In honor of Bill Johnson's 60th birthday we have organized an /AMS Special Session on Extension of Functions/ <http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2095_program_ss5.html#title> at the 2006 Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. There will be a banquet on Thursday, January 12, at Biga's on the Bank <http://www.biga.com/> (*located on the River Walk, 203 South St. Mary's St, San Antonio, Texas 78205* ) starting at 7:00 pm. Biga's is a modern-American restaurant and its menu is inspired by the cuisines of Mexico and Asia. The price of the banquet is $20.00 and it is being supported in part by Texas A&M University. Please note that space is limited for the banquet and we are asking for attendees to register for it in advance. If you plan to attend, please send an email message to any of us Alvaro Arias aarias@math.du.edu <mailto:aarias@math.du.edu> Edward W. Odell odell@math.utexas.edu <mailto:odell@math.utexas.edu> Thomas Schlumprecht schlump@math.tamu.edu <mailto:schlump@math.tamu.edu> You can find more information at the website www.math.du.edu/~aarias/bill.htm