The new provincial executive has had an initial meeting, and we are all assigned portfolio responsibilities. There are lots of new ideas and initiatives in place related to education, chapter activity and networking for members. We will not be hosting an MDRAO conference this year; however, we hope to see many at CAMDR in October.

On behalf of SIGMA Chapter, I would like to personally thank the past President, Dianne King, for her years of dedication and service to SIGMA Chapter. Dianne will be receiving a special award from our SIGMA Chapter. There will be a new executive team working with me this term. I look forward to an exciting journey together with our members. An email introducing our SIGMA Chapter executive team will be circulated shortly.

As we move forward into this new membership year, 2016/17, an increase in our general membership is much anticipated. We have seen a transformation of the younger generation into the field of medical device reprocessing, and we are encouraging greater participation throughout the year. As we progress, I would like to thank the outgoing executive for their ongoing efforts over the last two years; I look forward to two more good years ahead. Please welcome the new executive, Louis Konstant (Secretary), Pablo Ramiro (VP), Jocelyn Samson (Treasurer) and myself (President). We want to welcome all new members for the 2016/17 membership year, and we hope you will all get rewarding satisfaction throughout the year as you get engaged.

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