The goal of the ACCESS+ Initiative, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE Partnership grant, is to accelerate the awareness, adoption, and adaptation of evidence-based and gender-related diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, practices, and programs within and across STEM professional societies. During the Convening, the first ACCESS+ cohort of professional societies explored areas of strength and areas for development, prepared action plans to guide their DEI change work, and established a Community of Practice that supports implementation of action plans. ASPET is proud to be a founding member of this group, and was represented during the Convening by ASPET Director of Education Catherine Fry, and Mentoring and Career Development Committee members Susan Ingram and Ashley Guillory.