7:20 - 8:00 Affinity group meetups

• Getting acquainted and sharing info on each other's origins, skills, concerns, hopes for gathering
• Discussing how they can work together to contribute to the conference. and their collective experience
• Discussion of necessary roles (see right)
• Discussion of conference goals, meta-themes (master narratives), media synergy, how to keep their group apprised of activities in all three theme tracks