Dear Lydia, On behalf of the Board of Directors and the membership of the IACFS/ME, I would like to congratulate you on being selected to receive the 2011 Special Service Award for outstanding personal effort and contribution to the CFS/ME community. Your award will be presented to you on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the evening banquet for the 10th IACFS/ME Biennial International Research and Clinical Conference at the Delta City Centre Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Again my personal congratulations to you on your award and the considerable accomplishments that it represents. With best regards, Fred Fred Friedberg, PhD President IACFS/ME Lydia E. Neilson, M.S.M. , Founder Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK 512 - 33 Banner Road Nepean, ON K2H 8V7 Canada Tel. 613.829.6667 Fax 613.829.8518 Email: mefmaction(a)ncf.ca www.mefmaction.com NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK - HOST OF THE IACFS/ME INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & CLINICAL CONFERENCE - OTTAWA, CANADA SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2011 For details on agendas and registration, please visit: Member of www.iacfsme.org