We started off on a slow note yesterday due to some problem at Yahoo Groups. Messages took eight hours to be distributed.
Patience is a virtue here and fortunately things seem to be working fine now.
Again, many thanks to everyone for participating in this forum. Virtual conferencing is new to many of us. I wish we could combine this virtual conference with a meeting in the natural world. Even if we couldn't all get together, there is much to be said about physical presence. We will arrange a series of real-time chats and the message board in the Club can also be used for questions about the conference protocol and guidelines.