With the continued concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the ISTAT Board of Directors recently made the difficult decision to cancel all Holiday Receptions previously scheduled to be held 2 December. Although we will not be able to gather in person as an ISTAT community this year, we look forward to seeing you at next year's events.

If you have not yet listened to the ISTAT Podcast, the newest digital offering of the ISTAT Online program, now is the perfect time to tune in! Four episodes of Series 1: Appraising are now available for listening. Tune in to hear about the professional journeys and views of the market from Kimberly Higgins Bergin, AVITAS; Lindsey Webster, mba Aviation; Olga Razzhivina, Oriel; and Kara Levine, ICF. Listen now.

Join us on 20 October for a special ISTAT Learning Lab session with Norman Liu, former CEO of GECAS. Take part in a high-level look into the leasing industry's history, and how the current landscape may play out after the crisis. Learn more and register now.

Additionally, register today for the ISTAT Learning Lab with Rob Morris, global head of consultancy at Ascend by Cirium, airing 27 October. Explore aircraft utilization patterns during the pandemic, storage patterns, part-out and outlook for various types in the aftermath of the pandemic. Learn more and register now.

ISTAT On Demand: Visit ISTAT On-Demand to view all previously aired ISTAT Learning Labs and ISTAT Chats anytime, anywhere if you're not able to make the live sessions. Watch the recently aired sessions now.

Are you a young professional with 1-10 years of experience in the industry looking for new and exciting opportunities to expand your network and deepen relationships with members of the ISTAT Community? Then become a part of the ISTAT Rising Executives community, a program for ISTAT members or those who work for ISTAT member companies. Through networking events, educational offerings, content sharing and more, this program provides the necessary resources commercial aviation professionals need to succeed in their roles and become future leaders in the industry. Learn more and sign up today.

ISTAT is pleased to announce its new and renewing members. Learn more about each member and connect with them by accessing the ISTAT Member Directory.

Congratulations to these ISTAT members on their new positions. Learn more.

In addition to the COVID-19 Relief Grants awarded earlier in the year, the Foundation awarded US$125,000 in early October to 16 charities in support of aviation-related humanitarian efforts worldwide. Learn more about the humanitarian grant recipients here.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ISTAT committed, by way of the ISTAT Foundation, US$500,000 in COVID-19 relief funding to 12 aviation-focused charities across the globe in June and July. View updates from the COVID-19 grant recipients here.

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Based on positive feedback from our April ISTAT Appraisers Guidance on COVID-19 survey, the ISTAT Appraisers Program (IAP) is once again surveying firms with ISTAT Certified Appraisers that provide third-party appraisal services on the COVID-19 impacts on aircraft values. Keep an eye out for each firm's respective views on the evolving environment later this month. Please click here to view the insights and/or webinar links offered by some of the current ISTAT member appraisal firms.

The IAP is targeting the second week of November for its first online continuing education session. IAP members and the IBG will be advised once the date is confirmed.