Just got back from Acopulco and making a small dent in the Lactnet digests. Since I'm going in for surgery on Tuesday, I fear I may just need to delter a number of them. For those of you who didn't make it to the conference-you were not alone. Attendance was only about half what they hoped for AND what they had contracted for in terms of rooms!. As a result, ILCA lost money big time. The hotel was nice enough to forgive some of the loss, but there is still a hole in the treasury. I believe they may be sending out next year's dues notices early in hopes by people sending theirs in early, they can preserve some of their reserves. So, especially if you had indicated an interest in out of US sites in the past and did not go, please consider this way to help out. What did you miss? Great sessions, a fantastic Fiesta last night, and of course the possibility of a hurricane today (Sunday)!. You missed the chance to see a fantastic PR video from Australia. You didn't learn about a program where babies with facial anomalies (clefts) have surgical repair in a matter of days rather than weeks or months and end up nursing well. You missed seeing James Akre (sp?) from UNICEF doing the Macerina. You didn't learn more about GER. The fantastic breastfeeding programs in Mexico and Brazil are unknown to you. Etc, etc, etc. Must get some sleep so I can work tomorrow. Winnie *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html