Looking Ahead to 2022--With Excitement.

• Author: Trager, Mitchell
• Position: PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Happy New Year!

As we begin what we expect will be another exciting year for TEI, its members, sponsors, and partners, lets take a quick look back on 2021, which was very challenging--and very rewarding.

It was thrilling to return to in-person meetings in 2021, with many of our chapters reuniting to hold social and educational events throughout the summer and fall. We have also made significant strides with respect to hybrid events, at both the chapter and Institute levels.

TEI's 76th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida--the Institute's first fully hybrid Annual Conference--was, according to those who attended in person and virtually, an extremely successful meeting. More than 120 members attended in person, and more than 350 members participated virtually. The Annual Conference included dozens of plenary and breakout sessions, including a particularly informative roundtable discussion, which you can read about on page 18 in this issue of the magazine.

In 2021, TEI held almost 2,000 meeting and webinars. That's right, 2,000 meetings, which included hours of instruction, education, and invaluable information and sharing. We hosted more than 150 chapter- and Institute-level webinars, accessible to all members, throughout the year. These events provide TEI members with a benefit most participants cite as extremely important--an ability to network and learn from other members.

Taking a look at 2022, you'll see that we already have scheduled three terrific events for the first half of the year:

* TEI's 72nd Midyear Conference, held as usual in Washington, D.C., March 20-23, a hybrid event...