Pictured above are the members of SCUP's Southern Regional Council at their meeting on Monday. From left to right: Bob Gunn, Lewis Goodwin (kneeling), Tom Woodward, Tim Fish, Ken Higa (kneeling), Lily Berrios, regional council chair Cynthia Holt (seated wearing her crown), Mary Ann LaFleur, and Gita Hendessi.

SCUP's regions, the management and their relationship to the delivery of products and services, has been a topic of great concern, especially for the past two years. As they have stepped up and created a doubling of regional events—primarily by planning and implementing short, one-day (or less) events in metropolitan areas, they both increase society revenues and create a demand on staff resources. One indicator of the growth of the regions is the fact that in the past year, for the first time ever, more members participated in regional events (when all totaled up) than attended the annual, international conference and idea marketplace.

One thing that has meant for regional leadership is more communication and more meetings. Each region had a regional council meeting in Montreal, as well as a regional meeting for all attendees from each of the five regions. In addition, the five regional councils will meet as a group before the conference ends.