Welcome to 2021!

The past year was marked by many challenges, but the start of a new is time to focus on our successes and tasks ahead. Despite impact COVID-19 so aspects lives work, we did indeed have in 2020. In this column, I would like highlight outstanding accomplishments ASE Foundation (ASEF). ASEF founded 2003 as separate entity from devoted providing awards support research education, though two continued share common Board Directors until 2020, when created one. Dr. Vera Rigolin, president ASE, became first chair board. One hundred percent donations are spent activities that cardiovascular ultrasound related research, educational efforts, outreach activities! had rough Annual Research Awards Gala June, one largest fund-raising events, be cancelled due COVID-19. able regroup under Rigolin's strong leadership, however, successful campaigns nonetheless. For instance:•As December 5, 2020 Appeal raised $208,099.•We over $74,000 towards Pamela S. Douglas, MD, FASE Scholar Award. aim award “To future echocardiographic granting one-year (12 months) scholarships clinical or translational scholars advanced research. With allocation support, will protected mentorship pursue impactful ultrasound” (Figure 1).•We were donate $3,205 Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) provide travel attendance for individuals bushfire-affected postal codes they may attend annual ASA conference.•We $5,125 GivingTuesdayNow COVID-19-related members. Of funds raised, granted $100 all accepted applicants second cohort Leadership Academy remaining applied pay CASE publication fees cases.•We awarded 12 training (11 Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship Katanick Award).•We hosted Twitter Journal Club Tuesday, September 15, educate field article Similarities Differences Left Ventricular Size & Function among Races Nationalities. This highlights conducted part World Alliance Societies Echocardiography (WASE) Normal Values Study funded ASEF. event moderated Chair Ritu Thamman Enrique Garcia-Sayan along with co-authors Federico M. Asch Roberto Lang.•We held an E21 Grant webinar led study section chairs Jonathan R. Lindner, J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM free, discussion Recipients 23, updated members innovative being done through clinician-scientist engineering partnerships, dialog regarding cutting-edge It featured inaugural presenting their mid-term progress reports: Oliver Kripfgans, FAIUM, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI – “Bedside Cardiovascular Monitoring Neonates Patent Ductus Arteriosus”; Babak Nazer, Knight Institute, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR “Echocardiographic Optimization Ultrasound Septal Reduction Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”; Patricia Pellikka, FASE, Division Ultrasound, Department Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN “DeepEcho: Echocardiogram Image Normalization Using Deep Learning Detection Prognostication Heart Failure.”•We supported 49 students, sonographers, fellows free registration Virtual Experience.•In October, volunteers presented joint symposium “POCUS Daily Practice” Vietnam National Institute during Congress Cardiology (since could not host global health originally planned) 500 views participants! Thank you member faculty Jim Kirkpatrick, Hoai Nguyen, Jose Banchs, Eglé Burdulis, Michelle Fujioka, Yuchi Han, Danielle Labadie, Jane Marshall, Kamu Maganti, Nikhil Pasumarti, Greg Tatum, Jennifer Tresness, Neil Weissman!•In October PCHD Happy Hour Drs. Leo Lopez, Meryl Cohen, Piers Barker attended 140 registrants $4,000 1).•In #WIC Mentoring Session Linda Gillam Thamman, myself 40 $1,000 November Hour, David Adams, ACS, RCS, RDCS, Peg Knoll, $2,950, including $2,000 pledge 1)!•In virtual lecture demonstration 3D Imaging, Keith Collins, MS, Madeline Jankowski, BS, 20 Indian sonographers at invitation Bharat Patel, RVS, RDMS, FASE. Congratulations board, staff, volunteers, supporters fine job supporting these important needs tough circumstances!Judy Hung, Director Trial Innovation Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Professor Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts. She has been since 2001 serving ASE's President.