Hi Marilyn, Thanks for the suggestion-- we are just about finished lining up all our speakers-- but I will definitely keep him in mind and forward this info to the rest of the program committee if anyone we had planned on falls through. We are indeed planning a great meeting in College Station-- if you have never been here, you may be in for a surprise at all we have here! Hope to see you then. martha >>> "Goff, Marilyn" <[log in to unmask]> 04/04 3:09 PM >>> Dear Martha: I must begin by apologizing for any duplication of this email since my email has been working poorly in recent days. I realize that you may not want or need a suggestion for speakers for the SCC/MLA conference in College Station 20-24 October 2006, but in the event that you do, one name is suggested from members of the Governmental Relations Committee of the current membership: Jim Hightower. On the web at http://www.jimhightower.com/ Jim Hightower promotes involvement in government and promotes activism. His background, as you may know, includes http://www.jimhightower.com/jim birth in Denison, Agriculture Commissioner, Texas Adopt a Beach cleanup, and other ecological and populist concerns. He has spoken fondly of librarians and libraries in several public speeches I have attended, but I do not know if he is familiar with medical librarians. He has published several books. I do know that he speaks to encourage people to become active in and take responsibility for political matters surrounding them. I feel that in my role as Governmental Relations chair, I should take responsibility for forwarding his name for consideration with the Program Committee and I hope this suggestion is of some help to the Committee. Again, apologies if this suggestion is not needed at this time, and if my other PC actually worked to send a prior email your way (TWU's email is very iffy some days, I am afraid). Finally, I want to thank you for your work to produce what I am sure will be a wonderful conference in College Station. Marilyn Goff TWU Houston Medical Librarian 4 April 06