Please join the Director, Maurice A. Lee, the Killarney team, Ann Luttrell and Jamie O’Connell, Program Director Dr. Jay Ruud, and all the Board Members in the Green Room at the Gleneagle Hotel (just off the Main Lobby) on Tuesday, June 17th from 18:30 – 20:00, for a welcome drink sponsored by Eileen and Patrick O’Donoghue, the hotel owners.  Killarney, County Kerry, is a wonderful place to be at this time of year, and in keeping with its reputation for warm hospitality, the Mayor of Kerry, Breandán Fitzgerald, will be in attendance to officially welcome you all. Our conference is a “family” affair, and it will be wonderful to see all family members from around the globe as we begin four days of a fascinating tribute to the marvelous genre known as the short story. We look forward to seeing you, and most importantly, thanking you for coming.