For nearly 50 years, researchers from around the world have converged in Boston for the event of the preeminent material of the year—the MRS Fall Meeting. This fall, the materials community will come together once again, in a new format indicative of our times. Due to the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and its impact on our daily lives worldwide, MRS will convene the joint 2020 MRS Spring/Fall Meeting & Exhibit, originally scheduled for November 27 ̶ December 4, as a fully virtual event.