Dear ARLIS/NA Membership,

To those of you who made it to the Atlanta conference, I imagine you 
are settling back into your routines, again, at work and home. And to 
those of you who were unable to join us in Atlanta, look for the 
conference proceedings soon! Plans for next year's conference in 
Denver are well underway. Be on the lookout for the call for program 
proposals which will be out in the next week or two.

The Atlanta conference was a terrific success with useful and 
invigorating programs like the New Voices, Hot Topics, and the joint 
ARLIS/NA and MCN sponsored session; and the delightful special events 
including the Convocation reception at the High
Museum of Art, and the inspiring personality of the Convocation 
Speaker, Michael Luckovich, political cartoonist.

Much praise to the Atlanta Conference Planning Committee for their 
stellar performance and to bringing us a little closer to the appeal 
of the Southeastern U.S.

The Assessment Task Force Recommendations filtered into all of the 
business meetings and I'm sure in dinner conversations and other 
venues. The Board Liaisons - to our committees, chapters, divisions, 
sections, and round-tables, and various task forces - are in the 
process of summarizing what was shared at the meetings concerning the 
Assessment Recommendations. The Board will be reviewing those 
reports, the data from the blog, and the ARLIS-L messages. Thank you 
all for your thoughtful input.

Please be assured that our process for determining next steps will 
take all of your wishes, concerns, wisdom and advice into
consideration. We will be balancing the membership feedback with the 
research and survey conducted by the Assessment Task Force and 
subsequent recommendations.

As I promised at the Membership Meeting, the Executive Board mapped 
out a time for when we will be ready to outline some decisions 
concerning the reconfiguration of the ARLIS/NA organizational 
structure. The Board will be reviewing the feedback from now through 
July, and will report to the membership by mid-July. Between now and 
then, we will continue to welcome your input.

The Executive Board agreed at our post-conference meeting that it 
would useful for each of the Board members to communicate readily 
through the ARLIS/NA News and Features Section. We will send an 
ARLIS-L message when a piece has been submitted and posted. As 
President and spokesperson for the Board, I will be in touch via our 
listserv as frequently as necessary and possible.

Please welcome the ARLIS/NA Executive Board for 2007-2008: Cate 
Cooney, Northeastern Regional Representative; Susan Koskinen, West 
Regional Representative; Marilyn Nasserden, Canadian Regional 
Representative; Elizabeth Schaub, South Regional Representative; Amy 
Trendler, Midwest Regional Representative; Rebecca Price, Secretary; 
Fran Scott, Treasurer; Ken Soehner, Vice-President/President Elect; 
Ann Whiteside, Past President.

As I stated at the Membership Meeting in Atlanta, it is with great 
honor that I accept the role of ARLIS/NA President and the 
opportunity to serve the Society to make a meaningful difference for 
all of us individually and to our profession.

Respectfully,
Deborah K. Ultan Boudewyns
ARLIS/NA President, 2007-2008


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