diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 8be5cb5..49db0b4 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ show_categories = true
 [announcement]
 enable = true
 expire_days = 7
-content = "August Update: Winding down the [conferences](/news/winding-down)."
+content = "NEW: Boston Meeting [Instructions](/news/hmb-meeting-instructions)"
 
 # seo meta data for OpenGraph / Twitter Card
 # seo module: https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/tree/master/seo-tools/basic-seo