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Hello to all. We had a very nice workshop at the AAM Conference in Denver on Museum Loans. It was well attended and we had some great speakers. I would like to thank the speakers, Erika Franek, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Scott Atthowe from Atthowe Fine Art Services in San Francisco; Paul Marcon from the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottowa; Kele McComsey from Surroundart in New York; Camilla J. Van Vooren from the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts in Denver; Reid Schell from Fremont Frameworks LLC in Lander, Wyoming; and Mark Lank from U. S. Art Company, Inc. Their contributions were what made the workshop a success. Victoria France of Willis Fine Art, Jewelry, and Specie was scheduled to speak on insurance issues but at the last minute was unable to attend. Victoria we missed you, but we?ll find a place for you at a future workshop. I would also like to thank the PACIN Steering Committee for all the help they gave me in putting this workshop together. Without their help and advice, the workshop would not have been realized. A lot of additional help was given from Andi Alameda, Ashley McGrew, Scott Atthowe, Bryan Cooke, Karen Christensen, Brent Powell, Kim Powell, Mike Hascal, Mike Otto, and Mark Starling. So Many people were involved with making this workshop a success; please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone. The workshop was my last official function as the Chair of PACIN. Brent Powell will be taking over as the new Chair. Brent was the Chair very early in PACIN?s history and brought about many good things, such as our publications, and some very memorable workshops. Brent hopes to bring about many new changes in PACIN that I am very excited about. Look for him to be sending out a letter to all of PACIN?s members very soon. It has been my honor to serve as the Chair of PACIN for the last few years. I wish all of you my best and hope to see you in Philadelphia. Richard Hinson |