Kathy Reid<p>It's a while since I've written an <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introductions</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Connections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connections</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TwitterMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwitterMigration</span></a> post, where I use my large follower count to more richly connect the :fediverse: </p><p>So, please meet: </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@alyssa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alyssa</span></a></span> - Alyssa is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> hacker who works with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> drivers (THANK YOU!) and who is doing amazing things with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a> stuff on Macs. </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@adam42smith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adam42smith</span></a></span> is Sebastian Karcher works in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/qualitative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qualitative</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Syracuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syracuse</span></a>, and works closely with the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@zotero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zotero</span></a></span> project (also THANK YOU!) </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://assemblag.es/@rachelcoldicutt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rachelcoldicutt</span></a></span> researches <a href="https://aus.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> and alternative <a href="https://aus.social/tags/infrastructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructures</span></a>, and helps build intentional <a href="https://aus.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@ed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ed</span></a></span> is Stefano Maffulli, the current Executive Director of the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> Initiative - <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@osi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osi</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://agilealliance.social/@DianaOfPortland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DianaOfPortland</span></a></span> is Diana Larasen, and she works in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Agility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agility</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://genomic.social/@photocyte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photocyte</span></a></span> is Dr Tim Fallon, who is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/biologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biologist</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/biochemist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biochemist</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioinformatics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/postdoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postdoc</span></a> at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UCSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCSD</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://sciences.social/@bridgetbarrett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bridgetbarrett</span></a></span> is an incoming Assistant <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Professor</span></a> at CU Boulder in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> - working in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MediaStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaStudies</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SocialIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialIdentity</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> </p><p>Please share your own <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ConnectionList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectionList</span></a> - and help us create a strong and connected <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> :fediverse: ❤️</p>