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Dear Colleagues I would just like to add to the gloom by pointing out that it is not only the regions that suffer from lack of participation. It also goes on at the national level. The Society of Archivists has really faced severe problems finding replacements for its various posts (how many years did it take you, Bruce, to find a replacement for you as Conference Working Party Chair?). There is also the problem that for many people their workloads are so large that they have neither the time nor the inclination to take on unpaid work. This situation displays the problem that professional organisations face in their reliance on their members. If anyone has the slightest inclination to take part in the profession in any way such as being involved in the Society can I encourage them? For newer members it really is an excellent way to learn. For anyone it provides an excellent forum for networking and promoting your own institution. You may also be alarmed to learn that its quite interesting. (But I am knocking back Martini as I type this so perhaps it's just the drink talking). Regards Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%