January 24, 2022 Greetings WESTAF Trustees, Committee Members and Staff! Januarys are ridiculously busy at WESTAF and this one is no exception. It’s really exciting to see our web platforms picking up and roaring back in the new year…in fact, CaFE just added its 10,000th event to the system recently…wow! (ZAPP reached the same milestone a few months ago, in fact.). Read on below for more details on this astonishing milestone! CVSuite, GO Smart and PAA have also been very busy with new releases, attracting new customers and retaining current ones. Lots of energy and progress on the web services…

January 10, 2022 Greetings WESTAF trustees and colleagues: So glad to be in touch with our first biweekly of the year. Also, new in 2022, we are adding our WESTAF equity and inclusion committee (EIC) members-at-large in this twice a month missive on all the news, activities and happenings from all corners of the WESTAF-iverse. We are thrilled that Cynthia Chen and Rene Asanga have joined the WESTAF community! You can learn more about them below. So glad to have you, Cynthia and Rene! There is a lot of important information to follow, including an update on our board meetings…

December 13, 2021 Greetings WESTAF community: Got some great feedback that we should mix up the order of the biweekly reporting, so business (and ZAPP ) wasn’t always at the end of the biweekly. So, we’re kicking off with news of all of the excellent work that is happening across our business platforms! And there is some terrific progress. In this biweekly, you’ll see some well-deserved kudos from our CaFE customers going to our support team (well done, guys). Also, a new customer was announced in CVSuite, and some major news on the Public Art Archive front, as well. Our…

November 29, 2021 Hello WESTAF colleagues: Here’s hoping that everyone had a very peaceful holiday weekend doing just what you wanted to do! While the holidays are now definitely underway, there are still loads happening in WESTAF-world. The PAD (Performing Arts Discovery) program is moving into a new phase. We’re excited for our new partnership with the Hewlett Foundation and for our co-chair position with the newly-formed Creative States Coalition—congratulations to David on all fronts! Thanks also to the executive committee for meeting just before the holiday to review our beginning of the year financials as well as other matters,…