Congratulations to the following new Executive Committee Members: Prof. Despina Louca (U. Virginia) – President (4 year term) Prof. Brad Olsen (MIT) – Treasurer (2 year term) Prof. Kate Ross (Colorado State) – Communications Secretary (4 year term) Prof. Nancy Ross (Virginia Tech) – Membership Secretary (4 year term)

This letter was submitted to Dr. Cherry A. Murray Director or Office of Science, US DOE. The letter expresses concern over the decline in the number of neutron facilities and urges DOE to prioritize plans for the Second Target Station at SNS and to fully utilize the existing beam ports at both SNS and HFIR.