Yes, there really is a Kalamazoo.

(the above is what's written on the buttons they give out for free over here.)

Gave paper. Went well; there were only four other people there, three of whom were giving papers, but I'd never met any of them before, so that's four more than I had before. I really think I did a good job, paid attention to body language (a lesson learned from the last time I gave a talk) and used visuals well. Got excellent feedback. Including request for my permission (!) for the session organizer to use my work in a course she'll be teaching next spring. Woot.

Now I relax and enjoy myself. I don't like this conference much, actually. It is too big, and not particularly conducive to meeting people. Everyone stresses over the papers they are missing by going to other papers they want to hear. It's a popularity contest between sessions. I'm not just talking about my tiny one: people are advertising their sessions on colorful paper, just to get you to come. Provocative, and bad, paper titles.

All of that said, I've already heard decent stuff. And I got a whole two hours to just read and snooze. Mmmm

Yes, there really is a Kalamazoo.

(the above is what's written on the buttons they give out for free over here.)

Gave paper. Went well; there were only four other people there, three of whom were giving papers, but I'd never met any of them before, so that's four more than I had before. I really think I did a good job, paid attention to body language (a lesson learned from the last time I gave a talk) and used visuals well. Got excellent feedback. Including request for my permission (!) for the session organizer to use my work in a course she'll be teaching next spring. Woot.

Now I relax and enjoy myself. I don't like this conference much, actually. It is too big, and not particularly conducive to meeting people. Everyone stresses over the papers they are missing by going to other papers they want to hear. It's a popularity contest between sessions. I'm not just talking about my tiny one: people are advertising their sessions on colorful paper, just to get you to come. Provocative, and bad, paper titles.

All of that said, I've already heard decent stuff. And I got a whole two hours to just read and snooze. Mmmm