The year was quickly usurped by the rapid spread of coronavirus; We held two zoom-based gatherings in the spring and summer - first with Mac McQuown who discussed Microgrids and his extraordinary installation at Stone Edge Farm in Sonoma County, CA. Later in the summer Masha Vorontsova, PhD, marine biologist shed light on the zoonotic origins of coronavirus and why wildlife trade is so damaging - not only for nature and animals but also for human populations.

​We held our first online conference as the Pandemic shut travel routes and offices,  hotels and gathering places across the globe. The focus was the Middle East and Iran and how we might find fertile ground for non-state diplomacy in a desperate era geopolitically. A key understanding that nations continue to act against the interests of individuals and therein lies a need for individuals to co-resist and demonstrate that humanity offers hope, love and alternative narratives.

​In-person conferences were limited to a small gathering in October 2020 at Esalen of 12 members of the California-based Track Two network. We reinforced the focus on global threats and confirmed an emphasis on nuclear arms and the current state of arms "modernization" as our subject matter for 2021.