MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Tristan Harrenstein and I just returned from giving invited papers at the Plains Anthropological Conference in a session on the recent emergence of Public Archaeology Networks (a “PANdemic?”) in several states. Since FPAN was the first, I was asked to lead the session in which Public Archaeology Networks in Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah were introduced. During and following, Public Archaeology Networks in Colorado and Kansas were also discussed. Although each of these programs is markedly different from FPAN, we share many important similarities, and it is notable that they have chosen to follow Florida’s lead. Prior to that, I keynoted at the annual meeting of the Arkan- sas Archeological Society. The topic was public archaeology through the eyes of FPAN. Many people, and I am one of them, would trace the origins of modern public archaeol- ogy to Arkansas, the Arkansas Archeological Survey, and the Arkansas Archeological Society during the 1960s and 1970s. Once again, remarkable. Before that, Sarah Miller and I were invited to join an inter- national research project funded by the Scottish Universities Innovation Institute. This project considered the effects of heritage loss on Scottish communities due to climate. We were asked to participate because of our successful HMS Florida program, and similarities in the problems that Scot- land and Florida face by the year 2030. Extraordinary. Remarkable also are the many additional opportunities that other FPAN staff throughout our eight regions have had to talk about FPAN as an example within Florida and beyond. In FPAN’s 2010 Strategic Plan, a vision for 2020 was established: “In 2020 FPAN is the leading advo- cate for Florida’s archaeological stewardship and the premier example of how public archaeology is done well” (page 10). Not only do these examples and others indicate success in attaining this part of our vision, they indicate that FPAN is indeed a leader in today’s public archaeology. Here, I want to thank our remarkable FPAN profession- als who, every day and in every Florida county, have made that happen. Dr. William Lees, RPA