Tim Ellam, VE6SH Bio

Tim Ellam, VE6SH

Timothy S. Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA has served as Vice-President of IARU since April 2004. He is a Barrister and Solicitor with the law firm of McCarthy Tetrault LLP and is a partner in the firm's Calgary, Alberta and London, UK offices. Born in England, Tim emigrated to Canada in 1972 and holds both Canadian and British/EU citizenship. He earned the degrees Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Economics from the University of Calgary and LLB, Faculty of Law from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and is a member of the Law Societies of Alberta and England & Wales as well as of the International Bar Association. Tim was recently awarded the distinction "Fellow in International Legal Practice" by the International Bar Association. "He has served as an IARU Expert Consultant since 2000, represented the IARU at the 2002 meeting of the ITU Special Committee on Regulatory and Procedural Matters and the 2002 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, and appeared as a speaker and panelist at the ITU Americas Telecom 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, ITU Africa Telecom 2001 in Johannesburg and ITU Americas Telecom 2005 in Salvador d'Bahia, Brazil. First licensed in 1977 at the age of 16, he has held executive positions in the Radio Amateurs of Canada and one of its predecessor organizations, the Canadian Radio Relay League, starting in 1990. Tim was a delegate to the 1998 IARU Region 2 Conference and was elected to the Region 2 Executive Committee in 2001. He presently attends ITU Development Sector meetings and conferences on behalf of the IARU Secretariat.