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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We participated last year and it was pretty informal. Some
of the sites had scheduled tours in the work place and could be very specific
about when children would be coming through their nodes. Other sites had
more of an open house. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Basically, the coordinators at the participating sites
indicated the approximate times they'd be online. Most coordinators
agreed that they to try to be present (at least at certain times) to talk to any
children at the other end points. Sometimes there would children at more
than one participating site and sometimes there would only be coordinators.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It appeared to me that most of the children were pleased
enough to just see themselves on the video and have an opportunity to chat
briefly with others. The schedules were so diverse and the children's
ages varied so much, it was hard to do much more.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I think the important thing is to decide 1) what venue will
be used and 2) who wants to participate. Those nodes wanting to
participate can indicate which hours for their time zone that they intend to
have a presence in the chosen venue. Some one could monitor the postings,
collect the individual times, and publish the composite times to the AG list
the day before so everyone would have an idea when and when not to expect
others being present.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I don't mind offering our venue under government
institutions on the institutional venue server and I don't mind
collecting the time postings as well....providing those interested will be
willing to indicate in advance when they'd be online and stick to their
schedules. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Craig Locatis</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>US National Library of Medicine</span></font></p>
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