The Society was chartered in 1920. It provides a collegial atmosphere in which to address important practice issues and obtain continuing medical education. In the past few years, the Society has dealt with a variety of new political and regulatory challenges having profound implications. In order to effectively meet these and future challenges, a strong and unified voice that represents all of the state's otolaryngologists is required. When we pursue Otolaryngologist's interests in the halls of the General Assembly during the legislative sessions, we need our member's active support! The Society has made tremendous progress on behalf of all Otolaryngologists to defeat the regulation changes proposed by the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists. The VSO has publicly objected to two of the proposed revisions, including the deletion of requiring an Otolaryngologist to medically clear a child for a hearing aid fitting as well as the deletion of tinnitus as a primary symptom from the requirements for referral. Through our efforts, one of our members, Dr. Richard Linde, was appointed to a position on the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists. The Society holds an annual meeting each spring. This is an excellent way to network with your colleagues across the Commonwealth and earn CME credits. We hope you will join us. Your active participation is needed! If you are not already a member, I hope that you will give serious consideration to joining the Society. Click on Join Us to download a membership application.