Nowadays, there is less of a reason to
attend the meeting in person because it is available to watch online, but I love attending the event for all of the peripheral meetings that occur.
A perennial speculation is that although people initially think they want a visual connection, they ultimately prefer to be hidden, except when they go to the trouble of traveling to
attend a meeting in person.
A Board meeting may be held by teleconferencing or similar technology and a Director unable to
attend a meeting in person may participate in such meeting by telephone or may register a vote by mail.
Prior to my fellowship with the ABA Law Practice Division, my participation with the American Bar Association had been limited to virtual engagement, as I did not have the resources as a young practitioner to
attend meetings in person.
Is it better to have the party participating remotely have a local mental health professional as a coach, or one who can
attend the meeting in person?