November / December 2021 NLGI Spokesman

Jim Hunt NLGI President 2020 – 2022 Dear NLGI Family, As always, we hope that you and your families are doing well. Where did the year go?

I would like to begin by thanking everyone that was able to attend our NLGI meeting in Tucson.

Although the attendance was down slightly versus previous years, this was one of the most memorable NLGI Annual Meetings. I would like to thank all the NLGI staff for ensuring that the meeting was a major success. I would also like to extend our gratitude to the Industry Speaker, educational instructors, and everyone that supplied informative technical papers. Thanks to all of you, the NLGI family reunion was outstanding.

One of the key highlights of the NLGI meeting was the extremely favorable feedback we received from our first-time attendees. These testimonials reconfirmed that the NLGI Annual Meeting is truly a special event. Some of the new NLGI meeting attendees were so impressed with their experience and all the value they received from the meeting, that they proactively approached us to become new members. We deeply missed many of our International NLGI members and attendees.

We sincerely hope that all of you will be able to attend our meeting next year in Toronto, ON Canada.

As we wind down the year, I would like to take this opportunity to provide an update on the sixth and final strategic goal for 2021. This strategic item focuses on communications of NLGI knowledge-based resources and certification. The NLGI has many resources for members including The NLGI Spokesman publication, website, etc. We also highly recommend that you continue to follow NLGI on our new LinkedIn company page.

Since this this our last issue of the year, I want to take this time to personally thank all our NLGI members for your loyalty and commitment to this organization. NLGI has had a momentous year during the most challenging times most of us have ever known. The NLGI members’ resilience and determination to ensure that our institute remains healthy and vibrant, truly defines our membership. For me personally and professionally, it has been an honor of a lifetime to be part of an organization that provides value and genuinely cares about all members.

The true essence of what makes the NLGI great is the people. Once again, we are tremendously grateful for all our members. We want to wish you and your families the best over the holidays. We hope to see all of you next year in Toronto.

All the best.

Jim Hunt NLGI President -4NLGI Spokesman | VOLUME 85, NUMBER 5 | November/December 2021