It seems that only yesterday summer was just beginning, and now that the leaves have turned vibrant colors and are falling to the ground, I cannot deny that fall has arrived. Time moves so quickly, and it is hard to feel caught up with our busy schedules. Luckily, though, many of us were able to take a couple of days out of those hectic schedules and recharge our batteries at the Menucha retreat center, while learning about new technologies that we can apply to our work. I really appreciated that we didn't just hear about the latest trends, but rather had discussions about choosing and applying new technologies wisely and efficiently. Thank you to the Oregon Chapter for another great fall conference at peaceful Menucha. Congratulations to the Washington Chapter scholarship winners, Robyn Ward, a student in Emporia State's SLIM program, and Linda Shippert, a new science librarian at WSU Pullman. Be sure to read their conference reports in this issue.

We are looking forward to the next conference, scheduled for October 25-26, 2007, at Pack Forest. The conference will be exploring themes of liaison and outreach work. ACRL president Julie Todaro will be attending the conference and offering her workshop on the "power of personal persuasion" for outreach and liaison work. As many of us have learned, building a new program or services does not ensure that anyone will come. The importance of effective outreach work cannot be understated in today's academic libraries. We will have other speakers at the conference, too, including presentations by members like you. If you have a dynamic outreach program or have developed a unique liaison program, please consider presenting at Pack Forest. A call for proposals will come out in early 2007.

If you are interested in becoming more involved with the chapter and its activities, please consider standing for election to the chapter board. We are currently recruiting volunteers for Member-at-Large and Vice-President/President-Elect. Our Past President, Jessica Albano, is chairing the nominating committee. Please contact her at jalbano@u.washington.edu if you are interested.

See you at Pack Forest in 2007!