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I just arrived in Philadelphia for the 2008 ALA Midwinter Conference. While I’m here, I’ll be keeping you up to date on what’s going on with the ALSC Board, and any other ALSC news that I think might be of interest to members. I haven’t seen any other ALSC members around yet — first sightings are always fun, so I’ll keep you posted. I’m here earlier than most people to attend the ALSC Executive Committee meeting tomorrow afternoon. For those of you not familiar with ALSC governance, our Executive Committee is made up of the President (Jane Marino); Vice President/President-Elect (Pat Scales); immediate Past President (yours truly, KT Horning); Councilor (Linda Perkins); Fiscal Officer (Sue Ziegler); and Executive Director (Diane Foote). We always meet for a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon at the beginning of conference. Throughout the year, the Executive Committee deals with the day-to-day things that come...