RA was last month in Spokane - here are Liz Gordon's thoughts -

"My first RA. Big, lots of people and things to see. The people were very friendly and helpful. I arrived Thursday evening, exhausted from a cold and wanted to sleep. I had been told to register right away. I dragged myself across the hotel entryway, to the convention center. What a difference! People greeting me, offers of help, smiles and nods. I managed to get my delegate badge and stumbled off to bed. My fellow ESP delegates, Deb Murphy (also my roomie), Donna Smith and Bharati Khandekar were so incredible and friendly. The Assembly was a real eye opener. Very correct about parliamentary procedure but all items were discussed openly and then voted on. I was excited about some of the issues and really listened to the speakers. I had polled most of Woodmoor's paras on the issues. I wanted to really represent their opinions. It was valuable and I certainly learned a lot. It would be great to go back next year."