Biophysical Society Bulletin | July/August 2021

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

from their own institutions as well as other potential resources available to BPS. Council felt strongly about keeping this work at the forefront of our priorities and requested a task force identify specific action items to carry this forward. The final agenda item for Spring Council was strategic planning review and preparation. BPS’s current strategic plan, created in 2017, covers five years from 2018 to 2022. Staff provided a strategic plan inventory to show the progress made since the inception of the plan and an inventory of committee programming from January 2021 through March 2022. In addition to the review, one goal of the discus- sion was to lay the groundwork for a strategic

planning session in 2022, where the plan is likely to be significantly updated or overhauled to reflect the current priorities and future goals of BPS. In all, Spring Council was a highly productive, engaging meeting that generated a long list of action items with potentially significant impacts for BPS. We look forward to providing you additional updates on these activities and are happy to connect in the meantime if you have any questions. Please reach out to us at fs@unimelb.edu.au or jpesanelli@biophysics. org. — Frances Separovic , President — Jennifer Pesanelli , Executive Officer

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