{"id":1224,"date":"2021-03-13T19:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virginiasimulationallianceinc.org\/wordpress\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2021-04-06T19:12:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:12:28","slug":"greetings-from-the-president-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiasimulationallianceinc.org\/wordpress\/greetings-from-the-president-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.10&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.10&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Welcome!<\/p>\n<p>We hope that you are doing well during this time of uncertainty as a result of the COVID pandemic.\u00a0 It is evident that simulationists are flexible!\u00a0 VASSA welcomes your 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