Happy new year from the F# Software Foundation! Historically, the Foundation has always posted a reflection on the previous year as well as a guide of the thoughts of the Board for the year moving forward. However, given the circumstances throughout 2020, our post will be a bit different this year.

The F# Software Foundation is happy to announce the second Applied F# Challenge! Alan Ball and Kevin Avignon are leading the initiative to begin in early 2021. We are currently seeking judges for the event to form the Program Committee.

Each year the F# Software Foundation holds elections for its Board of Trustees. The role of the Board is to oversee the vision and mission of the F# Software Foundation, to set the goals, and to appoint officers to run the daily operations as appropriate. It is now time for our members to choose who will represent them as the Board of Trustees for 2020-2021.

Black Lives Matter. The F# Software Foundation is horrified by George Floyd's murder. Our mission statement guides us to grow a diverse community. Demanding social justice and racial equity for Black people is directly in line with our mission. Protestors are righteously demanding an end to the culture of white supremacy and police brutality. We salute those of you continuing to demand racial justice and equality with your voices, your actions, and your donations.

Happy New Year from the F# Software Foundation! The New Year is traditionally a time to reflect on the year past, and make plans for the year ahead. As we recently started to publish quarterly updates to keep you all regularly updated on what we have been up to, for this post, we will combine both.