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A Look Back at the 2020 Virtual CC Global Summit

1300+ participants | 200+ presenters | 170+ sessions | 60+ countries The 2020 virtual CC Global Summit exceeded our expectations—over 1300 community members, from Canada and El Salvador to Nigeria and New Zealand, chose to spend a week with us to discuss the future of open, the unknowns of artificial intelligence, the possibilities of open … Read More “A Look Back at the 2020 Virtual CC Global Summit”

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