On August 16, 2023, the Committee on the Future (COTF) held two listening sessions in the San Francisco, CA region. IAM Western Territory Chief of Staff Robert “Bobby” Martinez appeared on behalf of General Vice President Gary R. Allen to welcome attendees and stress the importance of members expressing their ideas for the future of the IAM. The sessions were hosted in Burlingame, CA at a lodge that is the home of IAM District 141, Local 1781, and Local 1782.