Gobble Gobble Gobble, Thanksgiving comes early this year. We are actually experiencing a noticeable autumn and I hope you are enjoying this fine weather. The desert is green and there are flowers blooming! In the E-News you will find material about:

• The November Board Meeting
• Research Volunteers Needed
• New Board Member Nominations

November Board Meeting

• Luncheon and Special Events Committee – Jean Duncan reported that the Fall Luncheon was a tremendous success – good facilities, good food, good members, and an excellent speaker. Jean also told the Board she now has a committee of six and that they were going to meet at the end of November to brainstorm ideas for future events. If you have any suggestions for this committee contact Jean at chester.duncan@asu.edu.  Note: for those of you who did not get a chance to attend the luncheon there is a nice story in ASURA's Past Events page and pictures taken by Gary Kleemann and Don Nilsen in the ASURA Photo Gallery.
• Membership – The monthly membership report showed, for the first time in several years, that membership renewals were up over the previous year. To help ensure that our records are current could you quickly review the following contact information and if any part is not correct or you want to change either email ASURA at asura@asu.edu or phone the ASURA Office at 480-965-7668.

Contact Data in ASURA Database

• Name - Billy the Kid
• Address - 5678 West Blvd 
  
                  Waco
  
                  NM 12345-67
• Phone - xxx-yyy-zzzz
• Cell Phone - xxx-yyy-zzzz
• Email - billy.the.kid@billy.kid

Research Volunteers Needed for Max Cycle Testing Study

Ian Villanueva, a graduate student at ASU, needs volunteers for his research study. The volunteers are needed for an exercise study looking at measuring maximal cycling ability and maximal oxygen uptake. The volunteers should be:

• Between 60 and 80 years of age
• In good physical health
• Without any restriction to exercise
• Nonsmokers

Study participation requires two visits to the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus. Each visit last about ninety minutes and there is a $30 compensation for completing both visits. If you are interested contact Ian at Ian.Villanueva@asu.edu or phone him at 602-827-2492.

New Board Members Nominations

Now is the time to get your name on next year’s Board Member ballot. Historically there has not been an overwhelming interest in Board membership. But being on the Board is not onerous, there is only one meeting a month during the academic year and it is fun, a chance to meet and interact with some of the most interesting people in the world. The early bird gets the worm so if you are interested in joining the ASURA Board let Jeri Meeks (jeri.meeks@asu.edu), chair of the Board Nominating Committee, know of your interest.  Note:  While expressing an interest is probably enough to get on the ballot, if you want to guarantee being on the ballot you can submit a nominating petition – see Board Nominating Procedures for the details