Our temporary office in Panama is all set up. Phone and internet are go. Call the office in Maine, and the phone rings here, and if I'm not in the office, your message can be converted to an email and sent to me where ever I may be.

This is going to be a very busy few weeks - with preparations for our two upcoming meetings. Instead of having one large conference this winter, we are having two meetings - a focused workshop on digital libraries in Morocco for about 75 people and the annual conference in Panama for about 150 people.

The Morocco workshop is nearly settled. The attendees are registered, papers have been submitted papers, we know the speakers, the sponsors are set, and our partners in Morocco have organized the food and hotel.

The Panama conference still has some work to be done. I am meeting with the hotels on Wednesday to review the status for food, accommodations and meeting rooms. Registrations are coming in, and we are filling the panels with interesting speakers and the poster session with some fascinating research.