The Republican National Convention starts Monday night. It’s expected to be part-virtual and part-in person. The Democratic National Convention last week was pretty much entirely virtual. It included a number of pre-produced speeches, some live elements and some long pauses and awkward transitions — but it was generally considered a success. And since these days all kinds of conferences and conventions are going virtual — events that are big moneymakers for organizers and cities — Molly wondered, was the DNC a model for tech conferences in the future? Molly speaks with Maggie Reardon, a senior reporter for CNET. She said the Democrats pulled off a pretty good show.