MESS AGE FROM
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Conference Series Pam Burnett, Executive Director, GAWP
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he year 2020 has been a year of adjustment and learning for all of us. If you had asked me in January if we would be able to operate our conferences completely online, I would have told you I couldn’t imagine it happening; however, sometimes the universe has other plans and you just have to roll up your sleeves, put on your thinking cap, and figure out how to get things done. Here we are: ready to embark on our second online conference this year. We are all missing the comradery and sense of community we get at the in-person conference but I’m really pleased with how we’ve all managed to ‘make lemonade’ and pivot to online events. For this conference, we wanted to try something different so the idea of the ‘conference series’ was born. We are hoping that spreading sessions out over several weeks will allow more of you to attend, and fi t these sessions into your schedule, without having to take entire days off of work. I’d love to get your feedback on how you feel about this way of doing things – you can always reach me via email at pburnett@gawp.org. I hope you enjoy the sessions you attend and come away with great information in addition to your recertification points! An extra-special thank you to Trooper Smith and Sarah Skinner, who worked really hard to pull this conference together.
Sometimes the universe has other plans and you just have to roll up your sleeves, put on your thinking cap, and figure out how to get things done.
GAWP VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE SERIES
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