From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Correspondence: Catherine S. Bradley, MD, MSCE. E-mail: [email protected]

This article is a version of the presidential address presented at the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) PFD Week 2023, Portland, OR, on October 5, 2023.

Funding information: None.

Disclosures: American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS): travel support for Board of Directors.

Elsevier: textbook editor royalties, travel support for journal editor activities; salary support to my institution for journal editor activities.

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG): travel support and honorarium as Urogynecology Division member and examiner.

X blurb: A recap of the AUGS Presidential Address and State of the Society presentation from PFD Week 2023 (given October 5, 2023). The meeting theme was Coming Together.