In this last message of the year, I think it is important to summarize accomplishments of the Society in 2021 and describe our preparations for success in 2022. By the numbers, our Society continues to grow. We added two student branch Chapters in September with another one expected in November. When this one receives its final approval, the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) community will total 70 Chapters, 28 student branch Chapters, and 10 ambassadors engaged with communities in locations where we hope GRSS Chapters will form in the near future. This means that the GRSS community now consists of 98 combined Chapters with membership in the Society surpassing 5,300 members and submissions to our journals surpassing expectations. The numbers confirm continued success for GRSS in 2021, but this year also brought some unexpected twists and turns with high expectations at the beginning to immediately resume in-person meetings.

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2021年GRSS的成绩：成功与意外的转折【主席寄语】


在今年最后的信息中，我认为有必要总结协会在 2021 年取得的成就，并描述我们为 2022 年取得成功所做的准备。从数字来看，我们的协会在不断发展。我们在 9 月增加了两个学生分会，预计在 11 月增加另一个分会。当该分会获得最终批准时，IEEE 地球科学与遥感协会 (GRSS) 社区将共有 70 个分会、28 个学生分会以及 10 名大使，我们希望 GRSS 分会在不久的将来成立。这意味着 GRSS 社区现在由 98 个分会组成，协会成员数量超过 5,300 名，向我们期刊提交的文章超出了预期。这些数字证实了 GRSS 在 2021 年继续取得成功，但今年也带来了一些意想不到的曲折，人们对立即恢复面对面会议一开始抱有很高的期望。