The 2020 NAP Training Conference is Going Virtual! Yes, these are indeed unprecedented times in which we are living. But they also present a great opportunity to learn new things and connect with others in new ways. Take, for example, the 2020 NAP Training Conference (NTC), which was to be in San Antonio, Texas, August 28-30. Due to the increased COVID-19 infection rates, NAP’s Board of Directors decided at a June 28, 2020 special meeting to conduct the conference virtually.
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Feedback from members was a key factor in the Board’s decision. NAP surveyed members from the end of May until June 3, 2020. The goal: to determine the likelihood members who had been planning to attend prior to the pandemic would attend given the conditions in early June. (Since that time, infection rates have continued to increase, and new hot spots are emerging, two of which are San Antonio and Texas, in general). Here’s what the 864 respondents said:
