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Hybrid Meeting a Success

May 12, 2023 by Sandra V. McGee

On Saturday, May 6, fifty-plus BAIPA members gathered at the Key Room in Novato. It was the first in-person meeting since the pandemic hit in March 2020.

It was also the first hybrid meeting for BAIPA with about twenty members attending on Zoom.

President Becky Parker Geist came from Oregon; The Grammar Diva Arlene Miller from Florida; Board Member Pamela Fenner from Massachusetts, a new member from Monterey, and other members from nearby Sonoma, Napa, Berkeley, Marin, and the Peninsula.

Ruth Schwartz addressed “What Do Authors Need to Know About Amazon NOW?”

Lynn Fraley arranged the complimentary catered lunch with an array of choices for everyone.

The buzz in the room… “Let’s do this again!”

Mike Mirabella on the guitar. (Photos courtesy Becky Parker Geist)

 

Something for everyone at the catered lunch. In background: John Byrne Barry talks up his every-three-year book special: $8 each or two for $20.

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Sandra V. McGee
Sandra V. McGee honed her writing skills as a publicist for the performing arts. She and her late author/husband, William L. McGee, were a writing team for twenty-eight years. Sandra’s passions are ballet, film noir, and Reno when it was “Divorce Capital of the World.” Visit McGeeBooks.com.

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About Sandra V. McGee

Sandra V. McGee honed her writing skills as a publicist for the performing arts. She and her late author/husband, William L. McGee, were a writing team for twenty-eight years. Sandra’s passions are ballet, film noir, and Reno when it was “Divorce Capital of the World.” Visit McGeeBooks.com.

Comments

  1. John Byrne Barry says

    May 12, 2023 at 9:44 am

    Thank you Sandra for writing this up and expressing the sentiment that I heard many people share. — we should do this again. Certainly more than once every three years.

    Thanks to Lynn Fraley for taking the lead on getting the venue and the lunch, as well as Becky and Ruth. It was so great to see all of you.

  2. Pauline Wiles says

    May 14, 2023 at 8:04 am

    Thank you to everyone who worked so hard making this special meeting happen!

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UPDATE: BAIPA continues to meet via ZOOM ONLY. However, we held a very successful HYBRID meeting on May 6. The board is in discussion about future events like that one, and we will get the word out as soon as decisions are made. Even when we decide to resume regular in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option. We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the … More

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