 The Forum is a great organization to be a part of because I'm not aware of any young professionals group in Austin that puts together as many meaningful events to talk about the future direction of our city and to interact with, network with, and make plans for the future with Van the Future Forum. I'm involved with the Future Forum because of programming. It's phenomenal. They talk about community events, and by community I mean things at the local level, the city-wide level, the state level, nationwide politics, and then sometimes what's going on in the world. Anytime you can initiate a dialogue amongst a diverse group of people, that's valuable, and so obviously that's how you learn things that you don't know from people who you wouldn't have necessarily interacted with. And I think the events are really designed to do that in many ways. I think every solution has to start with the conversation, and the conversations that happen at the Future Forum are an important part of that, and really frequently between the conversations and the connections that you make at the Future Forum, you leave with an idea of the sorts of actions you can take to make the city a better place. The LBJ Library is here at the University of Texas. It's visited by people from all over the world every single day. You know, it's a Texas-born president, and he's got Austin roots, and so it's a great asset that way. It's an enriching and educational experience, so yeah, join the Future Forum. If you want to participate in meaningful conversations about Austin's future with wonderful people, then the Future Forum is the perfect place to do that. Definitely join. It's the most phenomenal programming that I know of. The topics are interesting. The speakers are engaging. The camaraderie and the socialization and the networking that goes on afterward is a great benefit. You'll meet all kinds of people in the community, and the food is good too.