I joined the PBS a little over a year ago despite living, as I put it at the time, 'about as far from the Pacific Rim as you can get without leaving the planet', in a sleepy corner of England. I've benefited enormously from my membership and have made good friends via the Society. Partly as a result of these new found friendships I'm planning a plant hunting trip to the US next year - surely a modest victory for international relations brought about by bulbs! In addition to the opportunity the Society affords its members of being able to make contact with like-minded enthusiasts, the bulb exchange masterminded by Dell Sherk is a unique and outstandingly good value benefit as are the wiki and, not least, the collective depth and breadth of expertise of the small but committed membership, accessible to all via the list. Nothing about the Society, other than the balance of its current membership, is peculiarly North American. Its members' interests span the globe, as do their travels, friendships and correspondence. With great respect to Jim Waddick, I venture that it would be a seriously retrograde move to rename the Society the North American...anything. Surely the more international the membership becomes, the more interesting the Society will be for everyone, North American or not? If a name change is needed, how about just 'The Bulb Society' or 'The Geophyte Society'? Best wishes, Tom