b'Message from the ChairMessage de la prsidente du ConseilCharlotte ChristophersenT o start my final message to the CERC community, IP our commencer mon dernier messagela communaut am borrowing a quote from the final message of two ofdu CERC,jemprunteune citation du message finalmy predecessors, Troy Pariag and Fred Halliday. Theyde deux de mes prdcesseurs, Troy Pariag et Fred remarked that as we pass along the CERC torch to theHalliday, soulignant quecest une transition annuelle next chair, this is an annual transition that serves as aqui sert de rappel que chaque fin est le nouveau dbutreminder that every ending is someones new beginning. de quelquun .There have been so many new beginnings over the past year.Il y a eu tant de nouveaux dparts au cours de la dernire anne. Outside of mobility, it has been exciting to witness NASAs Il a t passionnant de voir le robot Perseverance de la NASA Perseverance rover touch down, the new rise in commercialatterrir, la nouvelle augmentation des vols spatiaux commerciaux spaceflight, and the global community working together toou la communaut mondiale distribuer les vaccins. Ces ralisations distribute COVID-19 vaccines. These achievements remind meme rappellent que le succs se trouve dans la collaboration. that success is found through collaboration and teamwork. With these new beginnings and through the lens of collabora- Avec ces nouveaux dbuts, je suis enthousiastelide de faire tion and teamwork, I am excited and energized to ride the wavefacela vague de productivit que le CERC continue de dmon-of productivity that CERC continues to demonstrate. CERCtrer. Le CERC a t trs actif dans la promotion de son nouveau has been very active in promoting our new Diversity, EquityComit sur la diversit, lquit et linclusion. Jespre que tout and Inclusion Committee. I hope that everyone took the time tole monde a pris le temps de rpondrenotre sondage et de nous respond to our survey and provide their valuable feedback onfaire part de leurs prcieux commentaires sur ce quil faut pour what they believe is important and what they feel needs to befaire du CERC lorganisation inclusive que nous entendons tre. done to make CERC the inclusive organization that we intend to be.Avec tous les signes qui pointent vers des lections automnales, il With all signs pointing towards a fall election, this will mean veryy aura trs peu de repos pour notre Comit de limmigration. Il little rest for our Immigration Committee. They are steadfastfait constamment du lobbying auprs du gouvernement et dfend in their lobbying of the government and constantly advocatingles intrts du CERC en participantdes sances de consultation through CERCs opportunities to participate in consultationavec des cadres suprieurs et des organisations gouvernementales. sessions with high-level executives and government organiza- Cette anne a t difficile pour quiconque essaie de comprendre tions. This year has been challenging for anyone trying tolimpact de la COVID-19 et des nouvelles lections sur notre understand the impact of COVID-19 and new elections on ourindustrie de la mobilit. mobility industry.Le Comit de planification des confrences est trs occup. Il y a The annual Conference Planning Committee is very busy atdexcellentes sances prvues et notre discours principal est dli-work. There are excellent sessions planned, and our keynotebrment conu pour se concentrer sur le domaine crucial de la is deliberately set to focus on the crucial area of mental health.sant mentale. Cest toujours le bon moment pour nous rappeler It is always the right time to remind us to take care ourselves.de prendre soin de nous. Mme si nous ne nous voyons peut-tre Although we may not see each other in person, I am excited topas en personne, je suis enthousiastelide de rencontrer notre meet and catch up with our community. Please make sure youcommunaut. Veuillez vous assurer dassister et de participer. attend and participate. As this message and the end of my year as chair approaches,lapproche de ce message et de la fin de mon anne de prsi-I cant help but reflect on a few other beginnings that we dence, je ne peux mempcher de rflchirquelques autres experienced this year. I am sure that you, like me, have useddbuts que nous avons vcus cette anne. Je suis sre que vous, the words virtual and assignment in your common-daycomme moi, avez utilis les motsvirtueletaffectationdans vernacular, but who knew that together as virtual assignmentvotre langage courant, mais qui savait quensemble commeaffec-they would start to be such a hot topic! Who also knew thattation virtuelleils commenceraienttre un sujet si chaud! Qui these two words could be so heavily regulated by immigrationsavait aussi que ces deux mots pouvaient tre si fortement rgle-and tax authorities?ments par limmigration et les autorits fiscales ? In thinking about what is new, I cant avoid thinking aboutJe ne peux pas viter de penserlafflux de runions Zoom dans the influx of Zoom meetings in my calendar, both socially andmon calendrier. Il y a eu des occasions de former des quipes, des professionally. There have been teambuilding opportunities,soires-questionnaires, des cours de cuisine, des salles dvasion 6PERSPECTIVES Fall 2021'