I wanted to share some updates and the preliminary project briefing line-up for the upcoming CNI Fall Member Meeting, scheduled for December 9–10, 2024, in Washington, DC.

While details are still being finalized, please note that the opening plenary session will be extended to include an update and discussion of the CNI leadership transition currently underway, as well as my customary survey of key developments and trends in the networked information and research landscapes. To accommodate this, we will start the meeting a little early, about 12:30 PM rather than the usual 1:00 PM. You can find a tentative meeting schedule at: https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2024/schedule-f24

For the closing plenary, we’ll hear from Tony Hey, this year’s Paul Evan Peters Award recipient . His talk, “AI for Science: From Open Access to FAIR Data,” will serve as the Paul Evan Peters Memorial Lecture and draw from his prolific and expansive career as well as offering some speculations about what the future may bring.

More details are forthcoming about both plenaries and will be available on the meeting website at https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2024/plenary-sessions-f24

There is a strong and varied program of project briefings scheduled. Please note that the list is still being finalized, although we are not expecting a lot of changes. You can find the preliminary list at https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2024/project-briefings-f24

We will be sharing full session descriptions and a complete schedule shortly.

Along with the entire CNI team, I look forward to seeing many of you in DC this December!

Clifford Lynch Executive Director, CNI