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Hi, everyone:</div>
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Congrats to all the accepted CARLI Member OER initiative projects!</div>
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Dee Anna and I, co-directors of the NIU project, have had a few other "non-grant" directors reach out to us with "on the ground," nuts and bolts questions about getting their OER development programs launched.</div>
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So that we can tap into the hive mind, would folks be interested in having a virtual meet-up where all of us could share our experiences and we can ask each other logistical questions? It could even be something we do somewhat regularly. </div>
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What do y'all think?</div>
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Best,</div>
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