Ken Writes: "We have the talent of introspection between us, the ability to write and express our ideas, and various relationships with publication media. At a past meeting I attended in Chicago someone from the NPS publications venue vehemently stated that making craftperson information available in published form is a lost cause as the information is too volatile for print media. Therefore the conclusion may have been that the need property owners have to efficiently make contact with capable and honest craftspersons could not be satisfied. I think a more apt conclusion is that the print media is severely limited and that there are other media available." I have been plugging away at using the print media to get the word out for some 18 years now. I find that info such as process, proceedure and method can be pass along in print. The further refinements of technique, nuance and art do not print well or at all. I have been criticized from time to time for putting so much effort into the printed word, and criticized for the way it gets changed by the time it is actually published. On the whole I feel good about the effort, but now recognize its limitations. Some of the subtlies, such as technique do get through video, but it is high cost and still limited. These important subtlies of technique really must go from person to person. This is why I have given a new emphasis in my own business to offer workshops that put me directly with more people. The seminar approach I have been organizing in various states (NH, CT, SD so far) helps me draw on and focus local and regional talent as well to help get the word out to hundreds at a time. I am just a one person outfit, much like I was back when I was a tradesperson full time. Getting the preservation trades word out is of critical importance to me personally. I just jump in and do what I can with the limited resources one person can garner. At times I find I have the knack to focus resources well (as in NH CT & SD). Others times it doesn't quite click (like the IPTN workshop, where I didn't make it due to lack of funds). Well, as always, we bump into boulders and find we can step around them and get on with it. I think all these one-person efforts (the list keeper in Texas, Leland and the Guild, BP list, PL list, etc.-all one person efforts) are where the most effective benefits develop. They are responsive to need, develop quickly and are effective. I hope that IPTN *can* become the way to organize them all, and I laud Bryan and the others for getting it together. Identify the resources and make them available. John Leeke, Preservationeer