On behalf of the Los Angeles Chapter of RIMS, I wish to thank each and every one of you for all of your efforts and contributions in making 2012 a tremendous year of growth for our chapter. I also wish to welcome all of the new members who joined the chapter last year. There are so many of you that I received communication from the Society in New York informing me that the LA Chapter of RIMS will receive a RIMS Membership SuperStar Award for growth in 2012. Our chapter membership grew by 9%. The board of directors wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you and welcome to all of our new members.

Our chapter has an exciting year planned for you. The national RIMS conference will be held April 21-24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A couple of our chapter board members will be speaking at various sessions.