Thank you for your interest in submitting an article and/or photographs for Transactions, Volume XII. We appreciate the work it takes to produce these items and hope to publish your material in the most professional manner possible. In order to do that, we have prepared guidelines for submissions. These are intended as suggestions to help smooth out the submission process and make it as painless to you, the author, as possible. If for any reason you cannot meet these guidelines, please contact the editors and we will be glad to assist you. First, to help us plan the editorial process, please advise the Transactions Editorial Team (Tara Cross, Jeff Cross, and Pat Snyder) that you are contributing prior to sending in your article or photo. We can be reached via email at transactions@gosa.org or gosatransactions@gmail.com. We would appreciate a brief description of your intended submission. All article submissions should include the following: 1. A brief abstract for use in the publication and the GOSA website 2. The complete article text as a stand-alone electronic file