I am repeating myself from the last Newsletter, however, one of our key issues this year is membership. The good news is that we are holding pretty steady: we had 663 primary members on Jan. 10, and we have 658 as of today, May 12. Also in good news, we have a new Membership Committee, chaired by Judy Samuels, and also including John Lawless, Gary Cuddeback, and Jaime Marra. They are working toward developing a membership plan for the section. Membership is absolutely crucial to our section — it determines our budget, the strength of our voice on Governing Council, and the number of slots we get for sessions at the Annual Meeting, among other things. Therefore, once again I would urge every section member to log on to the APHA Web site and check your contact information and status of membership — even if you think it’s correct. It only takes a few minutes, but could make a world of difference to the section. To check membership, go to the site http://www.apha.org/intro_private.cfm and click inside the box on the right that says “Where can I find my Member ID?” (‘cause let’s face it, who remembers their APHA member ID?). APHA will then, in a few moments, e-mail you your id, password, and date of member expiration. At the same Web address, click on “Log in now” and log in — then click on “Update your Member Record” (blue box on the right). Check everything, and if you make changes don’t forget to hit the “Submit Changes” button at the bottom of the screen. If your membership is expired or expiring soon, hit the purple “Join/Renew” button on the left of the screen. If APHA does not recognize your e-mail address when you request your ID, don’t give up! Write to membership.mail@apha.org to update your e-mail address. If you don’t, you may not get important information from us, because we rely on APHA’s e-mail lists. Nine times out of 10, if you have not heard from us, it is because the e-mail address on record is wrong.