Hello Members. I continue to be honored to serve as your Treasurer. The National Polygraph Association is so wonderful and rewarding in both professional enlightenment and membership interaction. It’s often a difficult choice to select which other conferences to attend, but the steadfast event for me is the NPA Seminar/Conference. Since financial actions occur throughout the entire year, it actually has evolved to second job role, however, I gladly serve at your pleasure. As provided during the 2018 Board Meeting and General Membership meeting for the 2018 Annual Seminar, the NPA is financially sound and maintains steadfast growth in both membership and financial stability. I am happy to report the 2018 Annual Seminar/Conference, resulted in yet another year of near record attendance. From the financial perspective, the organization has reached a nearly balanced match between the expenses and generated income for the seminar. This is assisted in part by the cooperation provided by the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino to work with the Seminar Committee and provide their excellent services and accommodations at a price that benefits the entrepreneurial professionals. The main contributing factor is your attendance. We endeavor to continue acquiring the top professionals in various disciplines to provide and present information of key relevance to enhance your professional knowledge and capabilities. On that note, the dates contracted for the 2019 Annual Seminar/Conference are: January 21-23rd, with the Board meeting scheduled for Sunday, January 20th. That also partially overlaps the SHOT show. Golden Nugget room rates for the Sunday through Wednesday period are only $61.00 per night plus a $17.50 Resort fee and applicable taxes. As you may have guessed, this is the same amount as the 2018 & 2017 room rates, which is further evidence the hotel greatly desires to continue hosting our seminar. The Seminar Committee is diligently working to secure the highest caliber professionals to deliver outstanding and beneficial information. If you have suggestions for a Seminar Speaker/Presenter, please provide that recommendation to any of the Seminar Committee Members (Shon Thurman and Rick Jordan). Stay tuned for 2019 Seminar information later this year. As a reminder, annual Membership Dues are submitted by email invoice each October and due not later than December 31st of the year. Please ensure you notify the treasurer in any changes in email or the desired mailing address. You can pay your annual dues online at the organization website at: https://www.nationalpolygraph.org/membership/pay-membership-dues . If you choose to mail your annual Membership Dues by USPS, please include a copy of the invoice with your check so the payment is attributed to the correct person. Lastly, if you no longer desire membership, please inform the treasurer so your account can be placed in the inactive files. The organization website has been modified to provide a feature to receive payments for non-statutory amounts (NPA merchandise, back dues, etc). At a point in the near future, I will change from use of my business email account for NPA electronic correspondence to a newly established email account. You…