Hi Micky and all, regarding your message of the LLLI Conference: Wouldn't you think that after 50 years, LLLI would be stronger than ever?= We are hoping that LLLI will be around for the next 50 years, but as La Leche League is INTERNATIONAL, the decision not to host another "International" conference was because the nature of the conference was far from International. Most of the participants were and are from the USA, the conference has always been held on US soil. Therefore the LLLI Board of Directors had to make the difficult decision of removing this activity off the LLLI Budget. The conference has not made money over the past few years, therefore it would have been detrimental to the La Leche League International financial situation if continued. This is one step taken to ensure that LLLI will be stronger than ever!! It is the hope of the LLLI Board and the entire community , that there will still be National Conferences and International Conferences offered by other entities, such as Divisions or Affiliates around the world including within the United States. Hope this helps. Ellen Shein, LLL, IBCLC and Member of the LLLI Board of Directors. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html