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Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started. ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear ARLIS/NA Members: On behalf of the Executive Board, I am pleased to announce that Adler Droz, Inc. (ADI) will assume the responsibility for management services for the Society beginning July 1, 1999. Our current management services provider, Olson Management Group, will continue to work for ARLIS/NA until June 30, 1999. Plans for the transition are currently underway. As many of you are aware, the 1998/1999 Executive Board interviewed four excellent candidates in Vancouver, prior to the conference. Although it = was=3D a difficult decision, the Board voted to proceed with negotiating a contract = =3D with ADI. The Executive Committee of the 1999/2000 Board has successfully negotiated what we feel to be an excellent contract for the Society. We =3D would like to thank all of the members who responded to our requests for input in establishing management priorities and services. ADI, located in Laguna Beach, California, has twenty years=3D92 experience = =3D working with professional associations. They have eighteen staff members and nine clients. Many of you may be familiar with their newest client, the Museum Computer Network. ADI has a solid track record in the kinds of services =3D that ARLIS/NA requires, e.g., Financial Management, Conference Planning, Web Site Management, Publication Production, and Fundraising. Most importantly, they have a strong commitment to membership services. Meredith Locher will be our new Executive Director. Ms. Locher has an extensive history working as a management professional. In addition to her three years working in association management with ADI, she has experience = =3D in advertising and marketing, meeting and special event planning, and office administration. Ms. Locher holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California at Irvine and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. We are enthusiastic about establishing a solid working relationship with =3D ADI. They are poised to move us into the 21st century with their team of specialists, and are looking forward to working with ARLIS/NA members. Kathryn Wayne ARLIS/NA President And the Executive Board: Louis Adrean, Midwest Regional Representative Marilyn Berger, Canadian Representative Peter Blank, Secretary Katharine Chibnik, Treasurer Lorna Corbetta-Noyes, West Regional Representative Mary Graham, Past President Deborah Kempe, Northeast Regional Representative Pat Lynagh, South Regional Representative Karen McKenzie, Vice-President