<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wim:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm just saying that I don't think we have our "message" well crafted yet.  We have several valid points, but we haven't developed a well organized message.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 6/15/2003 at 8:31 PM Wimblees@aol.com wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 6/15/03 11:02:04 AM Central Daylight Time, dm.porritt@verizon.net writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">First I think we need to clarify what impact we are trying to make before we get "in their face".<BR>  <BR>dave<BR>*********** </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Dave<BR><BR>I did not mean this in a derogatory or pushy way. I just meant, we need to let them know of our existence and be present at their conventions. They way I understand it, their conventions are much like our, in that there are classes administrators can attend. So even if we go, and give a "presentation," it would only be one or two classes. But perhaps they also have an exhibit hall. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE>**************** END MESSAGE FROM Wimblees@aol.com *********************</FONT> </FONT></BODY></HTML> <PRE> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE>