Many heartfelt thanks and much appreciation to the dedicated volunteer organizers of the first-ever AJL virtual conference. As others have said in previous posts, this was an amazing event from which I am certain we all derived so much new knowledge and valuable information. Considering how there was such a short turnaround time from when the original traditional socially proximate conference was canceled, the results were particularly striking! As Zachary noted, one drawback (a canceled face-to-face-in-the-same-space event) turned into quite an asset as we got to "meet" colleagues from places we haven't before and learn about their incredible collections and latest projects. And the theme of the conference, "Staying Connected" was absolutely fulfilled.
There are so many people to thank, so let's give a huge *yasher-koyekh* and *kol ha-kavod* to all the wonderful organizers listed in the Final Conference Announcements e-mailed last night by Marcie Eskin & Rachel Kamin who themselves as co-chairs of the Evanston physical conference deserve so much praise and gratitude! And kudos as well to all the presenters, hosts, technical experts, moderators, and everyone who participated. Let's hope that we will not have a plague to contend with long before our next annual conference in Chicago next year so that we can meet in a conventional manner (unintended pun)! I hope that all the hardworking organizers and participants can at least take tomorrow off--if possible--catch their collective breath, and look back with admiration and pride at the results of their work! *Zise khaloymes, *everyone, Elliot ============================================================ Elliot H. Gertel *עלע־הערש גערטל / אליהו־צבי גרטל* AJL-ALA Liaison Member, ALA EMIERT Jewish Information Committee, 2020-22 Chair, 2020 AJL Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan eger...@umich.edu
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