Happy Spring ICRI NTX members! Along with the warmer weather, we have a lot to be excited about this year! Our first membership meeting in January filled all available seats at the WJE Dallas office. Thanks to all that attended, and I look forward to building on the great attendance and the great technical presentation that was provided. ICRI also just wrapped up the Spring Convention in Nashville, where the NTX Chapter was well represented by our Chapter Delegate and others. Between the great networking, wealth of technical presentations, and good music, we all left the convention looking forward to the Fall Convention in Phoenix.

In addition to recent activities, we have a packed schedule this year that offer great opportunities for networking, technical education, and other involvement in the Chapter. In The annual Sporting Clay Classic will be held on May 14 this year as we all return to Elm Fork Shooting Club in Dallas, and the Jesse Points Memorial Golf Classic will be held on October 2. Go ahead and get your teams signed up! As always, we will have our regular membership meetings this April, June, September, and November, so be on the look-out for those notifications! We would love to have you all joint us – and bring a friend! We have some great plans and goals in place for the year, and I am very excited to watch everything play out. We are finally starting to return to pre-COVID numbers, and that is because of the great participation of our members.

This year marks an exciting transition for the NTX Chapter, as we have introduced new Chapter Sponsorships. These sponsorships offer a variety of benefits and cover the expenses of regular events that are individually invoiced throughout the year, in addition to supporting the Chapter. Thank you so much to those who signed up for sponsorships, and we look forward to having even more partners next year! If you are interested, please reach out to a board member, and we would be happy to fill you in on all the perks of sponsorship.

Please stay tuned for further information for Social Events, Happy Hours, and a couple of other items we have up our sleeves. Always feel free to bring a friend or work colleague! I am looking forward to a great 2026!