replacement, I am fulfilling this position for an interim period until another can take over this task. As a result this H.I. publication, for the third quarter of 2008, is being done retroactively. I will also attempt to do the last issue of 2008 retroactively. Unfortunately, there are just too many missed publications to do any other retroactive issues. In the meantime I am very pleased to announce that Jim Purdie will be taking over as Editor of H.I. as of the first issue for 2009. We are happy Jim has
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volunteered for this important task. Not only will H.I. provide you information on what the IHS is doing on your behalf via the various reports on IHS activities, it will at the same provide articles of interest. We are confident Jim will do an excellent job and keep H.I. on track with its quarterly publications.
As we would like H.I. to be as international as possible we are also in need of people to translate articles from their original text, which can be submitted in most any language - most commonly in English, Spanish or French. Most of all, we depend upon contributions of articles from members of the hibiscus community. If you can write new material or have previously written material that you would like to see become a permanent record or our web site, the entire hibiscus community will be thankful. I appeal to those of you reading this who might want to contribute to the entire hibiscus community in the above regard to please contact me Jim Purdie at jpu11707@bigpond.net.au
