I would like to extend a welcome also. This forum is a very friendly place and a lot of very knowledgeable people are here to help. Trust me, you have a lot to offer the rest of us as well. I have yet to meet anyone that I couldn't learn something from since we all have different experiences.
Hear hear! And if I might make an unashamed plug, if anyone wants to know anything about how we do things in foreign countries, don't be frightened to come over to the non-U.S. area of the forum.