National letter with certification and datacard

By now most of you have received your umpire certification card and the new 2008 datacard. Included is a letter from Lois Huggins, Rich Kaufman and Ryan Orner. The letter contains critical information about the officiating program, so you should file the letter in a safe place where you can find it for future reference. The letter gives certification abbreviations, notes how to access the national database of officials (gives username and password), talks about the changes in the US Open application process, discusses training program, umpire clothing, and more. Please do not discard this important letter.