To help you better plan all the activities that you can possibly pack into five days of blacksmithing, demonstrations, lessons, art, exhibits, tool buying, slide shows and camaraderie, we have posted the Conference Schedule here http://www.abana.org/membership/conference. Conference Registration may be found at http://www.abana.org/membership/conference/index.shtml. Family Programs are located at http://www.abana.org/membership/conference/family_programs.shtml. We will also have two Affiliate Newsletter Editors meetings, 12:30 -1:30, Thursday & Friday, in Perkins Room #225.

Also, don't forget to bring a donation for the auction, ABANA's major fund raiser. Col. Tim Ryan and his crew are sure to raise a lot of money and put on a good show. This conference is the culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of people.

A big thank you to everyone who entered the Conference Poster Contest. Pamela Webb of Denver was the winner. You will be able to buy a copy of this wonderful collectable poster at the conference. There is a very limited number of these so if you want one, don't dally. All of the posters can be seen here http://magichammer.freeservers.com/poster.htm

We also have the Affiliate Liaison Representative E-mail list that I strongly encourage the Affiliate Representatives to join, http://www.abana.org/affiliates/index.shtml, as this list will become the basis for the Affiliate Liaison Program.

There were over 160,000 power tool accidents in the USA last year that required medical attention. Take a few extra minutes to be safe!

See you all in Kentucky!!!

Dave Mudge, Affiliate Liaison
Member Services Division
Chairman Internet Committee
985.735.0049
davemudge@abana.org