This is great,  Fran.   We owe this in no small part to your diligence 
and excellence in organizing the conference.  I'm looking forward to it. 
(Now it I could just get that paper done......)

Rosemary

Rosemary Hartigan
Director, Business and Executive Programs and Collegiate Professor
Graduate School of Management and Technology
University of Maryland University College

Fran Zollers wrote:

>Colleagues,
>
>I just did a quick count of papers, panels, etc. for the San Francisco
>conference.
>
>Papers - 187 (including 8 student papers)
>Panels - 6
>Poster Sessions - 7
>Seminars/Symposia/Workshops - 5
>
>That makes 205 opportunities to partake of the scholarship of our
>colleagues. The range is broad, and the content is current. I know you
>will find much to engage you. 
>
>I'm very pleased with these numbers, and the opportunities they will
>bring. Thanks to all for responding so enthusiastically to the
>conference and its location.
>
>See you very soon. If you haven't done so, be sure to check the
>program
>on the conference web site.
>
>Fran Zollers
>  
>