Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

NECC 2008 – My favorite moment

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No matter what else may happen at this NECC conference, I can say with no hesitation whatsoever that my favorite moment will be – after all of our Did You Know? stuff together – finally meeting Karl Fisch.

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