Report on the East Central Regional Forum

Almost imperceptibly, the mood in the Chicago Sheraton Northwest Hotel lobby lightened with a slow and steady influx of 563 AAs and their friends for the East Central Regional Forum in Arlington Heights, Illinois, November 9-11,2007. AAs from throughout the region gathered in the lobby, sharing warm greetings, handshakes, and beaming smiles of welcome. The host committee, ready at entrances, tables, and foyers, welcomed travelers to the last Regional Forum of 2007.