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You may recall that in Session 112 I chatted with\\xa0Kelle Rich\\xa0about, among other things, the upcoming\\xa0Verbal Behavior Conference. In these pre-pandemic times, the event was supposed to be held in Austin, Texas. However, in anticipation of the stay-at-home orders, quarantines, and so forth, Kelle wisely shifted this event to the online space.

So VBC 2020 became a virtual conference, and was executed as scheduled on April 2nd and 3rd. I had the pleasure of moderating the speakers\' panel, and I thought it would be fun to share it with you here.

This was indeed an august group, and featured Drs. Barbara Esch, Anna Petursdottir, Caio Miguel, Pat McGreevy, David Palmer, and Mark Sundberg.

VBC 2020 VIRTUAL PANEL

During the panel, we made some references to the speakers\' earlier presentations. But don\'t worry, there\'s enough context in the Q and A, so I don\'t think you\'ll have a problem understanding what we\'re talking about. The one exception to this is that in Dr. Barbara Esch\'s presentation, she talked extensively about the book,\\xa0Enjoy Old Age: A Practical Guide, by Skinner and Vaughn, and I asked her some questions about it, so if you hear a reference to "the book," that\'s what we were talking about.\\xa0

I should also note that due to the video conferencing software, the audio - though listenable - is far from podcast quality. I apologize in advance for that, and encourage you to give the show a listen nonetheless, as there are a lot of fun exchanges, anecdotes, and lessons from all the panelists.

Lastly, I\'d like to thank Kelle Rich and her team at the\\xa0Central Texas Autism Center\\xa0for asking me to be a part of this fun event!

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