As I helped my son packing for school, I finally accepted the fact that this summer had slipped by me without my notice. I hope that you all have had a wonderful and productive summer.
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who have participated in the Caucus. I would specially thank all of you for the support I have received at the convention. I hope that I can fulfil the charge you have bestowed on me in this coming year.
Second, I would like to extend my appreciations to all of you who have agreed to serve on different assignments. Special thanks go to Haibin Hu, Dan Wade, Heija Ryoo, Wei Luo, Jie Sue, and Jonathan Franklin. I know that a lot of you have served on the same committee before. I appreciate your willingness to serving again for the coming year. Our Caucus is small; it is even smaller in membership participation. Until we get more members who volunteer to serve on a committee, propose and recommend policy and innovation, I need to rely on the support and suggestions of "old timers". I encourage all of you to actively spread the word about our Caucus.
There are many Asian law librarians out there, and there are even more people who are interested in Asian laws. Although we have quite an impressive lists of names in our membership, we only have a handful of members who are actually actively participating in activities. I know that it is hard to think about this Caucus after we settle into our daily routine when we get back to our posts in life. I would like to ask each of you to consider how we can encourage and promote membership participation by all who share our common concerns.
Last, all my predecessors possess a dynamic personality. I know that I will have a difficult path to follow. I am willing to face this special challenge. I would love to hear from you through out the year. Please help me fulfil my calling as the President of this wonderful Caucus. I hope to hear from you all soon.
In August, Mr. Jie Su, master of the Caucus' webpage for the past year, left his position at Washburn University Law Library to be a computer programmer for the State of Kansas, resigning from his post as maintainer of our webpage. In response to his resignation, the Caucus decided at its last business meeting in Indianapolis that Mr. Wei Luo, Southern Illinois University School of Law Library, would take over the Caucus' web publishing. From now on, the new address for our webpage will be at:
http://www.siu.edu/offices/lawlib/aallc.
Washburn University Law Library will, however, continue to host the Caucus' listserv, a discussion group of interested Caucus members.
Please visit our new webpage, and send any comments or suggestions to Wei Luo at: luo@wulaw.wustl.edu. < by Wei Luo >
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