Tracey and others,
        The Society for Nutrition Education has worked hard on designing
policies to guide decision making about partnerships between the Society
and other groups.  I think this effort involves some of the same issues
you are dealing with.  You might want to contact the executive director
Darlene Lansing ([log in to unmask]) or the president Ardyth
Gillespie ([log in to unmask]).  Good luck, Ellen

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Ellen S. Parham, PhD, RD
Coordinator, Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Systems
School of Family, Consumer, and Nutrition Sciences
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2854
815-753-6333   FAX 815-753-1321   [log in to unmask]