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[[underline]]ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1988[[/underline]]
It was
VOTED that the Board of Regents accepts he Annual Report of the Secretary for fiscal year 1988.

[[underline]]STATUS REPORTS[[/underline]]
The Chancellor drew attention to the following status reports and invited questions and comments from the Regents:

Affirmative Action and Upward Mobility
Improving Personnel Operations and Policies of the Smithsonian Institution
Quincentenary Planning
Strategic Planning
Major Capital Improvements
Implementation of the Inspector General Act
Smithsonian Media Center
National Postal Museum
Personnel Matters
Litigation Report
Major Development Initiatives
Institutional Studies

[[underline]]REGENTS' DINNER[[/underline]]
The traditional Regents' Dinner was held on the preceding evening, May 7, 1989, beginning with a cocktail reception in the pavilion of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery which was followed by dinner in the pavilion of the National Museum of African Art. Following the dinner Mr. Adams rose to greet the Regents and their guests and introduced African Art Museum Director Sylvia Williams. Mrs. Williams spoke briefly about her fascination with the art of Africa and provided insights into the Museum's two new exhibitions, Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Ornaments from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal, and Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments, in which the Regents and their guests were encouraged to linger after dinner. 

[[underline]]NEXT MEETINGS[[/underline]]
Executive Committee Meeting -- Thursday, September 7, 1989, noon
Regents' Dinner -------------- Sunday, September 17, 1989, 7:00 p.m.
Regents' Meeting ------------- Monday, September 18, 1989, 9:00 a.m.