2020 Virginia QSO Party
Planning Calendar
  Date    Activity Comment
Oct 2019 Initial discussion of VQP rules Completed at SPARC meeting
Oct 2019
Set up website.  Populate with material.
Completed
Oct 2019 Post Cabrillo Format for submitting logs. 
No longer needed.
Nov 2019 Rules finalized and published (post to web site) Completed
Nov 2019 Event submitted to ARRL, CQ Magazine, and others for publication n/a
Nov 2019 Solicit sponsors for Plaques Started on 19 Nov 2019.
Nov 2019 Verify list of counties and independent cities is current. Post to web. Completed
Nov 2019 Coordinate with logging software developers: n/a
Nov 2019 Interest other logging programs in supporting VA QSO Party n/a
Dec 2019 Start County and Independent City Coverage solicitation Started.
Jan 2020 Coordinate with Old Virginia Hams to confirm inclusion in the Manassas Hamfest Done
Jan 2020 Review and post Summary Sheets to web site Completed
Jan 2020 Email announcement/flyer to all clubs in VA n/a
Feb 2020 Ask Director, Virginia Section, for email to all Virginia Hams. Done
Feb 2020 Post to mail reflectors (PVRC, etc.) n/a
Feb 2020 Email to all hams who submitted log last year Done
Feb 2020 Announce VQP over Virginia Traffic Nets n/a
Feb 2020 SPARC makes telephone calls to hams in low QSO areas from last VQP n/a
 21-22 March 2020 VA QSO Party Over. 
Mar 2020 Update Certificate format Done
Apr 2020 Paper log scoring Done
Apr 2020 Post log metadata to web site for review Done
May 2020 Coordinate Awards Ceremony support Done
May 2020 Post list of Plaque Recipients Done. In briefing
May 2020 Email plaque sponsors with plaque winners Done
May 2020 Notify plaque recipients of preliminary award Done
May 2020 Coordinate for plaques Done
May 2020 Update All Time High Scores and post Done. in briefing
May 2020 Print Certificates for sponsors and participants. Done.
May 2020 Prepare presentation / briefing for Awards Ceremony Done
15 Jun 2020 Present plaques and certificates at Manassas hamfest Done on line in virtual ceremony.
Jun 2020 Mail plaques to those who were not at Manassas hamfest Done.  All plaques on the way. 8 Aug 2020.
Jun 2020 Mail Certificates to those who were not at Manassas hamfest Done.  All certificates mailed or delivered to club representatives.
Jul 2020 Post awards ceremony briefing to web site. Done, 15 June.
Jun 2020 Update web site with pictures from awards ceremony. Done. 8 August 2020.