The
President's Letter 
By
Dave Middendorf
Welcome Current
and Future Members!
The 2006-2007
Dallas/Fort Worth REA season was once again a success. We had
great speakers, a successful golf outing and were able to give back
to our community.
As we move into
the 2007-08 season, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Bill
Chinn, of GameStop, to our Board. Your fellow Board members are
excited about working with you and we thank you for your commitment
to REA. I would also like to thank Sherrie McAvoy, of Deloitte, our
past President, and the rest of the REA Board for their drive and
dedication to making last season a success and securing great
speakers for the current season.
The 2007-08 year
is already shaping up to be a very challenging time for retailers.
Our environment is constantly changing and your Board is dedicated
to engaging leaders within our industry to provide their insights at
our monthly meetings. We changed our venue in the current year to
hold our meetings at The Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas located
at 4150 North MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas 75038.
On behalf of our
2007-08 Board of Directors, welcome to a terrific REA Season and
best wishes to all retailers for a prosperous 2007-08. If you have
any feedback on our meetings, please contact one of our Board
members.
All the best,
Dave