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Frank Cortazo        Vice President for Programs

Bruce Nelson         Vice President for Public

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A writer’s support group in the Rio Grande Valley...

Valley Byliners

A 501(c)(3) public charity

We are a writer’s support group located in Harlingen, Texas.

We meet on the second Saturday of each month 1:30 p.m. in the Harlingen Public Library. Meetings usually last about 90 minutes and typically include a short program on some aspect of writing. Visitors are welcome and are encouraged to join. Dues are currently $20 per year.

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Text Box: Verne Wheelwright’s Personal Futures Workbook “I am very pleased to announce that the Fourth Edition of the Personal Futures Workbook is now published and available at www.personalfutures.net . This new version of the Workbook has been realigned to make it fully compatible with my book, It’s YOUR Future… Make it a Good One! New features in the Workbook include: · New or expanded worksheets (SWOT, Vulnerability Analysis, Gap Analysis, etc.) · A section on Futures Wheels · More photos and more color The Workbook continues to be a free download from my website. It carries a Creative Commons license and can be shared anywhere. Many of the changes to the Workbook were suggested by people on this list, a great resource! I try to limit my group emails, so if you would like more frequent updates you can follow me on Twitter (@urfuturist), become a fan on Facebook (Personal Futures Network) or read my blogs (www.wfs.org and www.yourpersonalfuture.blogspot.com) . The Personal Futures Workbook appears to be in use around the world, as my web site analytics show visitors from 50 or 60 different countries each month. Several schools are using the Workbook in their classroom, from graduate classes to high school students and even one junior high school, that I know of. The largest numbers appear to be students of Foresight and Futures Studies, but there seems to be a growing interest in business schools and in businesses as part of leadership learning and other areas. In line with growing interest by business, I’ve been invited to address HR executives at the World HRD Congress in Mumbai in February. Personally, I believe that Personal Futures is an excellent way for individuals in any field to get an overview of futures methods. The scalability of futures methods allows people to learn at the individual level and apply that knowledge or understanding at any level. Thank you again for your interest and continued support! Verne (If you are a Byliners member and did not receive your electronic copy of Verne’s new workbook, send him an email—this is one book you don’t want to miss!) Text Box: Reminder: Election of Club Officers and one board member will take place at the regular meeting on May 12th. Nominations are: President Sue Groves VP for Programs Frank Cortazo VP for Public Relations Bruce Nelson Treasurer Jose Alvarez Board Member Janice Workman Email you votes to board member Marianna Nelson at banmnelson@aol.com not later than 8:00 a.m. CST on May 12, 2012. Text Box: Visitors are welcome at all Byliners meetings. They are held at 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month (except July and December) at the Harlingen Library, 410 '76 Drive. For more information go to rgvbyliners.org or call 956-399-8505.

Encouraging and supporting the Rio Grande Valley writing community through workshops, lectures, writing competitions and other programs.