The annual state of CPNP report

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Our 16th Annual Meeting is now on the record. What a positive experience!! Thanks to the Program Committee (chaired by Jody Malhotra), the Recertification Editorial Board (chaired by Sarah Melton) and the many others (most especially the CPNP Staff – Brenda Schimenti, Greg Payne, and Vanessa Wasser) for the endless hours of effort they put in to make this a successful meeting full of stimulating programming. Once again, The Broadmoor proved to be a wonderful venue for our meeting; several of us realized that the resident deer remembered us from our last meeting!!I know that there are members who could not attend that Annual Meeting, and there are members who needed to depart early and could not attend our annual Town Hall meeting to discuss the “State of CPNP”. I'd like to review some of the information that we presented at the Town Hall meeting and refer you to the Town Hall slide deck and minutes.CPNP is strong! Your organization is growing and evolving to meet members' (your) needs. We now boast a membership of over 1300 people. CPNP's Board of Directors focused on three top priorities for 2012–2013 We were able to report significant progress on each of these at the Town Hall Meeting:Despite the challenges that face individuals and organizations (the economy and unemployment, government budget cuts and travel restrictions for some of our members, healthcare legislation, and changes to industry support) our profession and specialty enjoys solid fundamentals that enable CPNP to move forward and evolve to meet our members' needs.And now, the future. Your Board of Directors has identified their 3 major priorities for 2013–2014:As part of the process of looking toward to the future, we completed the ceremonial Transition of Officers at the Town Hall Meeting. Although Julie Dopheide won't actually assume the office of President until July 1, she received her gavel of office during the Transition Ceremony. She will do a great job of leading us to achieve our priorities and goals. Other incoming members of the Board of Directors will be Ray Love (At-Large), Chris Thomas (Treasurer), and Stan Weber (Advisory Appointee). Steve Burghart will be continuing on the Board as Incoming President-Elect while Jerry McKee, Megan Ehret and Gary Levin will conclude their terms.Please remember that, even if you weren't able to attend this year's Annual Meeting, next April will be here before you know it. We'll look forward to seeing everyone in Phoenix for our 17th Annual Meeting. Mark your calendars now for April 27–30 at the Arizona Grand!!‘Til next month.Rex Lott