I hope this is not the last letter for this year. I wonder how the banquet
went?

Hi Anita,
First of all, I have to correct a mistake that I made yesterday. It was Ohio
and Michigan who got newsletter awards. Sorry New York, I must have been
having a "senior" moment.
Here at NSH it is the last day of workshops and everyone is looking a bit
tired. I know I am tired! Many people have gone home but there are still a
good number of folks left to attend workshops and of course, the banquet
tonite. Some statistics: There were approx. 1125 people in attendance and in
addition to the US, eleven other countries were represented. 85 vendors were
represented.
It was announced in the General Membership meeting that the membership of
NSH
is now 3,936.
The tables in the registration area are being taken down and the vendors are
packed up - all the excitement of a few days ago is gone as people are
looking forward to getting home, or for some of us - taking some time to see
Providence and other parts of New England and the east coast. I met people
who were going on to Boston or Maine or New York to name a few other
destinations.
I have been lucky to have attended several NSH S/C's, both as a tech and as
a
 vendor and I always thought that they looked very well planned. This year I
worked as a liason and also presented a workshop and attended several
meetings and it was impressive to see some of the hard work and effort
behind
the scenes that it takes to put on a meeting of this caliber. The NSH staff
and the local people are to be commended for a job well done. Tonite we have
the banquet and the awards presentation. Tomorrow is the HOD meeting and
then
NSH 1999 in Providence becomes history.
Next year Wisconsin!

Andi Grantham