Well, the morning was fun and informative as expected. The free WiFi works in the “conference center” as expected. It is available in the Steinbeck Room (where I’m spending the day) but it’s spotty. I got dropped once during the first session and once during the second one. I comfirmed this with others in the room so it is the service, not my laptop.
Also, there are not readily accessable power outlets in Steinbeck. So, on breaks it’s first come first serve for us slaves to the juice.
Lastly, here’s a tip for a fantastic conference: if you plan on spending lunch by yourself, try and hook up with some other attendees that are doing the same. I and two others showd up at India’s Clay Oven at the same time and we all started to sit down, by our selves, at individual tables. I suggested we all share a table and had some great conversation about the conference, where we were from, and what we all do. Don’t be shy, say hi.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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