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AV News 174 - November 2008 I needn't have worried. As one rather shy lady said to me, 'This is the friendliest Festival we have attended' I nodded in agreement. However, I think she had finally relaxed sufficiently to enter into the 'buzz' that always accompanies these events. Only by being there can you catch this enthusiasm. It was a super event - if you missed it, you really must come next time! Obituaries Ron Wilkinson LRPS Members of the PTE Forum We have recent sad news that Ron Wilkinson LRPS died early on 23rd April. He had been ill with cancer for some time and since Christmas had a couple of spells in hospital. He was the first person to obtain a Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society in digital AV and despite his advanced years was always keen to keep up-to-date with new developments in AV. In many ways his life has things to teach us; at eighty he was one of the first to adopt PTE and he developed his own web site on which we could watch one of his AVs. He made regular contributions to more than one site and communicated with those who could use his new-found skills. He joined the new forum in 2002 as the 8th user and wrote 1114 messages. Page 50