"Freedom!" was the theme of our 4^th conference and our website www.azfed.org echoed this theme with Old Glory and music.

President Esther Federman, Weavers West Guild, followed suit of prior presidents by turning the golf car keys over to Past President Larry Coveney. Central Arizona College, while still growing, had filled out in administrative scope, so room assignment was straightforward and the wheel ran smoothly. 14 workshops were offered to nearly 180 registrants.

Georgeanne Fimbres, on the faculty of Pima Community College in Tucson, served as juror for the Juror’s Choice Show. An additional exhibit was introduced: the Collingwood 2005 Follow-up Exhibit. Throughout the previous March, 2005, rugweaver/instructor Jason Collingwood had conducted eight classes in six cities across Arizona. All participants in those Collingwood classes were invited to bring work for this non-juried followup. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Ann Hedlund, noted curator, author and founder of the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies at the University of Arizona.

A new dimension was added. Three scholarships to the conference were presented to the Central Arizona College. These were to be awarded to students in the Arts Department as determined by the chairman of the Arts Department.

President Esther Federman summed it up in her welcoming address, "How very exciting to see such growth of just such a simple idea...a germ of an idea. Each conference has grown in every possible way."

She added in closing, "The Arizona Federation of Weavers and Spinners Guilds provides scholarships and grants, as well as speakers and workshops. All Arizona guilds welcome visitors and new members. We invite you to contact them."