Good evening, everybody. We're starting on brown time, which is roughly seven minutes after the announced start, just to give people a chance to get here. And to follow existing practices. 

My name is Hal Ross, and I'm the director of the contemplative studies program here at Brown. And I'd like to welcome you this evening. And say a few words to you about contemplative studies, what it is that we do. I'm also curious about where we're drawing our audience from this evening. 

So, how many found out about this program from our website? Okay, and how many find out about it from the medical school? And how many of you are medical practitioners in one version or another clinicians? It's very interesting. Okay. So

I think you have to unmute yourself unmute the podium mic.

Right. Oh, here at the podium mic. Testing. So should I redo what I just said? No. Everybody heard me at least at some low level, I hope.

So, again, I'd like to welcome you this evening and tell you a few words about what we do in contemplative studies. We're one of the newest, if not the newest concentration at Brown. If you don't know what a concentration is, it's what most schools call a major where concentration and the exciting new field of contemplative studies.

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