Note from the Editor

Davide Bova, MD
Chair, Publications Committee

As many of you remember, it has been now three years since the last issue of the Central Chapter Newsletter has been produced. Financial constraints were mainly responsible for this long hiatus, which is ending today.

It is widely thought that a Central Chapter that is more active than ever could not continue to operate without an established form of communication between its leadership and members. As we all know, communication is more effective when bi-directional—thus the idea of a newsletter embedded into the renewed web site for the Chapter; a dynamic virtual space where information is not only downloaded, but also updated and shared with others!

We all (and myself in particular) owe heartfelt gratitude to Karen Martin, my co-editor, and Merle Hedland, the Executive Director of our Chapter. Without Karen’s ebullient energy and Merle’s gentle nudging, this project would still be in the planning stage.

As I stated above, this newsletter will be hallmarked by a two-way cooperation between the Office of the Central Chapter and, the members, which will determine its success. I therefore have two pleas:

1. The first and most pressing one is that, upon receipt of the “teaser” postcard, login and update your e-mail addresses. This newsletter is and will remain “virtual”, therefore its success will to be measured by the magnitude of its audience, and number of its “users”. To update your membership records, including providing your email address, click on this link (www.snm.org) to access the SNM web site, then click on the tab marked “My Account.”

2. Secondly, if you have any ideas, any proposals, news, or volunteer resources, please e-mail us. We’ll put them to good use. This is our best medium of communication. Click here to send us a message on the Chapter’s Soapbox.

I am looking forward to meeting you all online.

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