Almost exactly 10 years ago, Jesse and Bill Nierenberg organized the first workshop at Scripps Oceanographic Institution that led to the Census of Marine Life, which earned the cover of Science News magazine 17 February. A little more than five years ago, in February 2002, Jesse and Paul Hebert met at a Census of Marine Life workshop in White Point, Nova Scotia, and joined forces to initiate the Barcode of Life initiative, which earned the cover of Canadian Geographic this month. We happily celebrate the anniversaries of these wonderful projects and thank everyone participating.