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Individualchaptersalsohavetheirowntrainingprograms.Forexample,lastNovember, I attended a one-day program in Birmingham, Alabama, called The Jere F. White, Jr. Trial Advocacy Institute, named in honor of Jere White, a Fellow who died in 2011. Other than one short segment with a panel of judges, the presenters at the Institute were all Fellows, who talked about voir dire, opening statements, and direct and cross examination from the perspectives of both plaintiffs and defendants. I have no doubt that there are more programs in other chapters that our Fellows sponsor. Someday, we should add up the number of Fellows who participate in one or more of these training programs – the total number would make us all proud. Those of you who were unable to make it to Key Biscayne for our Spring Meeting now have the chance to read about the speakers and what they had to say. President-Elect Bill Murphy put together an amazing array of speakers on vari- ous topics, and for the first time in my memory, every speaker on Saturday morning received a standing ovation. I hope you all enjoy reading the articles about these presentations as much as we enjoyed listening to them. And for those who missed Key Biscayne, there’s good news – the speakers that President-Elect Murphy has gathered for our Annual Meeting in San Diego look equally impressive. I’ll touch on a few of them to give you an indication of how great the meeting will be. Fellow Jeffery Robinson has written, produced and narrated a documentary called “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.” I watched the documentary after reading a rave review in the New York Times and was blown away by how good it was. I’m looking forward to meet- ing Jeff and hearing him talk about his documentary. Another speaker in San Diego is Leslie Silbert, the daughter of Past President Earl Sil- bert, who died last year. Leslie will talk about a memoir that she wrote with her dad, entitled, “The Miss- ing Watergate Story,” which should be released around the time of our Annual Meeting. Former United States Attorneys Michael Mukasey and Loretta Young, who served un- der Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, respectively, will speak together on the importance of an independent Department of Justice — historically and especial- ly in times of political divisiveness. The last speaker I’ll mention is Vice Admiral Charles W. Martoglio, U.S. Navy (ret.) who is with the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego. Vice Admiral Martoglio spent much of his career developing strategy and policy, fostering inter- national relations and conducting operations, initially for the U.S. Navy and then for all U.S. military forces. He is recognized as one of the Defense Department’s preeminent strategic thinkers, with expertise in contingency planning, international relations and operations execution. I think we can all agree that the College never disappoints when it comes to our Annual and Spring Meetings. Our national staff does an amazing job putting on these meetings (and doing all the other work they do all year long). I’m looking forward to a great program in San Diego, and I hope to see many of you there. Susan Harriman San Francisco, CA SUMMER 2023 JOURNAL 8