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My tenth Smithsonian anniversary occurred in February, and for me these past ten years have been a fascinating and most rewarding experience.  I go back from time to time to the universities where I used to work, and I am pleased and happy that I came to the Smithsonian.  The potential for public education here is limitless.  The opportunities for helping to play a part, a small part, for our Institution in raising the level of consciousness of people in this country and abroad are limitless.  There is an excitement in working with the Smithsonian and being involved with this enigmatic organization.  I am sure this feeling pervades all of us, and is one for the reasons we are here today.  May we have the best possible success in this meeting, and may we do our best in thinking how to run this strange and quixotic organization in the years ahead.  Thank you very much.