Welcome to the September 2009 edition of the ALNAP Bulletin, which provides regular updates to Full and Observer Members on ALNAP Secretariat activities. Since the last Bulletin, we have completed and published the 8th Review of Humanitarian Action. It contains three in-depth studies on performance assessment, impact assessment and humanitarian innovations (each chapter is covered in more detail later). It is now available online and in hard copy. All Full Members should have received their hard copies of the complete edition, stand alone copies of each of the chapters and key message sheets, the latter also published in French and Spanish.