Committee Appointments still available!

I've received 251 completed online committee volunteer forms! Thank you! There's still room for consideration for a number of excellent committee appointments.
I am especially interested in hearing from those interested in appointments to:

Chapter Relations
Election (must be able to cover travel to Chicago)
Human Resource Development and Recruitment
Literacy
Membership Meetings
Organization
Professional Ethics
Public Awareness
Publishing
Resolutions
Web Site Advisory

Recent activities

This week I attended a reception at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas Libraries that commemorated the Gloria Anzaldua Papers.
October was filled with attendance at a number of new and annually scheduled events, including:
Media Training at ALA, Chicago
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, 10-15 October, Dallas
The Sequoyah Research Center Symposium, 19-22 October, Little Rock
Orientation and the Fall ALA Executive Board meeting, 23- 29 October, Chicago
National Literacy Summit.2, 30 October, Washington, DC

We also spent several weeks hosting guests, including Dr. Tangi Steen from the U of South Australia.

Meanwhile, the UT-Austin women's basketball season opener was an exhibition game against the Houston Jaguars. The Longhorns are on their way to a winning season.