X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.23.2 (ClamAV engine v0.103.2) From: "Cliff Lynch cliff@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:30:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.51.134.87] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianmbproi73.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 38271257 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:22:17 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6525C18F-DC9E-4DCE-85FC-C2039BB2E118" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.21\)) Subject: Save the Dates: Fall 2021 CNI Member Meeting X-Original-Message-Id: <5075D2AD-9448-4FB8-BFD4-9DD7C4BA247E@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:22:04 -0400 X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.21) --Apple-Mail=_6525C18F-DC9E-4DCE-85FC-C2039BB2E118 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 We=E2=80=99ve received a number of inquiries regarding our fall meeting = so I wanted to share with you what we=E2=80=99re currently thinking so = you can plan accordingly; we expect to share more details in = mid-September. Our hope is to hold an in-person gathering in Washington, = DC this December, but of course uncertainties abound, as those of you in = the process of starting a fall term at your institutions well know.=20 For the Fall 2021 Membership Meeting, at this time, we expect to hold = BOTH a virtual meeting and an in-person event, each independently of one = another, and designed to complement each other: The virtual meeting will take place during the afternoons, Eastern time, = on Dec. 6-9. It will include the Executive Roundtable (Dec. 6 and, if = necessary, Dec. 9), selected plenary, panel, and project briefing = sessions (mostly on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8), and pre-recorded presentations. = I think we can safely say this meeting will take place as planned. The current plan is to hold the in-person meeting the following week, on = Dec. 13-14, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC, as originally = scheduled. This event will be re-designed to maximize time for gathering = and connecting, with longer breaks, fewer concurrent sessions than = we=E2=80=99ve traditionally had at our in-person meetings, and organized = discussion opportunities. Per usual, we=E2=80=99ll have a = first-time-attendees welcome on the morning of the first day, and my = opening plenary will begin around 1:00 PM Eastern. The meeting will = adjourn on Dec. 14 around 3:30 PM Eastern. Our guess is that this = meeting will have fewer attendees than a usual CNI fall member meeting = for various reasons. We intend to record essentially all presentations = from this meeting and make them rapidly available. Our contingency plan, if we cannot hold the in-person meeting Dec. = 13-14, will be to move at least most of those sessions to a virtual = meeting on Dec. 13-14, perhaps extending to December 15 if needed; these = would take place during afternoon hours, Eastern time. All member representatives will be invited to register for either or = both the virtual or in-person meetings, and we will ask you to indicate = your intention on the registration form for our planning purposes. We do = understand, however, that plans can change, especially in the current = environment. Hopefully the rough outline shared here will help answer some of your = basic questions about how we plan to proceed in December. Until then, = please feel free to contact me (cliff@cni.org) or Diane Goldenberg-Hart = (diane@cni.org) with any questions or concerns you may have. I hope to = see many of you in the days and weeks ahead. Clifford Lynch Executive Director, CNI =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to To postpone your subscription, E-mail to To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to = Send administrative queries to Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at = . --Apple-Mail=_6525C18F-DC9E-4DCE-85FC-C2039BB2E118 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
We=E2=80=99ve received a number of inquiries regarding our = fall meeting so I wanted to share with you what we=E2=80=99re currently = thinking so you can plan accordingly; we expect to share more details in = mid-September. Our hope is to hold an in-person gathering in Washington, = DC this December, but of course uncertainties abound, as those of you in = the process of starting a fall term at your institutions well = know. 

For = the Fall 2021 Membership Meeting, at this time, we expect = to hold BOTH a virtual meeting and an in-person event, each = independently of one another, and designed to complement each = other:
  • The virtual meeting will take place during the afternoons, = Eastern time, on Dec. 6-9. It will include the Executive Roundtable = (Dec. 6 and, if necessary, Dec. 9), selected plenary, panel, and project = briefing sessions (mostly on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8), and pre-recorded = presentations. I think we can safely say this meeting will take place as = planned.
  • The current plan is to hold the = in-person meeting the following week, on Dec. 13-14, at the JW Marriott = Hotel in Washington, DC, as originally scheduled. This event will be = re-designed to maximize time for gathering and connecting, with longer = breaks, fewer concurrent sessions than we=E2=80=99ve traditionally had = at our in-person meetings, and organized discussion opportunities. Per = usual, we=E2=80=99ll have a first-time-attendees welcome on the morning = of the first day, and my opening plenary will begin around 1:00 PM = Eastern. The meeting will adjourn on Dec. 14 around 3:30 PM Eastern. Our = guess is that this meeting will have fewer attendees than a usual CNI = fall member meeting for various reasons. We intend to record essentially = all presentations from this meeting and make them rapidly = available.
  • Our contingency plan, if we cannot hold = the in-person meeting Dec. 13-14, will be to move at least most of those = sessions to a virtual meeting on Dec. 13-14, perhaps extending to = December 15 if needed; these would take place during afternoon hours, = Eastern time.

All member representatives will be invited to register for = either or both the virtual or in-person meetings, and we will ask you to = indicate your intention on the registration form for our planning = purposes. We do understand, however, that plans can change, especially = in the current environment.

Hopefully the rough outline shared here will help answer = some of your basic questions about how we plan to proceed in December. = Until then, please feel free to contact me (cliff@cni.org) or Diane = Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org) with any questions or concerns you may = have. I hope to see many of you in the days and weeks ahead.

Clifford Lynch
Executive Director, CNI


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