I hope we can do this on a more systematic basis in the future to help find worthwhile projects for students and assistance for communities. Third, one topic of discussion at the Eau Claire meeting concerned whether the chapter should consider alternatives to the annual meeting. Several ideas have been proposed, including holding regional workshops, jointly sponsored meetings with other statewide organizations, and one-day professional training workshops. The Board will be considering some of these options and we would like get your thoughts on this matter. Finally, the continuing devolution of government responsibilities to communities will be creating more opportunities for our work.
Community development is clearly on the federal and state agenda now.
We need to find new ways to make our organization more visible in the state. I think there is an opportunity for the Chapter to become a much more important actor in this process. I look forward to serving you over the next year. Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions or ideas you'd like the Board to consider. As most of you know, the theme of this year's conference was Expanding Community Capital by Building Social Capacity.