I want to second Mike Polk's recognition of the success of SHA 2010 
on Amelia Island, Florida. With over 900 officially registered and 
ca. 1,100 attending it was a technical success but more importantly 
it was a success as a conference. The setting was wonderful [except 
it was isolated physically and thus probably expensive for our 
student members] and the 15 min. for papers experiment worked, I 
think, quite well.

We had some wonderful special events like the tours and the Public 
Session at Kingsley Plantation. We could see the sun rise every 
morning from out hotel windows and the beach was very enjoyable. It 
was wonderful and clever that the organizers froze all the 
alligators, dangerous snakes, and mosquitos. I actually liked the 
cold. The Banquet and Awards Ceremony were very well done with great 
acceptance speeches - Southern political humor by more than one 
winner and a "thank you talk" by Judith Bense we will long remember.

Congratulations to Della Scott-Ireton and all her conference 
committee members on a complete success for SHA 2010.

We now all look forward for 2011 in Austin, Texas.

Bob Schuyler