Perspectives

Happy New Year, and thanks for reading the revised Valve Magazine! This magazine, and more broadly VMA, share a goal to educate the industry, so myself, along with editor Heather Gaynor and our Valve Magazine Editorial Advisory Board, hope you like the new content and layout and find that it delivers useful and insightful information.

In addition to education, VMA also works to help identify trends and key issues facing our members, and provides the platform to address the issues. Never has this been more important as the future is more volatile and ever- changing than in recent memory — and I expect more of this in 2024. With an election year in the U.S., continued conflicts globally, reshoring or near shoring, increasing regulatory pressures and energy, environmental, societal and economic pressures — as well as new market opportunities and technical advancements — there is no shortage of concerns or opportunities that VMA can address.

This VMA News section provides a glimpse into some of the issues and topics that VMA’s Committees address, but it doesn’t replace being involved, working directly with peers, and gaining insights that help connect the dots on how all the external forces may impact your business. So, with the opportunity that lies ahead for the industry and VMA, I invite our members to get involved in VMA if you aren’t already, I invite new companies to reach out and learn more about how your company may benefit from VMA membership, and I invite each of you to attend the Valve Forum, Hydrogen Summit or Valve Basics in person or on-demand programs to connect with each other, VMA and the industry.

Thank you, and I wish all our readers a strong and successful 2024! It will go faster than ever, and 2025 will be here too soon.