I've been home from the ILCA conference for a couple of days.  It was  a 
wonderful conference -- the parade of flags was especially moving -- a flag  for 
every country represented at the conference.  Did you know that we have  IBCLCs 
in 65 countries?!  Nils Bergman just reinforced what we already  intuitively 
know about kangaroo care, Donna Ramsey had some wonderful  information about 
breast emptying -- I can't wait to read her information  (unfortunately much of 
it is published in a journal I don't get....).  Too  many others to 
mention....
 
ILCA has come a long way since the days of the office being in Ginni  Bracket
t's home, the phone in my house, and the mid-winter board meetings at the  
home of Linda Kutner.   Lots of wonderful memories brought back at  this 20th 
anniversary celebration!  
 
The originators of ILCA were presented with purple scarves, and the past  
presidents with red hats.  Faith Bedford, ILCA's first president was there,  and 
Kathy Auerbach came to the anniversary party on Friday night.  I  haven't seen 
her in a long time -- what a delight!  I hope everyone that  was there picked 
up the facsimile copy of the very first "JHL" -- then called  Consultant's 
Corner; typewritten and collated on Faith's kitchen table.  It  was a whopping 
16 pages (that is, 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper folded over and  stapled).  
Membership fees for volunteers was $25/year; for professional  practitioners 
(employed) was $40/year.
 
What was most fun was seeing so many people that I know -- or have read on  
Lactnet.  
 
But a special thank you to Cathy & Alyssa Watson-Genna, Diane  Weissinger, 
Nancy Mohrbacher, and Kay Hoover for my Purple Duct Tape  Award.  I love it!!  
 
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC

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