Swamy Venuturupalli, MD: President welcomed all members. The minutes from the October 16, 2008 Meeting Minutes were unanimously approved. Boris Ratiner, MD, Treasurer presented the budget for the SCRS as of January 20, 2009. Dr. David Klashman was awarded a plaque for his outstanding service as SCRS President for 2007 & 2008. Pamela Prete, MD, Public Health Committee Chair made announcements on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation. Program Chair: Samy Metyas, MD read the CME announcement, thanked Scius for sponsoring the lecture. He introduced the speaker: Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center. The title of her lecture was "Treating to Remission with Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis". Discussion and questions followed the lecture. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.