7 reasons to come to the Communities Conference instead of Burning Man

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Codicts Team
  • August 14, 2013

Tragically for some of us, the Communities Conference and Burning Man both happen over Labor Day weekend. Burning Man is a 50,000 person festival which happens in the middle of the dessert in Nevada and is transformational for many of its participants. Here is a comic review of why you should choose the Communities Conference instead.

http://www.communitiesconference.org/7-reasons-to-come-to-the-communities-conference-instead-of-burning-man/

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