Hello to The Connectory Exchange (TCE) Community Coordination group, We have been busy here at The Connectory and our monthly metrics have a bit of a delay. Look for Oct and Nov metrics coming soon! NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 10:00 AM Pacific (1:00 PM Eastern). We are meeting via Adobe Connect: http://connectpro35337274.adobeconnect.com/tcexchange. You will also need a phone line to participate: US (Toll): 1-719-387-8317, US (Toll Free): 1-866-642-1665 Participant Code: 596741 Please send along your agenda items. TWITTER CHAT: The Connectory is having another Twitter Chat on Dec 18th. We are asking for your support in promotion and hope you will join us. Attached is a promo graphic and below is some promotional copy. Feel free to tweak as needed. If anyone would like the questions in advance let me know. Newsletter/Facebook/Instagram options: Twitter Chat: Identifying Quality STEAM Gifts for Youth December 18, 2019; 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern) Join the conversation, using the hashtag #QualitySTEAMgifts, to increase understanding and help identify what elements go into high-quality STEAM gifts for youth. This Twitter Chat is a collaboration between The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/>, The Toy Association<https://www.toyassociation.org/>, and the Mathematical Science Research Institute<http://www.msri.org/web/cms>. Twitter Chat Alert: December 18, 2019; 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern) The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/>, The Toy Association<https://www.toyassociation.org/>, and the Mathematical Science Research Institute<http://www.msri.org/web/cms> will co-host a Twitter Chat titled "Identifying Quality STEAM Gifts for Youth." Join the conversation, using the hashtag #QualitySTEAMgifts to increase understanding and help identify the elements of high-quality STEAM gifts for youth. Be sure to follow @the_connectory<https://twitter.com/the_connectory>, @TheToyAssoc<https://twitter.com/TheToyAssoc>, and @mathmoves<https://twitter.com/mathmoves>. Twitter Option: #TwitterChat "Identifying Quality STEAM Gifts for Youth." Join the conversation on Wed. Dec 18th at 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific) using the hashtag #QualitySTEAMgifts. Co-hosted by @the_connectory, @TheToyAssoc, and @mathmoves. BULK UPLOAD REMINDER: If you have a provider that is interested in the bulk upload option you may either send them directly to us at info@theconnectory.org<mailto:info@theconnectory.org> or reach out to us and we will create the customized bulk upload spreadsheets for you to send. Hope you all enjoyed a long holiday weekend! Kathy Thomas Director of The Connectory and Community Services Pronouns: she/her National Girls Collaborative Project<https://ngcproject.org/> | The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/> | FabFems<https://fabfems.org/>