Dear all You will be pleased to know that RGS-IBG Council have agreed to the proposed Contract Research and Teaching Staff Forum! A big THANK YOU to all who have agreed to join the forum and be part of the committee and to the equal opps working group who helped to get this off the ground. There are a lot of things that need to be done to ensure our continued survival and I will be badgering people over the course of the summer for their help. The plan is to have everything up and running so that we can have an inaugural meeting at the Annual Conference, where we can have a proper launch of the forum. At the moment, I am stuck in thesis hell (again) but when I emerge I will be in touch will all the prospective members. Until then, thanks to all for their support. Best wishes Shaun Fielding The Tavistock Institute. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%