Hi VAGARA Members,

I’d like to welcome all the new members and thank those who have renewed their membership since the new dues model took effect late last year. As a reminder, you'll receive an email when your 2025 dues payment is due, but that may be later in the year than you'd expect.  

The board has been busy with other activities, including the 2024 financial audit, filling committee spots, and planning a Records Management Month event in April.  Stay tuned!

Thanks again to all who attended the conference in October. We will be back in Virginia Beach again this fall, so please save the date: Wednesday, October 22rd through Friday, October 24th! A group of your peers and board members is already hard at work planning the conference.  Thanks to those who submitted themes for consideration in the conference theme contest and keep an eye out for a survey related to conference session topics of interest and the open window for session proposal submission.  

The Site Selection Committee has also convened to select the conference locations for 2026 and 2027.  You will receive a survey about future locations in the coming weeks.  We appreciate your input and want to ensure your conference experiences are as rewarding as possible.

Finally, the Nominating Committee has formed and will begin soliciting nominations for board membership positions soon. I encourage each of you to self-nominate if you are interested in serving VAGARA.

Please reach out if you have questions or have suggestions for the board.

Happy Spring!

Jessie Graham

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