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It's amazing how much can happen when you're not looking. Things have been particularly busy around the MADA offices since the last FrameWorks issue went to print. Let me summarize some of the more interesting activities.
First, I'm pleased to announce that Patricia McCauley has joined us as our new Office Manager. If you call our offices, chances are Patricia will be the cheery voice on the other end of the line. She comes to us with a wealth of experience in direct mail, retail, and other related skills. It's a pleasure to have her here to take care of all the important stuff. If you have any questions with your memberships, mailings, or products you've ordered, she's the person to contact.
Regarding the program, we already have tenative speaking agreements with various Apple and Symantec folks. Bob Hablutzel, the conference chairperson, is actively pursuing other presenters. He's determined to make this the best MADA conference yet.
We're looking for MADA members that would like to present at the conference. The Call for Participation on page 15 describes the types of sessions, typical topics, and so on. If you have an idea for a presentation, send Bob a link at MADA.CON. He's also interested in hearing your suggestions for a banquet speaker and vendor presentations.
We're looking at a variety of options-a bimonthly newsletter mailed between FrameWorks issues, an AppleLink bulletin board (with synchronized counterparts on America Online and CompuServe), and a member-wide broadcast electronic service (if you have any suggestions we'd like to hear them). Once we've finalized a mechanism, we'll be offering additional member services such as an employment clearing house.
We're also hoping to expand our tools offerings, so that we can provide our members with the broadest possible range of object-oriented software and development tools at substantial discounts. We're talking to a variety of developers about publishing software that's already available from other sources. We're also looking for new tools, class libraries, and utilities that have never been published before. If you know of any exciting prospects let us know (and expect to see some announcements in the very near future).
The final message remains the same as in the last FrameWorks-let us know what we can do to improve our service to you our members. That's why we're here.




