Before beginning, it is necessary to state that these are my recollections and in no way are meant to reflect recollections of other individuals involved with the formation of IASSIST. It is clear to me that we all have different interpretations of the past and come from different perspectives. I also apologize for the use of the first person at times, but that is necessary to assure that no one else receives blame for my interpretations and/or recollections. The flow of this presentation is not smooth, in part because so much was going on concurrently and the amount of effort that went into the establishment of IASSIST was too great to present coherently. It overwhelmed me then and it still overwhelms me. Reliving the past is a very emotional experience for me, as is this 25th anniversary. It was certainly most unclear to me at the time that we would be able to establish IASSIST.