For those of us who are members of the State Bar Association, the Annual meeting remains among the most significant events on our calendar. The meeting has become familiar to all of us—an occasion to enjoy the company of those with whom we share professional interest—complemented by our renewal of warm personal relationships. The events have become routine—some practically rituals—paying tribute to those who have served the Bar association in the past, while providing an example for those who will follow those who currently serve in leadership roles.

Of course this year's Annual Meeting—like so many other things in our professional and personal lives—will not be familiar. The routine will be replaced—by rituals designed to keep all of us safe. The sharing of professional and personal experiences can no longer be accomplished in a pleasant, warm setting, but instead in the artificial, socially distant, digital platforms upon which we have all been reduced to relying.