b'MESSAGE FROMTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.Since 2005, FPAN has been assisting the Florida Division of Historical Resources; reaching out to other local, state, and federal agencies; and engaging the public across Florida to address our statutory goal, to help stem the rapid deterioration of this states buried past and to expand public interest in archaeology. This is a very ambitious goal, but we believe an increasing public interest in archaeology, including not only private citizens but the public who happen to work in government at all levels, does lead to a higher valuation of Floridas archaeological resources which is essential in our effort to slow resource loss. FPAN is unique in Florida in that our focus is on the public and not on any particular jurisdiction, stakeholder group, or demographic. We recognize that if we are to ever achieve the goal of stemming the rapid deterioration of the states buried (and submerged) past, the public must be our number one partner.This annual report was thus prepared with the public in mind, including those who happen to work in government. It is by design not a statistical accounting but instead showcases the types of work that our amazing FPAN staff at the University of West Florida and our partners Flagler College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of South Florida do on a daily basis, every month of the year, and in every Florida county. For anyone interested in more detail, I direct you to our website where you will find a host of information on our eight regions (including upcoming events in each), workshops, and projects. You can also access staff, board, and organizational information going back to our early years under the About Us tab.We take our state-wide and public focus very seriously. This distinguishes us from our valued preservation partners, and we believe it holds the key to archaeological preservation in the coming years and decades. Dr. William Lees, RPA'