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presidium. We are not alone in this; John White (president, British Section), Henry Janzen (president, Canadian Section) and others have made similar requests. I was happy to attend the Markneukirchen Congress and to have personal contact with the IVG leadership. I have recommended in a detailed letter to the IVG what I hope are creative ideas and acceptable solutions to the matters I have outlined here. I am committed to finding solutions to the existing problems in order to create a positive, mutually beneficial relationship between the AVS and the IVG. We are, after all, the American Section of the International Viola Society: Association for the Promotion of Viola Performance and Research. As one AVS board member has suggested, "We are concerned that the international part of the title reaches its full potential and [we are] dedicated to updating the organization of the society to meet this goal." I look forward to working with the leaders of the IVG to attain mutually agreeable solutions. I take the trust of AVS members seriously. To me it is a matter of the soul and a unity of the heart.

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