Biophysical Society Bulletin | February 2022

President’s Message

Officers President Frances Separovic President-Elect Gail Robertson Past-President Catherine A. Royer Secretary Erin Sheets Treasurer Samantha Harris Council Henry Colecraft Michelle A. Digman Erin C. Dueber Marta Filizola Gilad Haran Kumiko Hayashi Francesca Marassi

to have excellent staff who are manag- ing these additional challenges. Finally, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) underpins most of what we do and has been a focus throughout the year. We con- tinually review our efforts to support DEI in the work of our committees, in BPS awards and nominations, and in our program events. Strategic planning will be undertaken in 2022 to formally review and update the BPS Strategic Plan. As I hand over the gavel to incom- ing president, Gail Robertson , plans are underway for a post‐pandemic vision for the Society. This year was not what I anticipated when I was president-elect, but was still a very productive year for the Society and I am proud to have served as BPS president. The ac- complishments above were possible due to the support, collaboration, and efforts of the excellent BPS staff and volunteers. I remain inspired and motivated by the hard work and dedication that so many individuals expend on behalf of the Society and look forward to

Planning for the 2022 Annual Meeting during the ongoing pandemic included a new set of challenges. The initial decision was to prioritize the in-person meeting and record a subset of content to offer an on-demand option after the meeting. In early September we expand- ed the online content to include an ePoster gallery to allow poster presenters unable to travel to the meeting to share their work with colleagues. We also will provide vaccination verification services for on-site attendees, although the Omicron variant is now a concern, which means dealing with increased anxieties, changes of travel plans for some attendees, etc. BPS2022 is an entirely distinct set of more complicated challenges compared with the vir- tual Annual Meeting in 2021. We are fortunate BPS Leadership in a virtual meeting, clockwise from left: Catherine A. Royer, Kalina Hristova, Erin Sheets, Gail Robertson, and Frances Separovic.

Susan Marqusee Joseph A. Mindell Carolyn A. Moores Kandice Tanner Biophysical Journal Vasanthi Jayaraman Editor-in-Chief The Biophysicist Sam Safran Editor-in-Chief Biophysical Reports

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Society Office Jennifer Pesanelli Executive Officer Newsletter Executive Editor Jennifer Pesanelli Managing Editor John Long

seeing many of you at BPS2022. — Frances Separovic , President

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