ANNIVERSARIES ENCOURAGE REFLECTION— and this essay has offered the opportunity to look back on the history of the Society with an eye to celebrating what’s to come. As Neuroscience 2020 approached and SfN celebrated its 50th year as a Society, events didn’t quite follow the original vision. SfN’s 50th year, so thoughtfully planned and considered, served as a reminder that you cannot plan for everything. In January 2020, news outlets in the United States first started reporting about a novel coronavirus circulating in China. By March, COVID-19, the disease resulting from that coronavirus, was declared a global pandemic, with hundreds of thousands of cases around the world. Things changed quickly with regards to the Society’s day-to-day business. Washington, D.C., where SfN is headquartered, saw cases rising rapidly and began a “stay-at-home” order that lasted for months. SfN staff began working remotely full-time, like most offices worldwide. Meanwhile, labs around the globe shut down in a matter of days, s...