2006 Meeting   GREETINGS MEMBERS, OUR NEXT MEETING IS SET FOR OCTOBER 7-13 AT KINGSMILL. THE MEETING FORMAT HAS NOT YET BEEN SET. NORMALLY ROOM RATES ARE NEGOTIATED FOR THE DATES GIVEN. SUNDAY IS USUALLY RESERVED FOR THE COUPLES GOLF TOURNAMENT. PAUL SCHULMAN, OUR SOCIAL CHAIR, HAS PLANNED THE WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IS USUALLY SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS IN THE MORNING WITH GOLF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE AWARD BANQUET IS TYPICALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY IS A TRAVEL DAY. IF YOU WILL GIVE A SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AT THIS YEAE'S MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT MIKE POTCHEN (Mike.Potchen@radiology.msu.edu). KINGSMILL RESORT IS IN VIRGINIA AND LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND BETWEEN COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA, BUSH GARDENS AND WATER COUNTRY USA. KINGSMILL CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT www.kingsmill.com. RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE AT THIS WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 800-832-5665 OR 1-757-253-1703. AREA MAPS, RESORT ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS DIRECTIONS TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE SURROUNDING AIRPORTS, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KINGSMILL WEBSITE. OUR MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DINING FACILITIES, ETC. PAUL SCHULMAN WILL HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THE MEMBERS ATTENDING. I HOPE WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TURNOUT FOR THIS MEETING. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL AT ganorton@aol.com OR PAUL SCHULMAN AT imradman@cox.net. WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPILE A LIST OF ATTENDEES AND A WIVES LIST FOR THE MEMBERS TO HAVE WHEN THEY ARRIVE. THIS LIST WOULD ALSO ASSIST US IN PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR NON-GOLFERS AND FAMILIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT MEETING. SEE YOU SOON. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, GEORGE NORTON P.S. I AM EMAILING THIS TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS THAT I HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR. IF THIS DOES NOT REACH YOU BY EMAIL, THEN I EITHER DO NOT HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR I HAVE AN INCORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT qanorton@aol.com IF YOU ONLY RECEIVE THE U.S. POSTAL LETTER COPY.     DEAR ERS COLLEAGUES, I HOPE THIS NOTE FINDS YOU ALL WELL AND ENJOYING LIFE. AS SOCIAL CHAIRMAN, I AM PLANNING WHAT I HOPE WILL BE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM FOR OUR MEETING AT KINGSMILL, OCTOBER 7-13, 2006. MY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH LOVELY VENUES AND GREAT FOOD AT WHAT I HOPE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT VALUE. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL PLAN TO PROVIDE LOCAL RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS SO YOU MAY PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR THE OPEN DINNER NIGHTS ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND IF YOU DESIRE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS FOLLOWING OUR SUNDAY NIGHT WELCOMING COCKTAIL PARTY. MY OBJECTIVE IS TO GIVE YOU LOTS OF ADVANCE NOTICE SO THAT YOU MAY MAXIMIZE YOUR CHOICES AND CEMENT YOUR PLANS. WE SHOULD HAVE A FABULOUS TIME. SUZANNE AND I SEND OUR BEST WISHES AND HOPE TO SEE A LARGE TURNOUT FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A WONDERFUL MEETING AND GREAT GOLF. SINCERELY YOURS, PAUL SCHULMAN SOCIAL CHAIRMAN, ERS