Much goes into the planning of the conference, and its gratifying to see a Record Number of colleagues from across the region taking advantage of our good work. For the first time ever, we hit over 1200 registrations. Welcome to our returning attendees, new attendees, and remote viewers who may be tune in through zoom or via cspan who has asked to broadcast the recording for todays keynote. We are absolutely thrilled to reach so many colleagues, wherever you might be. It took a whole team to get us here, team of colleagues representing more than 17 campuses in the broad expanse or our metropolitan region. They and others are volunteering time and energy to ensure all runs smoothly. We would nominally ask them to stand and be rick need built that not possible this year, unless you want to do so from home, please too. So as you see them convening sessions or helping, thank them for their work. Idles like to take a moment to wreck fine tee enormous effort taken by their center for teachin
Theres efforts to wrap it up. It will not get there when we first have first doses of vaccines. So the real issue is if that is locked up in advance which currently it is being still locked up by wealthy nations, the multilateral initiated by the time it gets the resources to compete will not have so the challenge we have is most of the vaccine manufacturing in these advanced purchasing agreement are in these large and merrily wealthy nations but not exclusively you if they are willing to play ball in sharon early doses the rest of the world will wake potentially months or a year or longer to receive the vaccine they need to protect their Health Workers and most vulnerable populations and that will leave a legacy that isnt just about thishad. It will undermine Global Cooperation on a host of other issues. If we cant cooperate in this situation on it sharing a vaccine, what hope do we have to cooperate on climate change, what hope do we have on otherproblems and with that ill stop and l
Address. It took a team to get us here so they and others would ask them to stand to be recognized for sense is not possible here with you can do so from home, please do. Thank you for helping is various capacities please take a moment to thank them for their work. And to take a moment to recognize and also the elearning director for leading the congress. And then i can work with them and we also think university of missouri with a highvalue teaching and learning at university and then to introduce the speaker so good morning everyone thank you for broadcasting the cspan. And we can stay healthy and safe. University of missouri st. Louis with a vibrant st. Louis in person. With rich with history with institutions of Higher Education together and make that metropolitan region and the 19th annual focus on teaching and technology conference. That is remarkable. Where we can Exchange Ideas and network with the excellence and the region and during those unprecedented times to continue to ke
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Their decision would allow, of course, joe biden to stay in the comfort of his basement with a teleprompter or more teleprompters, earpiece and who knows what. And all of his handlers, of course, would be around to help him. President trump says theres no way that will happen. No, im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. Thats not what deweights all about, you sit behind a computer, thats ridiculous. And then they cut you off whenever you want. We learned it the same way you learned it. They called up two minutes ago, and it was announced. Theyre trying to protect biden. I dont want to do a virtual debate because a virtual debate is a joke. Theres no reason. Im in great shape. I just, you know, i unlike joe, i dont have of the luxury of staying in basement all day long. Im running a country. Lou both the trump and Biden Campaigns tonight, we are told rebiblely, are trying to reliably, are trying to come to some kind of agreement. Edward lawrence is in washington now with the