I hope everyone had a great summer, despite of Covid. I thought that by the time I write this letter, the pandemic would be over. But Covid refuses to go away, and the forth wave is hitting us. Regardless, CSBE has been and will be active in its full functions and continue to fulfil its roles in leading the engineering in agricultural and biological systems in Canada and the world.

In this letter, I want to focus on member development that is the most important strategy to grow our society. Nowadays, growth and limited resources are challenges faced in every society, including our own. There has been an on-going need to increase the number of members. CSBE has established Membership Engagement Committee that consists of the VP Membership, VP Regional, and all of the individual Regional Directors.