THE LAST OF THE VIRTUAL EVENTS? NAMM ADVOCACY SUMMIT TAKES PLACE VIRTUALLY — FOR POSSIBLY THE FINAL TIME BY BRIAN BERK
Editor’s note: Photos appearing in the story are from 2019, the most recent in-person NAMM Advocacy event. In what NAMM hopes is the last virtual-only event of any kind it will host, the trade group on May 25 presented its NAMM Advocacy Summit, formerly called the NAMM Advocacy Fly-In, over Zoom. Traditionally, each year approximately 100 NAMM delegates travel to Washington, D.C., to speak to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as governors and their staffs. Although it is difficult to replicate the in-person experience on Capitol Hill, the four-hour virtual event, for which there were more than 700 registrants, provided plenty of good information and fun, and even included a cameo appearance from music education champion and former New York Yankee superstar Bernie Williams.
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