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Kathryn and all,

St. Louis will be in interesting conference site. A very old, good friend
of mine, Dr. Brian Meilleur, is director of the Center for Plant
Conservation, part of the Missouri Botanical Garden. I look forward to
attending.


At 03:53 PM 6/21/99 EDT, you wrote:
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=3EDear ARLIS/NA Members:
=3E
=3EThe Central Plains Chapter has extended an invitation to the Executive
=3EBoard to hold ARLIS/NA=92s annual conference in St. Louis in 2002.  St. =
Louis
=3Eis an historic city with many cultural attractions, a central location, =
and
=3Erelatively moderate costs.  The city has great museums, universities, and
=3Epublic libraries.  St. Louis offers significant architecture, historic
=3Eneighborhoods, beautiful parks, and a wide variety of ethnic restaurants.
=3EThe Gateway Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen and the symbol of the city, =
is
=3Eboth an aesthetic and engineering marvel. The Zoo and the Missouri
=3EBotanical Garden have worldwide reputations for excellence. Because of =
the
=3Ecity=92s historic role as =93Gateway to the West,=94 the Central Plains =
Chapter
=3Ewould like the conference theme to address =93the exploration of new
=3Efrontiers.=94
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=3EThis is a formal call for any comments and discussion from the =
membership.
=3EPlease post your message to ARLIS-L no later than
=3EJuly 1, 1999.
=3E
=3ESincerely,
=3E
=3EKathryn Wayne
=3EARLIS/NA President
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