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Despite the COVID pandemic, Central Virginia Chapter of CMSA was able to deliver an extremely successful annual conference in 2020. CVC had scheduled and planned their annual Spring conference for March 19, 2020, but COVID had other plans. They pivoted, moving their conference to October 22nd and updating their theme from "Transitioning Patients and Case Managers to Greatness" to "Case Managers can _____" combining their 2020 conference with their Case Management Week Celebration. Going virtual allowed them to expand registration to other East Coast chapters and increase the number of registrations from 51 in the spring to 73 in the fall. Despite the challenge of obtaining sponsors for a virtual event, they secured sponsors for presentations, CEs, and prizes. And although their income was not as much as in previous years due to the reduced virtual registration fee, their expenses were also much less (no venue/no catering), so in the end, they were able to generate a profit. Congratulations to the Central Virginia Chapter of CMSA on their flexibility and resilience!