At the April 26, 2008 Business Meeting, the Virginia Chapter will hold its annual elections. We hope you plan to join us for this important event. The Business Meeting will be held in conjunction with the McLemore Birdsong Conference, April 24-27, 2008 at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA. Lunch will be served. The Nominating Committee has met and proposes the following slate of officers and Board members for the July 1, 2008 – July 1, 2010 term: President – Robert C. Gunther, MD Vice-President – William B. Moskowitz, MD Secretary/Treasurer - William C. Rees, MD Immediate Past President – Colleen A. Kraft, MD Delegate-At-Large: Eastern Virginia - Marcella Childs, MD Delegate-At-Large: Northern Virginia - Gonzalo Paz-Soldan, MD Delegate-At-Large: Greater Richmond-Southside Virginia – Robin L. Foster, MD Delegate-At-Large: Central-Shenandoah Virginia - Paul Wisman, MD Delegate-At-Large: Western-Southwest Virginia - Michael Meyer, MD Strategic Plan Coordinator: Education - Vacant / Need Nomination Strategic Plan Coordinator: Health Care Systems – Margaret Jeffries-Honeycutt, MD Strategic Plan Coordinator: Advocacy – Barbara Kahler, MD Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair – Samuel T. Bartle, MD, Membership Committee Chair – C. W. Gowen, MD, Per the Chapter’s Bylaws: following the report of the Nominating Committee at the Business Meeting and prior to election, additional nominations may be made from the floor or if you would like to volunteer to be co-chair or participate on a particular committee please email Jane Davis. If you would like to attend only the Business Meeting, you do not need to register for the Birdsong conference. Simply email Jane Davis, Chapter Manager, at jdavis@ramdocs.org and let her know how many people will be attending.