Post-meeting evaluation found unequivocal support for annual SAN meetings, and pointed particularly to the network’s potential for seeding future partnerships and projects, and its value as a ‘community of practice’ for innovators across the arts and sciences. One attendee commented “It’s a great opportunity to announce new, residencies, celebrate past residency outcomes and to network. It could be an opportunity to takeadvantage of the Alumni’s presence to have a structured/informal or formal discussion about issues that arise from the program and participants current practices, that would benefit alumni and program’s development.”

Here’s the highlights of the inaugural 2017 SAN Meeting.