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12 S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 C A S Q U A R T E R L Y O ne day, I happened to be working with a gentleman who was a current Board member of the ASC and we started talking about our respective guilds. The conversation wrapped around to his simple creed. He always tries to contribute to every organization of which he is an active member. This quick interchange led to my first of many attempts to join the Cinema Audio Society's Board of Directors. It took several tries before I was elected to an alternate position. Our Board of Directors is comprised of some of the finest and most recognized individuals in our field of film and television production. I remember my first Board meeting in a conference room at Disney. Sitting around the table were Academy Award winners, Emmy winners, and CAS Career Achievement recipients, each and every one I considered icons and leaders in our industry. All I could think was, "What the heck am I doing here?" I decided that I would do what I always do with something new: hide in the back, see what everyone else is doing, and fake it. As time went on, I got the courage to speak up about a subject that I felt the Board needed to address, only to realize that was how you become a chairperson for a committee. Speak up and want to make change. Thank you, David Fluhr CAS, for teaching me this valuable lesson. Even after my first term on the Board ended, I remained a committee chairperson. Many Board meetings and several election cycles later, I find myself the Vice President of the Cinema Audio Society. I hope more of our membership takes an active role in CAS: attends Board meetings, runs for positions on the Board of Directors, or chairs a committee. As an organization, we have never been more active in our industry than now. We are offering more to students and their education, creating new member benefits (such as our Summer Screening Series), and finding new ways to recognize and honor our members. Sincerely, Phillip W. Palmer CAS Vice President A Message from the Board