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Arthur Hirsch wrote:
>
> Helen Mason and I are sitting here, reading your complaints about the lack
> of mail while your movers and shakers are here in DC.
>
> The subject of this year's forum is "Visibility into Action."  As Joan put
> it, last year we gained visibility when the Udall bill passed.  Now that we
> have that visibility, let's do something with it.
>
> Among those on the list of participants:
>
> Ken Aidekman
> Bob Bell  *
> Barbara Brock  *
> Perry Cohen  *
> Jim Cordy
> Maryhelen Davila
> Nicole Gall
> Dolores Gross  *
> Bill Heitman  *
> Art Hirsch  *
> Bob Martone  *
> Helen Mason  *
> Kees Paap  *
> Pat Schark  *
> Dale Severance  *
> Ivan Sussman  *
> Margaret Tuchman  *
> Mary Yost  *
>
> * - these are people whom we have already seen.
>
> The session started out with a speech of introduction by David Rosenthal,
> the board chairman of PAN, and a stirring speech by fearless leader Joan
> Samuelson.  After the playing of a tape describing how Parkinsons destroyed
> the lives of three couples, we went around the room for introductions.
>
> Because of severe storms in the DC area, a lot of people had trouble
> getting into the U.S. Capitol area - so we may have missed several people
> today.
>
> Things are going along well - we both did a lot of networking and met a lot
> of new people including each other.
>
> More tomorrow as time allows.
>
> Art and Helen Mason
Thank you, Nita Andres