The opening event of day two of the SFI Annual Conference was a tribute to outgoing President and CEO Kathy Abusow, who has led the organization since 2007. Colleagues and board members gathered to mark the end of a tenure that has shaped sustainable forestry certification in North America — and the ceremony clearly caught Kathy off guard, with the surprise guest turning out to be her own daughter, a forester and biologist early in her career. Speakers included SFI Board Chair Dan Lamb, who presented Kathy with a gift on behalf of the board; Lennard Joe, CEO of the BC First Nations Forestry Council; SFI President Jason Metnick; and Christine Leduc, SFI VP Canadian Operations and President of PLT Canada.