I just attended USCHA 2021 (United States Conference on HIV and AIDS). I really enjoy these conferences, there's so much to learn and experience. This year, due to Covid, USCHA was virtual. I'm starting to get used to these virtual conferences, but I don't want to. I miss seeing everyone and having that full conference experience that so many of us know and love. So I was so thrilled to see that NMAC tried to make the virtual platform as recognizable to the old style conferences of our past. When you first came onto the platform the first page on your screen was of a hotel lobby, it looked just like a conference like we used to have, they even had lounges, a help desk, a chat room, and even a photo booth to take your picture with a conference frame. That ever so slight familiarity seemed oddly comforting to me and in my opinion improved my overall experience.
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