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23 Pub. Cont. Newsl. 1 (1987-1988)

handle is hein.journals/procurlw23 and id is 1 raw text is: Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association Volume 23, Number 1, Fall 1987 Ponce and Boca IV Our heritage time line is nearing a historic mile- stone-the 500th anniversary of Christopher Co- lumbus' first landings in the West Indies. The Vikings may have reached America first, but it was Columbus' brave venture which permanently dis- covered and opened the new world for Europe. On his second voyage west, Columbus was ac- companied by Ponce de Le6n. The latter rose rap- idly thereafter in the burgeoning Spanish empire. In April 1513, looking for Bimini, Ponce de Le6n sighted the Florida peninsula and landed near St. Augustine. Legend says he was seeking a spring whose waters had the power of restoring youth. He found neither the spring nor Bimini, but his foot- prints became a foundation for Spanish claims to much of our Southeast. He named his discovery Florida, probably because it occurred at the time of the Easter Feast, Pascita Florida. From St. Augustine, Ponce de Le6n turned south, exploring Florida's coast past Key West to points on the west side. His journey carried him past Cape Canaveral, launch pad for this generation's voyages into outer space, and past the east edge of the Everglades which was to become our Palm Beach to Miami playground. Might he and his crew have explored Boca Raton? We will. The Section of Public Contract Law meets for the fourth time since 1981 at our favorite respite, the Boca Raton Hotel and Club, for our November's CLE program and Council meeting. On Friday, November 13, experienced panelists will address Current Issues in Disputes Litigation. This will be followed on Saturday and Sunday, No- vember 14-15, by an open meeting of the Council inder our new Captain, Stanley Dees. The Council will address current issues of concern to the pro- curement bar. Your participation would be wel- come. Because of the conquistadores, much of the Americas adopted the Spanish language, culture and religion. That was the conquistadores most lasting contribution. Far more transitory were the wealth and power which they sent back to Spain. The man- tle for sea power and development passed soon to other countries. At Boca Raton, as you listen to the waves or search for golf balls in what once was part of the Everglades, take a moment to think back nearly 500 years to Christopher Columbus, Ponce de Le6n and the other conquistadores. Will their story of a glo- rious but brief light be repeated by us in the Space Age? Will we let the mantle of exploration and de- velopment in space pass to others? The historic courivard and main entrance of the Boca Raton flotei and Club-with .watue of The Lad' of Boca surrounded ki, palms and citrus trees. Issue Highlights: Chairman's Column, page 2 * Section Council Report, page 3 9 Section Directory, pull-out section

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