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I really enjoyed SOLINET! For me, it was one of those conferences where the call for presentations proposal looked interesting, but I didn’t actually know what to expect from the conference. What I found was that SOLINET was very different from other conferences I’d been to. For one, it’s compact. There were four general sessions and and opening and closing speaker, which made for six sessions in just over 24 hours. That’s a lot of information really quickly! It’s also not a laptop conference. There wasn’t wireless, and in most cases, the only other laptops I saw were in the laps of other WFU folks. But for me, what was most impressive was the programming. Many conference sessions that I’ve attended in the past have been of the “how we did this one project really well” variety or they’ve been really basic introductions. However, for the 2007 SOLINET conference, I can honestly say that there was at least one really interesting thing about each session I went to, and in most cases there were many interesting things. Good content! Of course, this caused me more stress through the first day, as Erik and I were presenting in the last time slot, and I realized the bar had been set pretty high. After taking a break to run through things one more time, I felt better about it, and I think the presentation went well. It was a good size group, and at least from where I was standing, it seemed like folks were interested in the things we’re doing. A few people came up afterwards and said “this is just what we need to be doing” or some variant on that theme. It’s really great to be at a place where we’re doing so many of the things that being talked about at this type of conference–and to know that we’re really out there taking some risks and seeing positive results. So, all in all, I really enjoyed SOLINET, and am thrilled to have had the opportunity to present there with Erik. It was great to have Caroline as a roommate and to have her looking out for me at lunch, too. 🙂 The drive home was slow and long, but it’s good to be back. Tomorrow is graduation!