Farewell and Thank You

I also want to thank you for the opportunity to serve on your Board of Directors from October 2000 through 2004. During that time, we have broadened the reach and scope of ACET by inviting industry leaders and government officials to our conferences. We faced September 11, a hurricane and budget cuts for travel but always managed to have lively and interesting conferences. ACET received television coverage of our Corpus Christi conference. The shift from hotel based conferences to conferences hosted by educational institutions has reduced costs while providing more technology-friendly rooms for our presentations. Montgomery College, Blinn College, and Texas Christian University were excellent hosts. But what makes an organization worthwhile are the members and friendships that develop. ACET’s tradition of mixing all sorts of educators in computer technology is worth maintaining. It is really interesting to mix high school, community college, trade school and higher ed teachers. Think about it ACET is one of the few scholarly organizations that mixes all teachers and scholars within a discipline.