 Hello, we are the Organizing Committee of the Virtual International Day of the Midwife or VIDM. The VIDM is a free, non-profit, 24-hour online conference held every year on the International Day of the Midwife, the 5th of May. In 2020, the conference included 38 presentations and 24 posters in English and Spanish, covering a wide range of birth-related topics. The VIDM also hosted two pre-conference sessions from the World Health Organization, providing COVID-19 pandemic updates. But this one came from at least 32 countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Bolivia, Iran and Nigeria. 2020 saw our highest attendance figures since the initial 2009 conference, which was broadcast from our founder's kitchen in New Zealand. A volunteer committee of senior educators, technologists, midwives and student midwives in nine countries organizes this conference. We are passionate about celebrating and sharing midwifery knowledge, research and clinical practice globally to reduce disparities in educational opportunities. Midwives care for increasingly diverse populations within their own countries and internationally. This has led to a growing need for midwives to receive education in the field of global health as well as collaborate with other midwives globally. International conferences however come at a high environmental price. The VIDM offers innovative opportunities for collaboration between midwives, student midwives, researchers and educators within a socially responsible international context. Without the need to travel, participants minimize their carbon footprints. Rather than providing a passive education of videos and online e-learning, the VIDM is an interactive conference. We use web conference software allowing delegates to test chat with each other through sessions, participate in online polls and ask real-time questions directly to speakers. It can be challenging to coordinate a 24-hour conference covering all world time zones, peer reviewing multilingual abstracts, recording podcasts and supporting presenters to be confident in the virtual world. We were commended for our work in the international education category at the International Maternity Expo Awards in November 2019. The VIDM is committed to global midwifery education and continues to provide a free, equitable and accessible conference on International Day of the Midwives. Check out our video YouTube channel, Virtual Midwives, to look at our free resources. You can access the VIDM's website to find out how to submit an abstract or poster, as well as instructions on how to access the conference. We look forward to seeing you at the VIDM 2021.