Greetings, all -- My warmest wishes for the beginning of 2026. From my home base in Los Angeles, the new year continues to be one of great concern for and danger to the safety and well-being of many of our community members. We are sending love, care and solidarity from here. The time immediately following our 2025 successful and watershed conference in Niteroí, Brazil was one of transition for the AoIR Executive Board. We welcomed all new members for the 2025-2027 term, all of whom hit the ground running and are working on a variety of projects and initiatives to continue to modernize and expand AoIR's impact. More info on the current Exec can be found here: https://aoir.org/executivecommittee/ We extend thanks to outgoing President Nik John and all members of the 2023-2025 Executive Board. Thank you for your service! We also welcome two new professional staff members: Emerson Victoria Johnson and Ann McLean. Emerson serves as our new Membership and Communications Coordinator, while Ann's role is that of Conference Coordinator. Both bring extensive experience, skills, knowledge, good humor and a willingness to fill big shoes to the table and both have their own personal/professional backgrounds with AoIR. Please learn more about them here: https://aoir.org/about/professional-staff/ and join me in welcoming them in these new roles! We are thrilled to have them and they have been working double-time behind the scenes on the transition. Speaking of transitions, 2025 also saw us saying goodbye to longtime Association Coordinator Michelle. Anyone who has been to an AoIR conference registration desk over the last nine years, sent a membership query, sent a panicked payment email, sent in a question, a complaint, or a note of thanks has interacted with Michelle. And even if you never met or spoke with her personally, your experience on the listserv and with AoIR reflected her tireless efforts on our behalf and commitment to the organization. Michelle has hung up her AoIR shoes but her legacy remains. She will be missed! The CFP for AoIR 2026 Mexico City/CDMX: Regeneration(s) has been making its way into inboxes around the globe. If you haven't yet received it, check out the web version here: https://aoir.org/aoir2026/aoir2026cfp/ Proposals are due 1 March 2026, with submission portal opening on 15 January. Last, but not least, please stay tuned for more information on a membership rate increase. AoIR is, by far, one of the best deals out there in terms of annual dues compared to peer organizations, but we have not raised dues in many years, despite increasing expenses and a desire to provide more at conferences, events and year-round. After careful review and discussion, the AoIR Exec decided upon an increase in fees that is modest, but meaningful and, we hope you will agree, reasonable. A dedicated email with more information, including a grace period to lock in current pricing before the rates change, will circulate shortly. Thanks to all for your continued support, participation and enthusiasm. Cordially, Sarah T. Roberts President, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) 2025-2027 prez@aoir.org ---