In this last message of the year, I think it is important to summarize accomplishments of the Society in 2021 and describe our preparations for success in 2022. By the numbers, our Society continues to grow. We added two student branch Chapters in September with another one expected in November. When this one receives its final approval, the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) community will total 70 Chapters, 28 student branch Chapters, and 10 ambassadors engaged with communities in locations where we hope GRSS Chapters will form in the near future. This means that the GRSS community now consists of 98 combined Chapters with membership in the Society surpassing 5,300 members and submissions to our journals surpassing expectations. The numbers confirm continued success for GRSS in 2021, but this year also brought some unexpected twists and turns with high expectations at the beginning to immediately resume in-person meetings.