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A Welcome from the President
June, 2007 You, the ALCA membership, have bestowed a distinct honor upon me by selecting me as your President for the 2007-2008 season. The ALCA is a great organization of worldwide stature. Although leather technology is international in its breadth, the joint international meeting of the ALCA and the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies, hosted by us in June 2007, left no doubt about our continuing viability and our international esteem.
You, the ALCA membership, have also bestowed a great responsibility upon me, a challenge for me to leave the organization in June 2008 a stronger one, well poised to serve the hides and leather community in this century. The ALCA serves its researchers as the chief outlet for the dissemination of new science and technology, namely via its renowned Journal and in its annual meetings. The ALCA serves the students of this technology as the provider of educational materials and short courses. It provides the practitioner of this technology a portfolio of up-to-date test methods of international recognition.
You, the potential member of the ALCA, should know that this unique and historic Association has drawn together an outstanding community of fellow technologists, a group that welcomes you to its membership and camaraderie. Come be a part of this Association (join us online; click Membership), read its journal, contribute to its Discussion Forum, attend its annual meeting, work on its committees, interact professionally and socially, and feel the synergy of working with your peers to advance this ancient technology to 21st Century greatness.
Sincerely,
Bill Marmer President, 2007-2008
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