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6 years ago This is a fantastic initiative--I've been thinking about these very questions myself a lot lately. Happy to join in!
I should also say that I'm involved with Virtually Connecting, which is a group that connects people onsite at conferences with virtual people in a conversation. Those are usually more "hallway conversations" after or between sessions, and while they are GREAT it many ways, I am interested in figuring out what else can be done and working on it.
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