RATEX Business Solutions, Inc.

The RATEX Users Group is an independent organization of RATEX users. The purpose of the group is to foster the development and the free exchange of information concerning the RATEX product among users and to provide a united voice with RATEX Business Solutions, Inc. Enhancements to the RATEX product are driven by the recommendations of this group.

The organization has been active since 1982. The governing body consists of users who are elected by active members of the group. These members are elected for a period of three years. The board currently consists of the following members:

Bill McCarter University of Tennessee-Knoxville wcmccarter@utk.edu		President

Emil Zeiler University of Colorado emil.zeiler@colorado.edu		Vice President

Blane Peters Oklahoma State University, Student Union blane.peters@su.okstate.edu		Member-at-Large

Sandie Sears University of California San Diego ssears@ucsd.edu		Treasurer

The group meets once a year. The next conference is set for July 2008 in Storrs Connecticut with the University of Connecticut hosting.