1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:06,480 - Well thank you everybody. 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,480 I am Jen Pontius, the principal investigator for the FEMC 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,330 and I was just hoping to share a few closing 4 00:00:14,330 --> 00:00:16,610 thoughts to send us all off after 5 00:00:16,610 --> 00:00:21,610 our first fully virtual annual conference this year. 6 00:00:21,710 --> 00:00:23,810 And I really have to start 7 00:00:23,810 --> 00:00:26,430 with a big thank you to everybody. 8 00:00:26,430 --> 00:00:30,070 We honestly weren't sure how this meeting was going to go. 9 00:00:30,070 --> 00:00:32,140 I think it's all organizations that are struggling 10 00:00:32,140 --> 00:00:34,700 with the new normal of a pandemic. 11 00:00:34,700 --> 00:00:37,540 It really does take a village to make all this work. 12 00:00:37,540 --> 00:00:39,330 So first and foremost, 13 00:00:39,330 --> 00:00:41,950 I really have to thank all of our presenters. 14 00:00:41,950 --> 00:00:45,970 It is kind of daunting to think about presenting online. 15 00:00:45,970 --> 00:00:47,940 It's a lot different than maybe the Zoom meetings 16 00:00:47,940 --> 00:00:51,740 that we've all kind of grown accustomed to in our work 17 00:00:51,740 --> 00:00:54,960 especially thinking about WiFi connection issues. 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,770 So really, again, thanks to all of our presenters 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,350 for really making this still 20 00:01:02,350 --> 00:01:05,470 an incredibly informative conference. 21 00:01:05,470 --> 00:01:07,940 I also have to thank our staff 22 00:01:07,940 --> 00:01:10,010 especially considering this is the first time 23 00:01:10,010 --> 00:01:12,380 we've done anything virtually like this. 24 00:01:12,380 --> 00:01:14,870 I can't even imagine what was happening 25 00:01:14,870 --> 00:01:17,820 behind the scenes to keep all of this working 26 00:01:17,820 --> 00:01:18,990 and running smoothly. 27 00:01:18,990 --> 00:01:20,330 I don't know about the rest of you 28 00:01:20,330 --> 00:01:23,680 but I never thought of myself as tech challenged 29 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,780 until I tried to get into the Wonder Room. 30 00:01:26,639 --> 00:01:28,740 So the fact that our staff has really been working 31 00:01:28,740 --> 00:01:32,020 to make this work for all of us is something I really have 32 00:01:32,020 --> 00:01:33,920 to just give them a big shout out 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,800 for all of their efforts in this. 34 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,830 I also wanna thank all of the committee members, 35 00:01:39,830 --> 00:01:42,951 FEMC steering committee, our advisory committees, 36 00:01:42,951 --> 00:01:44,470 the State committees. 37 00:01:44,470 --> 00:01:47,770 It really is so much more than just the staff 38 00:01:47,770 --> 00:01:50,440 that guides the work of the FEMC. 39 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,480 And it is a time commitment 40 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,820 that is often unrecognized and unrewarded. 41 00:01:55,820 --> 00:01:58,300 So I just wanna really make sure 42 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:00,900 that all of our committee members know how much 43 00:02:00,900 --> 00:02:04,630 we appreciate their investment particularly in a time 44 00:02:04,630 --> 00:02:07,805 when we really are hoping to expand this model 45 00:02:07,805 --> 00:02:10,063 farther across the region. 46 00:02:11,110 --> 00:02:14,160 We have to also thank our funding sources 47 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,810 and our administrative partners 48 00:02:15,810 --> 00:02:19,550 for making this all possible and keeping this work going. 49 00:02:19,550 --> 00:02:23,490 Monitoring is not necessarily one of those, you know, 50 00:02:23,490 --> 00:02:25,740 I tend to think of it as what are sort of the exciting 51 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:27,810 or hot topic things to fund, right? 52 00:02:27,810 --> 00:02:29,930 We're not developing COVID vaccines 53 00:02:29,930 --> 00:02:33,870 but it's so important to keep this long-term work going. 54 00:02:33,870 --> 00:02:36,560 Especially considering that most research grants, 55 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,740 you know run on a three to five-year cycle. 56 00:02:38,740 --> 00:02:42,030 So the fact that we've been able to maintain funding 57 00:02:42,030 --> 00:02:44,490 for this work is something that we're really appreciative of 58 00:02:44,490 --> 00:02:47,750 and also for Senator Leahy and Tom Berry 59 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:51,650 for really advocating for this at the federal level. 60 00:02:51,650 --> 00:02:55,180 And finally, I have to thank all of you for showing up. 61 00:02:55,180 --> 00:02:58,290 Again, as I mentioned we weren't really sure what to expect 62 00:02:58,290 --> 00:03:00,490 when we realized that we were gonna have 63 00:03:00,490 --> 00:03:02,760 to go fully online for this meeting. 64 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,280 I have to say I was a little worried 65 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,760 that everybody would have Zoom burnout 66 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,290 from their work lives 67 00:03:08,290 --> 00:03:10,570 and wouldn't be interested in sitting in front 68 00:03:10,570 --> 00:03:13,740 of the computer for another set of meetings, 69 00:03:13,740 --> 00:03:16,060 especially for longer talks. 70 00:03:16,060 --> 00:03:19,420 But I have to say, even though it didn't look like this, 71 00:03:19,420 --> 00:03:22,550 we weren't able to do this sort of in-person networking 72 00:03:22,550 --> 00:03:23,729 that we normally do. 73 00:03:23,729 --> 00:03:26,530 We really did figure out how to make it work. 74 00:03:26,530 --> 00:03:30,050 So it looked a little bit more, a little bit more like this. 75 00:03:30,050 --> 00:03:33,190 And, you know, I would like to point out that I think 76 00:03:33,190 --> 00:03:35,390 that there were drawbacks to not being able 77 00:03:35,390 --> 00:03:36,390 to meet in person, 78 00:03:36,390 --> 00:03:39,490 but I think that there were also some benefits 79 00:03:39,490 --> 00:03:42,050 and that maybe this could be some sort 80 00:03:42,050 --> 00:03:43,990 of a hybrid model moving forward. 81 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:45,210 So just really quickly, 82 00:03:45,210 --> 00:03:48,200 I was just gonna point out some of the lows and highs 83 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,510 of remote conferencing and let you all know 84 00:03:50,510 --> 00:03:53,060 that we will be getting a survey as always 85 00:03:53,060 --> 00:03:54,180 at the end of these conferences 86 00:03:54,180 --> 00:03:56,381 to give us feedback on how we can improvement so, 87 00:03:56,381 --> 00:04:00,230 improve the conference, so keep this in mind. 88 00:04:00,230 --> 00:04:02,976 When I think of, you know 89 00:04:02,976 --> 00:04:05,000 some of the downsides to having a remote conference 90 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,470 we don't get to bring everybody 91 00:04:06,470 --> 00:04:10,230 to this fabulous location at a magical time of year. 92 00:04:10,230 --> 00:04:12,270 So we really do miss seeing people's faces 93 00:04:12,270 --> 00:04:14,820 and having them here, but the upside of that 94 00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:18,670 and I think this was particularly helpful this year. 95 00:04:18,670 --> 00:04:20,080 We were able to make sure 96 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,030 that everybody could still actually get here. 97 00:04:22,030 --> 00:04:23,410 We did have one other conference 98 00:04:23,410 --> 00:04:25,030 that coincided with a snow storm, 99 00:04:25,030 --> 00:04:28,920 and we were really concerned that some of our participants 100 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,420 wouldn't be able to get their flights in or drive up. 101 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:32,830 So it was really nice 102 00:04:32,830 --> 00:04:35,087 not to have to worry about that this year. 103 00:04:35,087 --> 00:04:36,840 Again, the downside is 104 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:38,610 that we aren't able to do what I think 105 00:04:38,610 --> 00:04:42,440 really does make this conference special is our ability 106 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,800 to connect with each other across organizations, 107 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,690 across disciplines to be able 108 00:04:47,690 --> 00:04:50,230 to forge new collaborative efforts 109 00:04:50,230 --> 00:04:52,180 and really hear each other 110 00:04:52,180 --> 00:04:54,610 and be able to share different perspectives. 111 00:04:54,610 --> 00:04:58,840 So while that is something that I think a lot 112 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:02,320 of us really do miss the upside is that we're actually 113 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,570 I think getting to know each other a little bit better 114 00:05:04,570 --> 00:05:05,403 in different ways. 115 00:05:05,403 --> 00:05:07,280 So as an example, I know it's blurry here 116 00:05:07,280 --> 00:05:10,660 but I hadn't realized that my Zoom profile defaulted 117 00:05:10,660 --> 00:05:13,060 to a picture of me sipping a glass of wine 118 00:05:13,060 --> 00:05:14,840 in a field with our Cal Lucy. 119 00:05:14,840 --> 00:05:17,881 So, you know, maybe there are ways 120 00:05:17,881 --> 00:05:21,840 that we can find connections in this remote atmosphere 121 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:23,730 that we couldn't do if we were actually I- person. 122 00:05:23,730 --> 00:05:24,760 And Jim's gonna love that. 123 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:25,593 So like for example 124 00:05:25,593 --> 00:05:28,920 I need to ask Jim who made that fabulous quilt behind him. 125 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,720 I got to see people's children. 126 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,690 I got to hear people's dogs. 127 00:05:32,690 --> 00:05:34,470 And you can think of that as a downside. 128 00:05:34,470 --> 00:05:35,420 But honestly I think 129 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:38,860 that having a social fabric that pulls us together 130 00:05:38,860 --> 00:05:41,740 is just as important as our professional fabric. 131 00:05:41,740 --> 00:05:45,070 The other piece that I recognize has been potentially 132 00:05:45,070 --> 00:05:47,450 challenging are just the technical issues. 133 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:50,490 So as an example, we did have some connection hiccups 134 00:05:50,490 --> 00:05:51,960 but the upside is 135 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,690 that I really enjoyed being able to connect right 136 00:05:54,690 --> 00:05:57,070 to different web links 137 00:05:57,070 --> 00:05:59,400 for more information that people could place in the chat. 138 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,020 And I also think that the chat function allowed us 139 00:06:02,020 --> 00:06:04,330 to ask a lot more questions 140 00:06:04,330 --> 00:06:07,700 than we might've had time for if we were all in-person. 141 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:09,250 So pros and cons 142 00:06:09,250 --> 00:06:12,650 and maybe the best takeaway I'm getting from this is 143 00:06:12,650 --> 00:06:15,290 that this could be a hybrid model for the future. 144 00:06:15,290 --> 00:06:17,190 So as I mentioned, the Wonder Room 145 00:06:17,190 --> 00:06:19,915 when you may find that your first experience 146 00:06:19,915 --> 00:06:24,470 with new technology may look something like this, I'm glad 147 00:06:24,470 --> 00:06:26,400 that the Wonder Room thought I was looking good today 148 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,340 but I feel more like a deer caught in the headlights. 149 00:06:29,340 --> 00:06:31,940 I think that Peter Church, our chair 150 00:06:31,940 --> 00:06:33,350 of our steering committee summed it 151 00:06:33,350 --> 00:06:35,860 up best yesterday in our steering committee meeting 152 00:06:35,860 --> 00:06:37,940 when he said, "There's nothing like a pandemic 153 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:40,650 to upgrade our IT capabilities." 154 00:06:40,650 --> 00:06:44,810 So I do recognize how many people were able to participate 155 00:06:44,810 --> 00:06:46,960 from farther away who may not have been able 156 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,700 to if we were fully in-person. 157 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:52,460 So do keep an eye out for maybe some sort of a hybrid model 158 00:06:52,460 --> 00:06:54,760 moving forward where you might have both options. 159 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,453 So FEMC staff, sorry, here's a heads up right now. 160 00:06:59,350 --> 00:07:01,980 So to get onto the topic 161 00:07:01,980 --> 00:07:04,140 I did wanna just sort of offer some 162 00:07:04,140 --> 00:07:08,660 of the takeaways that I am walking away from this meeting. 163 00:07:08,660 --> 00:07:10,730 And our focus was to look 164 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:12,740 at the changing forested landscape. 165 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:14,940 And as always, we are a monitoring cooperative. 166 00:07:14,940 --> 00:07:17,560 How does monitoring inform the research 167 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,010 and inform what we know about this changing landscape? 168 00:07:21,010 --> 00:07:24,260 And I'm not gonna recap any of the talks. 169 00:07:24,260 --> 00:07:25,200 They were fabulous. 170 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,390 Honestly, I'm always impressed with how much work 171 00:07:27,390 --> 00:07:30,670 is going on across the region, but these are all recorded 172 00:07:30,670 --> 00:07:32,880 and available for you to access at any time. 173 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,660 So please continue to share them. 174 00:07:34,660 --> 00:07:36,390 What I wanna focus on a little bit more 175 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:38,220 is what we have learned 176 00:07:38,220 --> 00:07:40,890 and maybe where we should be going. 177 00:07:40,890 --> 00:07:42,650 And the first takeaway I have is, 178 00:07:42,650 --> 00:07:44,790 again there is so much great work 179 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:46,558 that is being done across the region. 180 00:07:46,558 --> 00:07:49,870 And this, I think really is important 181 00:07:49,870 --> 00:07:52,560 for us at a time of great change, right? 182 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,070 We really need this information 183 00:07:54,070 --> 00:07:56,930 both in terms of the monitoring and the research 184 00:07:56,930 --> 00:08:00,520 and how do we use this to actually inform what we do 185 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:05,520 on the ground and how we put these plans into action. 186 00:08:05,688 --> 00:08:08,370 So, especially at a meeting like this 187 00:08:08,370 --> 00:08:10,520 where we do have people from different disciplines 188 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,500 and different organizations and using different approaches 189 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:16,820 and methodologies, I think there really is value. 190 00:08:16,820 --> 00:08:18,143 And it's always nice to see 191 00:08:18,143 --> 00:08:22,890 that presented at a conference like this. 192 00:08:22,890 --> 00:08:24,610 But my second takeaway is that 193 00:08:24,610 --> 00:08:27,040 I think what makes a lot of that work that was presented 194 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,110 so valuable is the incorporation 195 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,860 of what I'm calling intentional monitoring. 196 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:35,550 So intentional, it's both vague 197 00:08:35,550 --> 00:08:38,010 and also I realized a loaded term. 198 00:08:38,010 --> 00:08:39,240 So I wanted to spend a little bit 199 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,200 of time talking about what, I mean, 200 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,080 what were the characteristics of these efforts 201 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,740 that really I think, make them successful and so important. 202 00:08:48,740 --> 00:08:51,940 So I'll break it down as sort of a best practices, right? 203 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:54,770 What are the best practices that we've seen in a lot 204 00:08:54,770 --> 00:08:57,620 of the work that people are already doing across the region 205 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:01,060 and that we could strive to do more of moving forward? 206 00:09:01,060 --> 00:09:03,080 And the first thing is this idea 207 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,661 of crossing borders and scales. 208 00:09:05,661 --> 00:09:08,520 And I think that that Kate Miller demonstrated quite nicely 209 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,600 in her plenary, how working 210 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,610 not just across different States 211 00:09:12,610 --> 00:09:15,030 but actually across different agencies as well 212 00:09:15,030 --> 00:09:18,970 and different ownership types to be able to understand 213 00:09:18,970 --> 00:09:22,450 not just what's happening at your location or in your State 214 00:09:22,450 --> 00:09:25,080 but to actually think about the broader landscape 215 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:29,300 and what's representative of that larger landscape 216 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:30,500 and what's happening 217 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:33,370 but then also the importance of working across scales. 218 00:09:33,370 --> 00:09:35,580 So then in our, and in this morning's plenary, 219 00:09:35,580 --> 00:09:37,990 Charlie Driscoll talked about all the amazing work 220 00:09:37,990 --> 00:09:39,650 that's been happening at Hubbard Brook 221 00:09:39,650 --> 00:09:42,610 and how this ability to dive deeper 222 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:45,900 and really understand what's happening at one location 223 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:49,160 provides much needed insight to some of the drivers 224 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,040 of the changes that we're seeing. 225 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,030 So we really have to be thinking about how 226 00:09:53,030 --> 00:09:54,980 to move sort of outside of our silos 227 00:09:54,980 --> 00:09:58,200 be that disciplinary political boundaries 228 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,660 or organizational boundaries. 229 00:10:00,660 --> 00:10:03,850 And a lot of the presenters here are doing that really well. 230 00:10:03,850 --> 00:10:07,230 The other thing that I saw as a hallmark of really good work 231 00:10:07,230 --> 00:10:10,800 is that it's built upon these collaborative networks. 232 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,470 So it's a lot of sharing either of data, 233 00:10:13,470 --> 00:10:16,550 ideas or even lessons learned, you know, what has worked 234 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:18,730 for one State and what has failed for one State. 235 00:10:18,730 --> 00:10:19,860 How can we learn from that 236 00:10:19,860 --> 00:10:24,170 as we try to expand efforts in other locations? 237 00:10:24,170 --> 00:10:27,170 So this sort of active networking from the beginning 238 00:10:27,170 --> 00:10:29,403 not just sharing information, 239 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,120 you know after the work is completed, 240 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,993 I think is really valuable. 241 00:10:34,930 --> 00:10:37,020 The other thing that this work highlights 242 00:10:37,020 --> 00:10:39,370 or this body of sort of collaborative work highlights 243 00:10:39,370 --> 00:10:42,360 is the importance of looking at trends over time, 244 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,500 rather than just at a single snapshot or even, 245 00:10:45,500 --> 00:10:47,350 you know more incremental measurements. 246 00:10:47,350 --> 00:10:49,880 The ecosystems are incredibly variable 247 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,700 and there's so much that drives this. 248 00:10:52,700 --> 00:10:55,220 There's so much sort of random noise that's happening. 249 00:10:55,220 --> 00:10:57,690 How can we really tease out the signals 250 00:10:57,690 --> 00:10:58,570 that we're interested in? 251 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:02,110 How is climate impact in as far as how our different pests 252 00:11:02,110 --> 00:11:05,630 and pathogens impact the impacting the ecosystems. 253 00:11:05,630 --> 00:11:09,900 So having this sort of long-term regular interval 254 00:11:09,900 --> 00:11:14,050 monitoring data is so important for us to really understand 255 00:11:14,050 --> 00:11:15,781 and sort of isolate that signal, 256 00:11:15,781 --> 00:11:18,090 which is what we ultimately have to do 257 00:11:18,090 --> 00:11:21,063 to be able to inform management. 258 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,000 The other piece that I saw, 259 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,150 and so many of the collaborators in the FEMC network 260 00:11:28,150 --> 00:11:30,740 do this so well, is this working across 261 00:11:30,740 --> 00:11:32,670 what I'm gonna call a gradient. 262 00:11:32,670 --> 00:11:35,006 And you can think of this gradient 263 00:11:35,006 --> 00:11:36,356 as science to stakeholders. 264 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,410 The way that I think of it is we have people 265 00:11:39,410 --> 00:11:41,220 who work in different capacities 266 00:11:41,220 --> 00:11:43,530 and we need to both have the science 267 00:11:43,530 --> 00:11:45,800 that's happening at the research level, 268 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,480 trickle across down through land managers, policy makers, 269 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,810 decision makers but also to the actual practitioners 270 00:11:52,810 --> 00:11:55,600 on the ground and the concerned citizens. 271 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,420 And then the thing that I think we could do much better 272 00:11:58,420 --> 00:12:01,670 is also having that information flow go the opposite way. 273 00:12:01,670 --> 00:12:03,430 So what are the people who are actually 274 00:12:03,430 --> 00:12:06,031 on the ground across the region? 275 00:12:06,031 --> 00:12:08,540 What are they seeing and how can that information come 276 00:12:08,540 --> 00:12:11,210 through so that we can focus our research 277 00:12:11,210 --> 00:12:15,290 on some of the gaps that those people can highlight for us. 278 00:12:15,290 --> 00:12:16,580 So that I think is an area 279 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:18,913 where we could work a little bit better. 280 00:12:20,090 --> 00:12:22,590 The other thing that is really important 281 00:12:22,590 --> 00:12:27,590 is this ability to address emerging or evolving issues. 282 00:12:28,210 --> 00:12:31,060 And again, I think Charlie Driscoll's data 283 00:12:31,060 --> 00:12:33,790 on what they were able to do after the '98 ice storm 284 00:12:33,790 --> 00:12:35,303 is really indicative of that. 285 00:12:36,417 --> 00:12:38,350 We're seeing these sort of disturbance regimes 286 00:12:38,350 --> 00:12:41,930 at intensities or frequencies that we haven't seen before. 287 00:12:41,930 --> 00:12:46,410 How do we make sure that the work that we're doing can pivot 288 00:12:46,410 --> 00:12:49,790 to be able to address that and ask questions 289 00:12:49,790 --> 00:12:52,970 about those sort of new or emerging threats 290 00:12:52,970 --> 00:12:56,400 and all of that does hinge upon stability, right? 291 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:57,740 It's hard to be nimble 292 00:12:57,740 --> 00:12:59,590 if you don't have sort of a stable base 293 00:12:59,590 --> 00:13:02,190 either of funding or a collaborative network 294 00:13:02,190 --> 00:13:05,470 to be able to move into action and to address those things. 295 00:13:05,470 --> 00:13:08,977 So all of these different sort of best practices 296 00:13:08,977 --> 00:13:13,290 or all things that the FEMC works hard to facilitate 297 00:13:13,290 --> 00:13:15,800 across the collaborative network 298 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,950 but there is always sort of this question 299 00:13:17,950 --> 00:13:20,220 of how can we do it better, right? 300 00:13:20,220 --> 00:13:23,010 We are always looking to see 301 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:25,920 if there are better ways that we can serve the region. 302 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,570 And I wanted to give you all a heads up 303 00:13:28,570 --> 00:13:31,601 that we are moving into our strategic planning 304 00:13:31,601 --> 00:13:33,780 in January and February. 305 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:38,290 And you will likely be getting a survey from us, 306 00:13:38,290 --> 00:13:40,970 asking you about the types of activities 307 00:13:40,970 --> 00:13:44,080 we should be supporting, what things we'd been doing well, 308 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,690 what things we could do better. 309 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:48,730 And we really do need input from you. 310 00:13:48,730 --> 00:13:51,460 This is your collaborative, right? 311 00:13:51,460 --> 00:13:56,210 We as a staff really work at the will of the committees 312 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:59,075 that guide us who are ultimately informed 313 00:13:59,075 --> 00:14:00,676 by the larger stakeholder base. 314 00:14:00,676 --> 00:14:03,120 So please do provide some feedback to us 315 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,796 and help us become even better. 316 00:14:05,796 --> 00:14:10,796 So with that, I am going to wish you all amazing holidays 317 00:14:13,230 --> 00:14:15,600 and let's see, I'll stop my share 318 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,320 so you can actually see a face 319 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,810 and thank you again for participating 320 00:14:19,810 --> 00:14:24,810 and really making this much better than we had anticipated. 321 00:14:25,790 --> 00:14:29,010 So thank you all, be well, take care of yourselves, 322 00:14:29,010 --> 00:14:29,843 take care of each other 323 00:14:29,843 --> 00:14:32,623 and keep doing the good work that you're doing. 324 00:14:33,890 --> 00:14:34,740 Thanks everybody.