By the time you are reading this newsletter, the summer will be almost over and we will be getting ready for our September meeting.
To put you up to speed in the news since our last edition:
a) a new Board of Directors for 2002-2003 was nominated and elected in our annual meeting in May and
b) we had a great breakfast meeting at IFT in Anaheim. For those that have to wake up early in the morning to attend our meeting, it was worthy because Kim Magin from Monsanto gave us an excellent overview of Biotechnology nowadays.

Nevertheless, this is an outline of what you will find in this edition.

PRESIDENT'S LETTER. I struggled to find the right title for this edition until I read Joan Harvey's president's letter. Her enthusiasm is so contagious that it motivated me. I invite you to read it and hopefully it will motivate you to participate in the growth of the Society.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT. Ed Albaugh is presenting the description of next season's programs. Hopefully you will be able to join us in as many of these educational sessions that he has prepared throughout the year.

NEW MEMBERS AND UPGRADES. This time we welcome a new apprentice member and congratulate two new certificate members. Please read their bios in our dedicated section.

CONTRIBUTORS: This edition's contributors are Deborah Groendyk and Gerard Mosciano. Deborah is a new contributor to the Society News, she promises to treat us with information in her new column Botanicals, etc. Her first article, Botanicals in Flavors, will introduce you to a world of unlimited possibilities in flavor creation. Of course everyone should be familiar with Gerard Mosciano. Gerard brings us an article for our Cybermania column about a new web site "Food Navigator" that has a wealth of information on food industry news, updates and product introductions. If you would like to learn more about our contributors, I could add a column with a short self-biography. Comments?

CORRESPONDENCE: This happened like right out of a movie scene, I got last-minute-news and I had to call the printer shop and tell them to STOP THE PRESS! Seriously, Carole Pollock sent me a letter and we were going to try to include it in this edition...and we did. Please read Carole's letter inside. I am sure that most of you are familiar with Carole Pollock, she is truly an icon in the Flavor Business. Well, Carole is facing a new career challenge: she is retiring. Please join me to send her a big applause and best wishes in her next step. We will miss you!

I hope you enjoy this newsletter. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

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