We thank ILSI for their support over the past 8 years and we look forward to many more years of mutual benefit between our organizations. It is the job of the Program Committee to set the program schedule for each Annual Meeting. David Golden, from the University of Tennessee, was the Chairperson for the 2000 Program Committee. With a record number of papers submitted, the Committee labored long and hard this year. Thank you, David, and your Committee for the many hours each of you contributed over the past year.
Sponsors play an important role in our conference.
Through sponsorship funds, we are able to offer amenities to our attendees that we might not otherwise be able to provide. Our deepest thanks to everyone who helped provide sponsorship for the 2000 Annual Meeting. A list of sponsors is shown on page 862. We encourage you to do business with our sponsors and to thank them for supporting the Association. A personal thanks from you to one of the sponsor representatives may help assure their continued support.