By Grady Wright and Nathan Ilten The SIAM Pacific Northwest (PNW) Section was formed in 2016 to bring together different communities that are active in industrial and applied mathematics in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. and Canada (Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia). This is done through a number of activities, including organizing a quarterly online seminar series, coordinating interactions between regional SIAM student chapters, and promoting regional meetings.