I would like to again thank our sponsors and the great commitment and support that they have provided to NASTD: Diamond Sponsors : AT&T, CDW-G, CenturyLink Gold Sponsor : ShoreTel Silver Sponsors : Alcatel-Lucent, Hughes, inContact, McAfee, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions, Riverbed Technology, Symantec Bronze Sponsors : ADTRAN, AirWatch by VMWare, Alexander Open Systems, Avaya, AVI-SPL, Carousel Industries, Cox Business, EarthLink Business, EMC, HP, Integris Applied, ISAM, Level 3 Communications, Navisite, Spirit Communications Media Sponsors : Governing, Government Technology, Public CIO, Government Executive We have been very fortunate to have had Darin Rand of Oregon as our President this past year, and as he moves on to his role as Immediate Past President on the Executive Board, I look forward to having his experience and insight available to us over the next year