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Is there another source of community contacts? Mike would like a community mailing list where people are talking about non-technical issues, adoption, partnerships, policy issues. People can ask and discuss anything that's not technical. This would pair with a technical list and they can be combined. So that people can ask non-technical questions about VIVO and get answers. Like how to introduce the project to their administrators, etc. They let the community step up and answer these questions. Kristi would like to provide a way for people to reach out confidentially. Maybe in the footer of the email, say, "To ask a confidential question . . " etc with an email address. Kristi suggests an opt-out to the conference attendees and presenters with an easy way to opt out.
Conference session update
"VIVO around the world" will be a 45-minute session to highlight all of the cool things happening with VIVO implementations. A call for participation will be released this week. Participants will get one slide, like a screenshot of the home page, and presenting for five 3-5 minutes about their VIVO. Submissions will be welcomed from people who cannot attend VIVO . To in person, too (giving them a way to plug into the conference and more importantly, the community). The session will show the diversity in what we're doing and put a strong finish to the conference. We need to engage people on the list.
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