We thank the following: Teresa Mourad, Ecological Society of America, for her insightful review and editing of earlier versions of the article; Shirley Malcom and Yolanda George, American Association for the Advancement of Science, for both promoting the role of professional societies in V&C and sharing the data from the initial society surveys; and the staff and members participating in the PSALSE for offering suggestions and participating in the follow-up survey. We also thank the NSF for their support of the V&C programs which provided the initial professional society data and the Vision and Change reports.