Happy 2020! Following are Standards and Practices IG updates to get us started for the year.

After serving as chair of Standards and Practices for some time, Aaron Collie has stepped down. Many thanks to him for his leadership and facilitation of Standards and Practices meetings and projects! I (Felicity Dykas) joined as a co-chair in 2019. Joining me as the new co-chair is Linda Reynolds. Linda is Director of the East Texas Research Center at the Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Aaron has assured us that he plans to stay involved with Standards and Practices.

Linda and I are planning our 2020 monthly meetings. In the past Standards and Practices met on the third Monday of the month. We will not meet on January 20 as that is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and some members may have that day as a holiday. Plus, we are changing our schedule and beginning in February we will meet on the second Monday of the month. The Infrastructure Interest Group meets on the third meeting of the month; having Standards and Practices on the same day made it a challenge for a person to attend both meetings.