) versus the former 'federal' arrangement (membership held in state Divisions, and the Divisions having membership of the Federal body).
[edit] Emergency Communication
The Wireless Institute Civil & Emergency Network (WICEN) pronounced 'Wy-sen' trains and rehearses amateur radio operators for call-out in civil emergencies.
[edit] See also
- Radio Society of Great Britain
- American Radio Relay League
- Radio Amateurs of Canada
- New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
- Japan Amateur Radio League
[edit] External links
- WIA
- Amateur Radio - the WIA monthly magazine
- Australian Amateur Radio news
- FAQ: Amateur Radio in Australia
- International Amateur Radio Union IARU IARU Region 3
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