b'BOARDOFDIRECTORS KURTCARISONELMERBACCUS Rockford,IllinoisHerrin,Illinois HARWOODH.FENNERALLANBOONE BentonHarbor,MichiganOmaha,Nebraska ROBERTE.FIRSTW.G.COLLINS Lima,OhioSouthBend,Indiana LEONARDE.KELLYCLIFFORDJOHNSON KansasCity,KansasTulsa,Oklahoma RODNEYNAUCKEBRIANPARTRIDGE FortSmith,ArkansasDenver,Colorado Eachyear,ourofficersanddirectorsdevoteaconsiderableamount oftimeandeffortonbehalfoftheAssociation;theirpurposeistosee thatMRCAservesyouandourothermembersinthebestwaypossible.We urgeyoutocontacttheofficer/directorfromyourareaoranyofficer ordirectorifyouhaveanycommentsorsuggestions,wanttofindout what\'splannedfortheupcomingyear,etc.Themorecommunicationthe better! NEWMEMBERSHIPROSTERS EnclosedisanewmembershipRosterhotoffthepress.Ifthere areanycorrectionsorchangesrequiredinyourlisting,letusknow nowwhileyou\'rethinkingaboutit.UsetheenclosedCOMMENTSHEET. PROGRAMTAPESANDHANDOUTS Cassettetapesofthebusinessprogramsatthisyear\'sconvention willbeavailableshortly.Priceinformationandanorderformforthe tapeswillbeenclosedwithnextmonth\'sissueofthispublication. Wehavealreadyreceivedanumberofinquiriesconcerningwritten reportsdealingwiththebusinessprogramentitledWillOnePlyFly- An UpdateandMRCA\'scontinuinginvestigationofsingleplysystems.In additiontothecassettetapeoflastyear\'sbusinessprogramonsingle plysystemsandthecassettetapeofthisyear\'sprogram,whichwill shortlybeavailable,MRCApublishedinJune,1978abookletentitled PreliminaryReportonSinglePlySystems.Weintendtoupdatethat reportwithamorecompletereportofourAssociation\'sinvestigation intosingleplysystems.However,themorecompletereportisnotnow availableandwillnotbeavailablebeforeearlynextyear.Wewill adviseyouwhenthereportisavailable. Duringthesingleplyprogramofthisyear\'sconvention,referenc~ wasmadetothe"BAM\'\'report.ThisisareportoftheBundesanstaltfur Materialprufung,Berlin,Germany.Translated,thisistheWestGerman government\'sFederalInstituteforMaterialTesting- the_counterpart_of ourNationalBureauofStandards.TheBAMreportisawrite-upbythis._ Germangovernmentalagencyofaresearchprojectentitled"Studieson'