The Communication Committee works closely with the team at Degnon
Associates to put out the newsletter, and to oversee the website. Beth has
taken over from Susan Rosenthal as both committee co-chair, and newsletter
co-editor. Nicole Wightman and Maya Lopez have joined the newsletter as
associate editors. Robert rotates off the committee chair position in the
coming year. The Committee is proposing major changes in its overall
strategy: We will (pending board approval), discontinue the printed and
mailed newsletter, which came out two times a year, in favor of an
electronic newsletter published quarterly. (Hard copies can still be mailed
to members who do not have email). We anticipate that cost-savings
(printing, mailing) will more than offset additional costs for the new
editions. We also propose to institute electronic message boards, which
will upgrade the functions of the current listservs, allowing more flexible
participation. Damon Korb is taking the lead on this project. The Committe
had two active conference calls, and will continue to meet, remotely, on a
regular basis. We welcome participation by members with ideas and energy.
If communication is the heart of DBPeds, then we in the Communication
Committee are the heart of SDBP!
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