John Chiang will be asked to administer the oath of office for the new Board. Russ reported that he would like to publish one more edition at the end of this year. This edition will announce the installation dinner, report about the Foundation and include articles. Ruthe Ashley will write a member profile for this issue. Brian Sun has been suggested for his pro bono representative of Dr. Wen Ho Lee.
Nominations are still open for an officer position.
Toso explained ABC is run on a shoestring and acts as a network that can be activated to support API issues. ABC was very effective in opposing Dan Lungren's Senate Confirmation for State Treasurer. Nominations are open for an ABAS representative on the Barristers Board. Alex Jo reported that the scholarship applications have been distributed to the law students at McGeorge and U.C.D. Law Schools. Rick Sueyoshi previously discussed this idea with Toso and pitched it to his firm.