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In July , PRIMA published its digital Summer issue with eight articles spanning 32 pages of content . A special thanks to all our authors : Andrew Carroll , Catherine Hayward , Cheryl Cheatham , Chris Buczek , Katy Reddick , Maureen Lamb , Nathalie Roy , Nava Cohen , and Traci Dougherty . The issue included three feature articles , one free resource , two student pieces , and 5 Executive Committee updates .
In addition , this issue featured one of ETC ’ s proudest accomplishments - a list of ALL perfect scores across our ETC affiliated contest / exams . Summer was our most-read issue ; within that issue , our most-read article was “ Final Thoughts ” by Catherine Hayward , with the issue having a total of 7,517 unique page views and a record 292 new readers . Readers of PRIMA accessed the publication from three continents and sixteen countries ( United States , Netherlands , Mexico , Latvia , Jamaica , New Zealand , and Australia ). Most Summer PRIMA readers reside in the United States in Chicago .
In September , ETC held its first subcommittee Chair meeting led by ACL Executive Director Sherwin Little and me . In addition , the Executive Committee introduced new volunteer benefits for ETC leadership and collected estimates of volunteer hours .
ETC held its first in-person Fall Meeting since the Pandemic in late October . What better place to reconnect than the city of music , Nashville , Tennessee . Executive Committee members who already have been serving with ETC joined us virtually , while the newest additions to the Executive Committee had the opportunity to meet in person . The meeting featured a new agenda format and informational video update ; the Executive Committee read 15 reports , discussed 11 items , and voted on five items . We reviewed the Leadership survey data and responses , one aspect of the Strategic Plan , the Saturnalia Nationwide Game , and the upcoming Executive Committee elections .
Throughout November , ETC offered weekly Zoom sessions as part of its contest webinar series organized by Contest Coordinator Cheryl Cheatham . Each contest chair presented a slide show featuring this year ' s theme , syllabus , and contest updates . Many ETC teacher volunteers accompanied each contest chair who offered insight into how they prepare their students at different levels for these opportunities . ETC added recordings of contest webinars to both the website and Vimeo library . Our most popular video was the SCRIBO contest , with over 100 views . Unlike the last contest webinar series , this year ' s lineup included ETC ’ s most popular resource , ETC Live . Attendees learned how the subscription service featuring on-demand videos and live events could best serve students .
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