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physical travel and the need for additional financial investments. Such activities have been of benefit to us all, offering avenues for expanding our commitments to—and strengthening ties across—our global SIGCHI community. All these events, or at least those that we know about (tell us more!), can be tracked through our brand new virtual community events calendar [3]. Other than one skipped funding cycle in April, for temporary austerity measures prompted by Covid’s beginnings, the SIGCHI Development Fund continued to operate on quarterly calls. Our July and October calls were dedicated to supporting virtual events and initiatives, aligned with the cause of supporting innovative virtual formats, and creating spaces to address racism and other systemic injustices in the SIGCHI community. We are grateful that our budget allowed us to