Charles Lagerbom, APS Membership Chair, writes:

Summer greetings from the coast of Maine! We survived one of the snowier winters on record and now are seeing trees come to life, days becoming bright and sunny, and tourists appearing in greater numbers along Route 1.

The mailing of the January issue of The Polar Times was successful, although a few were returned to the APS Membership Center. Please keep us informed of new addresses. We were also notified that a few members had difficulty receiving their copies. The APS is constantly working to make sure addresses are correct and valid. We really appreciate the members who keep up us up-to-date with their changing information, saving us significant postage costs. Thank you!

In accordance with the drive to keep society costs down, the Membership Center will attempt to notify members of their renewals this coming October by email. We will do this as much as possible and will send renewal notices by mail to those we do not reach electronically. The Membership Center will chart the responses and evaluate this attempt at lowering postage costs for the society. So if you have a new email address or it has changed or if you are not sure we have the correct one, please contact us at the Membership Center. Rest assured that regular mail efforts will continue to those who do not have email or have not shared their email addresses with us. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact us at the APS Membership Center.

My family and I have just finished construction of a new home in Northport, Maine and so the society’s email address will be changing sometime over the summer. We should be all settled and arranged before the fall attempt at email renewals. Please note: APS Membership Center’s regular mail address will continue to remain the same:
American Polar Society, PO Box 300, Searsport, Maine 04974.

The APS has seen a decent influx of new members in the first half of 2008. Sending someone an APS membership would make a great Christmas gift. Please refer to the Business Reply Card insert in the latest issue. As always, if you have a friend, colleague or someone who might be interested in the APS and The Polar Times, please contact the Membership Center and we will send a complimentary issue to them with membership information.

I consider it a privilege to serve as your Membership Chair and want to thank you for all your help and support.