What a long strange trip it has been. In the last twenty years the computer and electronics industry has transformed again and again. The fields of hardware, software, networking, security and operating systems each have evolved their own rigorous certification process. Computer professionals have emerged from their introverted socially awkward nerd shells to become well-dressed, often well-mannered, even, perhaps, occasionally well-adjusted, management types. Furthermore, advanced features on a new computer or other device are often characterized as "sexy". While one hopes this term is hyperbole, its common use nonetheless suggests that computers and technology are viewed very differently today than they were in 1986 when NaSPA began.