The Research Institute held a very successful event in Louisville called “There’s a new GIG in town,” so-named because it was a chance to see all the upgrades that have been made at the Research Institute to serve the needs of ACCP’s clinical pharmacy professionals. Presentations were made by 2008 Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program mentors and mentees, who, along with a distinguished panel of ACCP members, later discussed the new ACCP National Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) initiative, the ACCP Research and Scholarship Academy Program, and the new PPD Bioanalytical Tissue and Sample Grant Award. Information regarding these programs can be found at the new ACCP Research Institute Web site http://www.accpri.org.

The “GIG” in the event title was also a play on words, as those in attendance received a 1-gigabyte flash band simply for making a $100 on-site donation to the Frontiers Fund.

We are pleased to extend this gift-with-donation offer through November 2008, while supplies last. You will receive your Gig flash band, embossed with the ACCP Research Institute logo, by making a donation of at least $100 online at www.accpri.org/donate. Limit one per member, please, and allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Please see the remarks nearby, made by past ACCP President Brad Boucher and titled “Time, Talent, and Treasure,” for one person’s perspectives on the impact of donating to the Frontiers Fund. Your donation in 2008–2009 will support initiatives such as the new FIT Program and the forthcoming ACCP National Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). Thank you for your support as we “Go Forward.”