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WESTERN
PACIFIC
CHAPTER
OF THE
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
OF LAW
LIBRARIES
WestPac News Fall/Winter 2017 Volume 41, No. 1
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Alaska Quiz 14
Boise Mee ng/
Photos 2
Editorial Update 14
FDLP 8
Grant Value 9
Hidden Gems 12
Legal Humor 10
Minutes from Boise 13
President’s Column 1
Q & A 6
Treasurer’s Report 11
New Members 7
On the Web 7
President’s Column
Happy holidays, everyone! In this first installment of my
President’s Column, I want to begin by thanking Kelly Reyn‐
olds for her leadership as president of WestPac during our
fi ieth anniversary year. We marked the occasion with a
terrific conference in Boise, Idaho; Ning Han, supported by
an outstanding Local Arrangements commi ee, treated us
to a wonderful me in Boise. We sampled local Basque cui‐
sine, sipped Idaho wines, and even jumped down a giant
slide. I would also like to thank Jaye Barlous, who concluded
her term as treasurer with a robust balance in WestPac’s bank accounts. She is suc‐
ceeded by Ning Han, who, judging by the success of our Boise conference, will have no
trouble filling Jaye’s shoes. Finally, I’d like to thank outgoing board member, Mari
Cheney, and our newish secretary, Nick Harrell, for their hard work this year.
Planning is already underway for our Anchorage, Alaska conference, which will take
place over the last weekend in September. The Local Arrangements commi ee,
helmed by Buck Sterling, is arranging a three‐day conference, with the concluding day
taking place at Aleyska Resort in Girdwood, forty miles south of Anchorage. Pack your
cameras and your puffy jackets!
As a quick reminder, it’s almost me to renew your membership. You can pay or access
the printable form online . If you are interested in serving on a WestPac commi ee this
year, please feel free to contact me. I will be contac ng the commi ee chairs over the
next few weeks to ascertain their membership needs. If you are interested in pre‐
sen ng at the Annual Mee ng next fall or have any great program ideas, please con‐
tact our new Vice‐President/President‐Elect, Brian Huffman.
Last, but certainly not least, I’d like to thank Harriet Zook, who is resigning as co‐editor
of WestPac News a er five years of service (not coun ng her previous terms!). Togeth‐
er, she and co‐editor David McClure have published sixteen issues of the newsle er,
keeping us all connected with chapter news, member profiles, and informa ve ar cles.
Fortunately, Harriet is leaving WestPac News in capable hands; David will con nue as
editor, joined by Megan Aus n on the WestPac Newsle er Commi ee. If you’re inter‐
ested in joining the team, please let me or David know.
Hilary Hardcastle
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Conference Highlights— The opening recep on was at JUMP (Jack’s Urban Mee ng Place) inter‐ac ve crea ve center and community gathering place in the heart of downtown Boise. We had great food, fun, and a tour of the center. The tour ended with a trip down their 5‐story spiral slide. Last, but not least, we li ed our glasses to WestPac’s 50 years as a chapter.
WestPac Past Presidents
Thanks to our fantas c Local
Arrangements crew.
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Great pro
gramm
ing—
The next one and a half days were filled with great
presenta ons arranged by our top‐notch Educa on
commi ee.
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Great pro
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Jean W
illis, AALL Represe
ntative
Passing of the gavel
More photos available on flickr
Business mee ng lunch
Dinner at a Basque restaurant
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A column featuring a WestPac
member and their answers to five
ques ons. This issue’s Q&A is with
Jacque Jurkins. She has held a
variety of posi ons over the years:
Cataloger at the Washington Su‐
preme Court Library; the Interna‐
onal and Foreign Law Librarian at
the University of Washington; the
Colorado Supreme Court Law
Librarian; Professor and Law Li‐
brarian at the Northwestern
School of Law of Lewis and Clark
College; Instructor of Legal Re‐
search and Wri ng at Portland
Community College; Law Librarian
and Director at Multnomah Law
Library. Jacque has always been
ac ve in the law library world. She
is Past President of WestPac and
AALL. She is also proud to say that
she was the charter Secretary‐
Treasurer of WestPac.
Jacque loves swimming, walking,
kni ng, reading, and football (the
Packers, of course).
WestPac Q&A: Jacque Jurkins
1. What is the best advice you ever received about working as a law li‐brarian?
It is difficult to choose the best profes‐sional advice I received about working in the law library. That said, two thoughts come to mind; the situa‐on and wording is different, the con‐
cept is the same...SERVICE.
"Libraries are for the users, not the librarians." Early in my career, I was a cataloger, a nitpicker type, un l one day a re red cataloger said to me "The catalog is for the user to find a
book, not for cataloging rules." I then realized that although cataloging rules were important, ge ng bogged down on “see” or “see also” or an‐other type of cataloging rule distracted from the most crucial purpose of the catalog: the user should easily be able to find informa on and materi‐al.
"Thou shall not swat a fly with a sledge‐hammer." Our library serves the local legal community, including judges and their staff, as well as the gen‐eral public. The a orneys and judges more o en than not expect us to pro‐vide them with a bibliography of tles and materials available for the sub‐ject ma er they are working on. In other words, they generally know what they want and need. But, public patrons, mostly the pro se li gant user, generally do not know what they need; they know they have a legal prob‐lem and they want help. A pro se may simply say she is being evicted and asks what she can do. You hand her the city or county ordinances, the state code, form books, do it your‐self books, etc. and walk away. You have just swa ed a fly with a sledge‐hammer. It is important to take the me to ask meaningful ques ons to learn and understand the patron's needs. Did she simply need a copy of the landlord/tenant ordinances, or the address and phone number to the County Bar's list of Pro Bono Lawyers … or something more?
2. What is your favorite app?
Except to check my email, I can't say I use any specific app.
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Q & A continued— 3. What book tle best represents your day‐to‐day work life?
Each day is different. I never know what the next moment will bring: an interes ng ques on, a computer and/or printer snafu, a thank you box of candy or card, a disgruntled patron. Consequently, there are several tles that come to mind: The Bramble Bush, or Storm Center, or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (of course an Ore‐gon ins tu on!).
4. If money was not an issue, what new library service would you offer in your library?
Access to Jus ce is a banner going around the county. Our library serves not only the legal community and judges, but the general public, basically the pro se li gant. I would like to see the library have the space and staff to offer "Lawyer in the Library" programs. Also, since I am dreaming, I would like to see more off‐site legal research databases available to the bar and public through the library.
5. What have you enjoyed the most from being involved with WestPac?
Personally, from day one, it has been the people I've met, whether at mee ngs, serving on commi ees, work‐ing on local arrangements or helping with planning a mee ng. There is a wonderful camaraderie present at the mee ngs. I have gained life‐long friends. Professionally, it has been the programming. The con nuing educa on factor can't be overstated. I have always come away from a mee ng with new ideas or informa on I can apply in the library.
Editor Correc on — In the previous two issues, we ran a contest to see if you could guess what Kathy Faust
and Harriet Zook shared in rela onship to WestPac. The answer (we thought erroneously) was that out of
the current membership (excluding life) they had been WestPac members the longest. WRONG! We are
pleased to report that actually Jacque Jurkins (see pg. 6) holds that esteemed honor. She was a charter
member of WestPac making her a member for 50 years, surpassing Kathy and Harriet by over 10 years!
Congratula ons Jacque and thanks for your service to WestPac all these years!
We welcome our newest members since the Summer 2017
newsle er—
Catherine Dunn, University of Denver, Denver, CO
WELCOME
On the Web BRB Search BRB, purportedly the na on’s leading public records publisher, recently launched BRB Search, a free database for loca ng public records resources on the Web. THE INTERNET GUIDE FOR THE LEGAL RESEARCHER NEWSLETTER, VOLUME 12, NUMBER 6– NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2017 (Copyright 2017 Ken Kozlowski) Push Research What is it? According to Jake Heller of Casetext, it is one of the most consequen al applica ons of ar ficial intelligence technology, especially to lawyers.
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Librarians March to the Hill: Transforming GPO for the 21st Century and Beyond Anna Russell US Courts Librarian, Anchorage Branch Library I am assuming it’s a rarity to find librarians tes fying before congress in their official capacity, but this is exactly what hap‐pened four mes since May of this year. The Commi ee on House Administra on earnestly began reviewing GPO’s pro‐cesses and programs early this year, culmina ng in a four‐part hearing schedule that sets the stage for a bipar san bill planned to be released this winter on Title 44 and FDLP reforms.
Out with the Old
There’s much in Title 44 effec ng GPO but of greatest interest to public libraries is Chapter 19, covering the Federal Depos‐itory Library Program (FDLP). Unchanged except for a few library category addi ons since 1962, most agree it is due for a review. Judging by the current poli cal climate, however, many fear dras c changes and would rather keep the status quo than make extreme cuts to the program. If the professionalism and sincere ques oning by members of the CHA to the witnesses throughout the four‐part hearings is any indica on, the forthcoming bill has great poten al for helpful amend‐ments to the FDLP.
What’s the FDLP anyway?
As a reminder, the FDLP’s mission is to provide free, ready, and permanent public access to Federal Government infor‐ma on, now and for future genera ons. Today, there are 53 regional depositories which receive all publica ons distribut‐ed through the Program for permanent reten on to ensure that archival resource collec ons of Government documents remain available throughout the United States. If you are curious where your closest regional depository is, click here on the FDLP map.
In with the New
Typically, every October the Federal Depository Library Conference is held in Washington, DC. This year’s mee ng from October 16‐18 was no excep on and had the added excitement of being on the poten al eve of pending legisla on direct‐ly effec ng much of the FDLP work. The depository library conference is remotely viewable a er registering for free, which I highly recommend for the 2018 conference. Much me was provided during the conference to discuss the ni y‐gri y of possible improvements to Title 44; congressional staffers a ended conference sessions, which again is a rarity. Discussions included:
changes to the statutory defini on of “government publica on”
improvements to flexibility in the depository’s choice of format (print or electronic) for received publica ons
addressing the problem of fugi ve federal agency documents by focusing on systema cally adding agency born digital materials to the program
removal of the old 10,000 physical books requirement to maintain depository status
more withdrawal flexibility for depositories
sharing of regionals’ collec ons across state lines
providing GPO with grant and gi making authori es
What’s Next
With so much buzz surrounding the Title 44 reform, the major library associa ons have sent recommenda ons to the Commi ee on House Administra on so stay tuned to see what happens. It has been said that the hearings schedule and the turnaround me for comments related to this piece of legisla on has been on a hurried schedule. Unclear is what that portends for the outcome of the legisla on. As always, if you know a librarian in a commi ee member’s district, found here, it would not go amiss to ask him or her to email that CHA member because a direct cons tuent’s support for the FDLP and GPO does influence member decision‐making; not to men on, it can be fun?!
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Grant recipient: Stacey Gordon, Alexander Blewe III School of Law, MT
The of WestPac Travel Grants
One of the requirements of receiving a WestPac travel grant is that the recipient will write an ar cle for the newsle er. As a member of the Grants & Awards Com‐mi ee, the incoming Chair of the commi ee, and now a grant recipient, I want to use my grant ar cle to encourage WestPac members to be ac ve members and to apply for travel grants, especially when a grant will make the difference between a ending a WestPac mee ng or not. Both as an organiza on and as individuals, we receive a great deal of value when we get together, much more value than what our ever‐shrinking travel budgets reflect. The Boise mee ng exemplified why I am an ac ve member of WestPac and why I encourage others to join me. Admi edly, I don’t get to go to the WestPac mee ng every year, but reflec ng on the Boise mee ng reminds me of why I wish I could. Here are a few of my thoughts about the Boise mee ng specifically, and about the value of WestPac mee ngs generally.
C E The programming at WestPac mee ngs is always varied and excellent (full disclosure—I was on the program this year). The Educa on Commi ee always puts together a program that combines the knowledge and exper‐se of WestPac members with the diversity of guest speakers. The programming pays a en on to place, al‐
ways including something about the history and law of the host city; this year, for example, the program in‐cluded an excellent lecture on the history of the Basques who se led in the Boise area. In addi on, the educa‐on commi ee always builds a program that recognizes the diversity of our libraries, our individual roles in
those libraries, and the broader context of what we do as law librarians. This year’s program began with a mely and excellent keynote speech about the Cons tu on and Execu ve Power, by David Adler from the
Alturas Ins tute. Other examples from this year of par cularly mely topics were programs about digital preserva on and using non‐gendered language. We learn a lot from—and with—each other at WestPac mee ngs.
P D Con nuing educa on is an important aspect of our professional development as librarians, but it isn’t all that WestPac mee ngs have to offer on the professional development front. One obvious professional benefit of WestPac mee ngs is the opportunity for professional networking. A less obvious benefit is the opportunity to serve on commi ees. It takes a lot of work to put together a WestPac mee ng and all that work is done by teams of WestPac members. If you’re new to the profession, commi ees like Local Arrangements and Educa‐on are great, hands‐on training in professional leadership and organiza on. Many, many thanks to Ning Han
(Local Arrangements) and Hilary Hardcastle (Educa on) and their commi ees for a Boise mee ng that was impeccably organized, highly educa onal, and incredibly fun. I hope, when it was all over, you got as much out of it as the rest of us did. And by the way, for those of you who may have an inkling that you would like to try your hand at presen ng—or know you want to but are s ll in midated by the thought—a WestPac mee ng is the perfect place to start. You’ll be among friends who are interested in what you have to say.
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Mar n J. Sheehan, a judge in a Kentucky Circuit Court, was not a happy camper about the 2011 case of Kissel vs. Schwartz & Maines & Ruby Co., LPA, et al. but was quite happy to close it a er they se led out of court. He writes in the order:
Legal Humor
And such news of an amicable se lement having made this Court happier than a ck on a fat dog because it is otherwise busier than a one legged cat in a sand box
and, quite frankly, would have rather jumped naked off a twelve foot step ladder into a five gallon bucket of porcupines than have presided over a two week trial of the herein dispute, a trial which, no doubt, would have made the jury more confused than a hungry baby in a topless bar and made the par es and their a orneys mad-der than mosquitoes in a mannequin factory.
E “W P C ” I have said more than once that WestPac is the best of the AALL chapters because of the great places we get to have our mee ngs. Although the purpose of travel grants may only tangen ally be the travel part, having WestPac mee ngs around our region accomplishes more than allowing our members to see new places (and return to our favorite places); the travel allows us to see law librarianship in the many sur‐roundings in which we prac ce our profession. We get to see each other’s buildings, organiza onal se ngs, local environments, and social contexts. Just as world travel broadens our personal perspec ve, WestPac travel broadens our professional perspec ve.
F Five‐story slide—need I say more? Oh, and the informal Microbrew SIS—who else has a microbrew special interest sec on? So, having now said all that‐‐thank you for the travel grant that helped send me to Boise this year. Finally, as a member of the Local Arrangements commi ee for the 2018 WestPac mee ng, I encourage you to start thinking about a ending the Anchorage mee ng. And stepping away from my role as grant recipi‐ent into my role as Grants & Awards commi ee chair, I encourage you to apply for a grant next year. T
, ’ .
Value, continued
(CNN)‐Along with signs for 'no smoking' or 'no li ering,' commuters in Madrid will soon see a new unfamiliar one: No manspreading. The transit agency in the Spanish city said it will post the signs on all buses asking men to keep to one seat and one seat only. Manspreading, in case you didn't know, is when men spread their legs with no regard to others' personal space. "This new icon's mission is to remind people of the need to keep a civil behavior and respect the space of everyone on the bus," the Madrid Municipal Transport Company
said. "This new icon is similar to those already exis ng in other transport systems around the world to indi‐cate the barring of body posture that bothers other people," the transit agency said. The agency's decision follows months of campaigning by women's rights groups.
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WestPac Treasurer’s Report
Gree ngs from your new treasurer, Ning, who is s ll trying to get a good handle on all the important WestPac
numbers. Thanks to my predecessor, Jaye Barlous, for doing such a wonderful job as treasurer for the past
three years. I pre y much relied on the balance sheet she passed onto me to generate this report.
You can easily tell that we have a very healthy bank balance as of December 5, 2017. The Boise conference was a huge
success. We had 46 registrants and more than 10 non‐registrant speakers joined. Most importantly, we made some
money!! That’s something everyone likes to hear, especially ear pleasing to the Local Arrangements Commi ee folks.
The total income for the Boise conference is $15, 935, which encompasses $7800 of sponsorship and $8135 of
registra on fees. On the expense end, we only spent a li le over $3500 for the fun‐filled opening recep on with all the
tasty food and the nicely cra ed celebra on cake. Wine was donated to us by Telaya Wine Co. and champagne was
donated by Kim Kaine from Hawley Troxell. Friday night dinner cost us about $2200 and catering services at the law
school was $2500. We offered travel grants to Stacy Gordon and Lee Van Duzer ($500 each). Subtrac ng all these,
along with some miscellaneous costs, our net profit from the Boise conference was $5745.99.
Boise again proved itself a cost‐effec ve conference venue with quite a lot to offer. I hope everyone enjoyed their visit
to Boise. Next year will be even more exci ng … traveling to Anchorage, AK. Buck Sterling and his Local Arrangements
commi ee are working diligently on ge ng the hotel and conference venue locked down. I’ve already started saving
money for our next WestPac Mee ng and I hope you can too. Start planning and we hope to see you all in beau ful
Alaska next September!
Respec ully Submi ed by Ning Han, Treasurer
A A A 5, 2017 – D 5, 2017
I. Business checking balance as of December 5, 2017 $ 25,596.64
Receipts
Annual Conference Sponsorships received a er last report $ 2,900.00
Boise Conference Registra ons $ 8,135.00
Expenditures
AALL WestPac poster $ 36.99
WestPac walking tour in Boise $ 150.00
Dona on for HALL post hurricane $ 200.00
Annual insurance coverage $ 109.00
Annual corpora on registra on fee $ 10.00
Par ng gi for Board member, Treasurer, and President $ 121.80
Boise mee ng expenses … $ 9,173.00
Annual mee ng grant recipient $ 1,000.00
Boise mee ng keynote speaker – David Adler $ 705.08
PayPal fee (LexisNexis contribu on and registra on fees)* $ 250.00
*es mated
II. Business Market Savings Balance
Total interest paid $ 1.22
Balance as of December 2017 $ 15,842.19
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Reflections on Hidden Gems at WestPac 2017 Grant Recipient: Lee Van Duzer, Law Librarian, Washington County, OR
I would like to start by thanking the WestPac Grant Commi ee for awarding me a grant and enabling me to a end the WestPac conference! It was an excep onal chance to meet people from around the region, some in my own state even, and see some familiar faces from AALL annual mee ngs.
Boise is a hidden gem, and treated us to gorgeous weather the first day before the open‐ing recep on. Though it rained the second day, the sun peaked out again the last day and made for some stunning views of the snow‐capped mountains. Boise is a surprisingly vibrant city with a lot to offer visitors, including great food and drinks and fascina ng history.
This was my first me a ending a regional conference and I had no idea what to expect. The smaller more in mate group (compared to AALL) made for easier networking, and the single track of presenta ons made scheduling easy and allowed me to see programs outside my normal interests that s ll had useful informa on —more hidden gems.
The keynote speaker, Dr. David Adler of the Alturas Ins tute, discussed the topic of how the power of war is addressed in the U.S. Cons tu on. What seems to be a split between the power to declare war being vested in Congress and the tle Commander‐in‐Chief with the President becomes clearer in the context of the me. When the Cons tu on was dra ed the tle of Commander‐in‐Chief was o en given to the person placed in charge of the armies by the sovereign, but it did not convey absolute command. The sovereign alone held the power to begin a war and could direct the Commander‐in‐Chief in how to execute the war. The posi on, as envisioned by the founders, allowed the President to execute a war declared by Congress, as directed by Con‐gress. This contrasts with the current scope accepted by many wherein the Commander‐in‐Chief claims su‐preme authority and appears capable of ini a ng hos li es even without a declara on by Congress.
The session “Hot Topics, Social Media, and Legal Research: Making Teachable Moments Out of the Latest Viral News” was an interes ng look at how hot topics can be used to teach about finding the related legal authori‐es, such as statutes, cases, regula ons, ordinances, dockets, etc. Current events, such as the controversy
over sanctuary ci es, and historic examples, such as Truman’s order integra ng the armed forces, were refer‐enced. I plan to use this technique for wri ng some of my monthly ar cles for the local bar newsle er. I also learned about two valuable resources: the American Presidency Project and the Weekly Compila on of Presi‐den al Documents.
“Weathering the Storm: Worst‐Case Scenarios and Silver Linings in Preserving the Digital Law Library” hit close to home since we, like so many others, have reduced our print subscrip on upkeep in favor of digital re‐sources. Valeri Craigle’s opening quote by Vint Cerf was striking: “We are nonchalantly throwing all of our da‐ta into what could become an informa on black hole without realizing it.” While we are not involved in ins ‐tu onal data preserva on, we rely on data from other ins tu ons: the court, local bar, state legislature, and county administra ve office. My predecessor was recognized for organizing an ini a ve to digi ze historic Oregon statutes. However, we also retain these in print and have some legisla ve history and court briefs on microfilm. I’m all too aware that were we to stop paying for Lexis Advance and Westlaw our collec on would drop in size considerably. The follow‐up discussion by LLMC’s Kurt Meyer focused on their program to digi ze early state records. He illustrated the challenges in bringing older materials to the digital age, but also the val‐ue in making them accessible. The risk of damage to microfilm from vinegar syndrome highlights that no me‐dium is perfect for preserva on.
Finally, one of the best concepts brought forth in the closing program, “Q&A: Tech Services,” was that if we are con nually asked to do more with less, eventually less is less. While we strive to maintain service and ac‐cess to informa on in the face of budget cuts, we can only do so much before cuts result in real reduc ons to service levels.
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the Business Meeting—10/20/17 Boise, Idaho Submi ed by Jennifer Gross (for Secretary, Nick Harrell, in absen a)
The minutes of the prior mee ng in Aus n were approved. AALL Treasurer Jean Willis encouraged everyone to join AALL and provided an AALL update. Vicki Szymczak expressed concerns that the AALL Annual Mee ng is East Coast centric. Jean explained that a endance at the mee ng drops when it is on the West Coast. Jaye Barlous gave the WestPac Treasurer’s Report. We currently have a healthy balance. Jaye thanked everyone for le ng her be Treasurer. Ning Han will be the new Treasurer. There was no report from the WestPac Secretary. Archives Jacque Jurkins reported there has been some weeding of some things that are now available online. Educa on Kelly Reynolds thanked Hilary Hardcastle for all the hard work of the Educa on Commi ee. Grants and Awards Brian Huffman of the Grants and Awards Commi ee presented 2 grants to Stacey Gordon and Lee Van Duzer. Membership The current membership is 134 ac ve and 38 life members for a total of 172 members. In July, the member‐ship was 126 and 148 last October in Jackson Hole. This reflects 19 new members. The commi ee received one sugges on for life member, Laura Orr. A vote was taken and Laura Orr was unanimously approved as a life member. Public Rela ons Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson reported that in July the Public Rela ons Commi ee put together a poster to dis‐play at the AALL Annual Conference in Aus n. Lisa is looking into social media and asked everyone to post their pictures to our Flickr account. WestPac will work on crea ng a waiver so members can opt out of having their pictures posted on social media. Government Rela ons Dave McFadden reported that we now have reps for each state. Site Selec on Dennis Sears reported that Buck Sterling has offered to host the next mee ng in Anchorage, Alaska. Newsle er Harriet Zook asked for everyone to contribute to the next newsle er. She also reported that she and Kathy Faust had erroneously been named as the longest running members of WestPac when in fact it is Jacque Jurkins who has been a member since 1967. Local Arrangements Ning Han thanked the Local Arrangements Commi ee, especially Allison Perry from Hawley Troxell who spon‐sored the opening recep on and tonight’s dinner. Ning also thanked Stacey Etheredge from Univ. of Idaho and her colleagues Emily Donnellan and Michael Greenlee. Kelly Reynolds also thanked Local Arrangements for an excellent conference. The gavel was passed and Hilary Hardcastle took over as President. The mee ng was adjourned.
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Editors
Harriet Zook
David McClure
Megan Aus n
Editorial changes—This will be my last issue as part of the
WestPac editorial team. I have enjoyed working on the news‐
le er over these last 5 years. I leave it in the capable hands of
David & Megan. Megan recently joined the team and we are
glad to have her on board. Thanks again for your support.—Harriet Zook