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There is a singular moment during the Primerus Defense Institute Convocation earlier this month that stands out in the mind of Texas attorney Mary Strauss, who chaired the executive committee that organized the annual event – the first in-person PDI conference since 2019.
It was after dinner Friday night and she was sitting in the main ballroom talking with the next day’s guest speaker, Judy Bodenhamer, when the pair noticed that despite the hour and the bar being closed, the tables remained full with people conversing.
“It was random groups that were clearly enjoying each other’s company and fresh conversation,” says Strauss, who was the master of ceremonies for the weekend. “Even though the bar was already closed, people weren’t ready to leave. The program for the evening was over, but they were still enjoying the opportunity to socialize.”
Everyone had missed seeing each other over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were glad to be reconnecting face-to-face again.
“Primerus has done a great job of coordinating different Zoom events as a means of people staying in touch,” says Strauss, “but I think everyone was so happy to be back in person.”
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