b"Message from the PresidentMessage du prsidentStephen CryneA s I write this column its been almost a year in fromI l y a presque un an que je travaillela maison. Cette working from home. Like many of you, that experienceexprience ma apport des hauts et des bas. Pour has had its ups and downs. For me, the ups have beenmoi, leshautsont t lexpansion de mes rseaux expansion of my virtual networks and finding new waysvirtuels, la recherche de nouveaux moyens de commu-to communicate and add value for our members. Thenication et la cration de valeur ajoute pour nos downs have been the ongoing uncertainty, some feeling of hope- membres. Lesbasont t lincertitude permanente, un lessness, and of course the lack of true personal interaction withcertain sentiment de dsespoir et, bien sr, labsence de family, friends and the hundreds of CERC colleagues I wouldvritable interaction personnelle. normally see throughout the year.Le CERC est une communaut, et cest ce sentiment partag CERC is a community, and it is that shared sentiment of beingde faire partie de quelque chose de significatif et de prcieux a part of something meaningful and valuable that cements ourqui cimente nos membres disparates. Cette communaut a t, disparate membership. That community has been on full viewces 12 derniers mois, au centre de toutes les attentions. Dans over the past 12 months. In this edition of Perspectives, we celebratecette dition de Perspectives, nous clbrons notre communaut our community and say thank you to the women and men in ouret remercions les femmes et les hommes de notre industrieindustrythe heroes of the daywho took extraordinary steps toles hros du jourqui ont pris des mesures extraordinaires ensure families arrived safely at their destinations and were caredpour sassurer que les familles arrivent en toute scuritfor during this difficult time.leur destination. Despite the setbacks of the past year, I do believe there are manyMalgr les revers de lanne dernire, je crois que de opportunities ahead and new doors will continue to open for allnombreuses opportunits soffrentnous et que de nouvelles of us in the global mobility community. There are many positivesportes continuerontsouvrir. Il y a beaucoup de points posi-and silver linings. I know for sure that I will only use the oldtifs. Je suis sr que je nutiliserai le tlphone lancienneschool telephone for ordering takeout and emergencies!que pour commander des platsemporter et en cas durgence. On the minds of all of us, of course, is our national conferenceNous avons touslesprit, bien sr, notre confrence nationale planned for September 12 to 14 in beautiful Newfoundland. Atdu 12 au 14 septembre dans la belle province de Terre-Neuve. time of writing (Feb. 12), it was not yet clear, but our planning for ce jour (12 fvrier), ce ntait pas encore clair, mais nous an in-person event is still underway. We will adjust those plans inplanifions actuellement un vnement en personne. Nous accordance with government requirements, vaccination rolloutsadapterons ces plans en fonction des exigences du gouver-and all other factors that may impact travel and meetings. Ournement, des campagnes de vaccination et de tous les autres Conference Planning Committee is exploring all options and wefacteurs. Notre comit de planification explore toutes les will continue to regularly communicate our plans. options et nous continueronscommuniquer rgulirement nos plans.As readers know, CERC has been developing relationships and uncovering opportunities to collaborate for many years Comme les lecteurs le savent, le CERC dveloppe des rela-maybe its part of our Canadian DNA. I am pleased to sharetions et dcouvre des possibilits de collaboration depuis de that WorldwideERC, EuRA and CERC have been workingnombreuses annespeut-tre est-ce l une partie de notre ISSUES ONLINEDid you know you can read all issues of CERC's PERSPECTIVES magazine back to 2017 online?https://www.mediaedgemagazines.com/the-canadian-employee-relocation-council-cerc8PERSPECTIVES Spring 2021"