They came, they saw, they talked… Many thanks to the wonderful cadre of Modi’in steering committee members who made the trip to Rochester for the July 2011 meetings. A full group of approximately 30, including Rochester steering committee members and staff, met over two full days to evaluate a highly successful partnership, update each other on projects and flesh out the coming year of activities. In between, we decided on a budget, saw some lilacs (pronounced either way), ate great food and visited with old friends. Many thanks all the participants, to Mayor Haim Bibas for joining the delegation, to all host families and to co-chairs Omri Knoler and Leslie Crane.