b'YOUR ACADEMY AT WORKAsk the BoardWhy isnt there going to be a printed program at this years Annual Meeting? Active Member- Downey, CA app. To meet the needs of these members, Thank you for your timely question. Each year,there will be a downloadable PDF schedule of usage of the Annual Meeting app has increased.events for them to print out and carry.Last year, over 70% of the people at theThank you again for your timely question, and I meeting used the mobile app. Its great to seelook forward to seeing you in San Diego. our members getting so much value from this tool, but the downside is that it resulted in overSincerely,a thousand unused printed programs.Dr. Sayward Duggan Producing a printed program costs theDistrict 3 organization a lot in both staff time, freelanceAAP Board of Trusteessupport, printing, and shipping. Simply put, the value of the printed guide, based on how many people used it, no longer justified the expense. In addition to the mobile app, the Annual Meeting website for San Diego will feature more information than ever before, with a new plugin that pulls information directly from the app. That information will also be the most accurate, because quite often changes to session times, locations, or speakers occur after a physical guide has already been printed.We do realize that many members still prefer having a printed program instead of a digital 21'