COVID-19 still stalked the Earth; but with the omicron variant receding in Iowa, we decided we could safely hold EISEF in Lindale Mall on March 19, 2022, just like “normal years”. Except that lots of people will be wearing masks and social distancing; others will avoid us like, well, the plague. Somehow we’ll make it work, just like all the other science fairs: ISEF, SSTFI, and WISEF.