NEMOA Notebook

In a nutshell, the theme this go-round was, “Hello? Reality check.” Sure, many of the longtime catalog guard were in attendance, and there were plenty of hugs and kisses and much catching up to go around. The NEMOA board and its boundlessly energetic directors, Janie Downey and Terri Patashnik, chose a wonderful new location (Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel) after many years at the aging Royal Sonesta in Cambridge, Mass., and the facilities were just right for the seminars.