We have decided to affiliate our activities to a larger network of similar centers interested in the particulars of logistics and supply chain management in emerging economies. Thus, later in 2008, LALC will be a unit of the Center for Emerging Logistics and Supply Chains (CELSC) which will also host regional centers in Asia, Africa, Russia and Eastern European countries. The decision to join CELSC is consistent with some recent LALC activities in countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia and Poland. Stay tuned!