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Re: STC Update - LAST ONE for me!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rose, Chuck)
Fri Jun 29 17:33:12 2012
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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:28:49 +0000
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Thanks a lot, Mike, Matt, Karmel and army of student staff, some of whom I had the real pleasure of taking to and getting to know, and then got harassed by. ;)
I think I say this each year (sincerely), but this was one of the best conferences I have attended, and I am so thankful for this community. I am hoping to bring several of my staff next year, budget allowing, and am now, after 14 years, committed to doing some presentations...stuttering be damned.
It was great to see and meet so many new faces, and my only regret about this conference - other than Mike not making Gluten free beer - was feeling like I could have used another 3-4 days to spend more time talking and connecting.
I want to repeat what I said at the Town Hall, and encourage you guys to look at others who are involved in any aspect of student technology, and encourage them to come. I love and still value the ResNet conversations, but we are covering such a broader scope at the conference, without I think sacrificing our core ResNetness.
Happy summertime all, and thanks again Claremont Colleges!
chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike
> Malsed
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> Subject: [RESNET-L] STC Update - LAST ONE for me!
>
> STC 2012 Wrapped Up - last one of these I ever do! :)
>
> So, we all survived! I do consider that to be an achievement of epic
> proportions! While this isn't the first big multi-day event I've been
> involved with or have organized, it's still an epic task!
>
> Personally, I'd like to take a few seconds . . .
>
> My thanks go out to my team-mates! Matt was absolutely tireless during
> the event. He was everywhere dealing with everything. When my fuel
> level ran to zero, his was still up there. Karmel was the mistress of
> detail, keeping us on the list and making sure we didn't miss those
> little things that were the marks at which we were shooting. Thank you
> both!
>
> Thanks also to the student workers. Everyone saw them running around -
> they were our hands and feet. We honestly couldn't have done it without
> their work.
> They had the energy that often we lacked, and we took advantage of it!
> Well, who wouldn't?
>
> My thanks also go to Mike Lang and Ron Riggio - the keynote was a
> massive success. I heard a couple of people say that it was a: one of
> the top three keynotes ever, and b: the best keynote ever. I find it
> somewhat ironic that Mike didn't think he'd have enough to say to fill
> 45 minutes. . . and then he and Ron went on to fill 1:15 with another
> half hour for questions. Mike's candor, wit, and straightforward
> comments really did set a great tone for the conference - and his
> haircut absolutely was perfect as well. :D
>
> I'll be working on the presentation and keynote speaker videos after
> the Independence Day holiday, but thank you a TON to Cisco for donating
> the use of over a half-million dollars of equipment plus a ton of
> Juan's time to getting all of the videos. Many of them are at the link
> he provided, but many of them are on a different link - between Juan
> and myself, we'll get them completed, compiled, and (groping for
> another c-word that fits. . . oh well) ready for everyone.
>
> My thoughts on the conference:
>
> Heck, I barely remember it! ROFL - obviously I didn't go to any of the
> sessions.
> I tended to be running around while they were going on.
>
> But I enjoyed the entire time! I enjoyed the brewery crawl - and thank
> you to all of you who went with us. Cyndi (my wife) really enjoyed it
> as well. SO GLAD we got an air-conditioned bus, finally! The
> expressions on peoples' faces were excellent as they tried Serpent
> Stout, Deliverance, and other "chewy" and rich beers!
>
> The Pub Quiz was absolutely a blast. Thanks, Matt, for whipping up the
> questions and for MC'ing it.
>
> Overall, my goal was to do all of the little things that we, as hosts,
> can do. I'd like to think that we succeeded - and even had some ice-
> cream left over! Who would have imagined that!?
>
> Closing thoughts, on my part (and tis just me, so. . .)
>
> This conference is OUR conference. It's for us, by us, and of us. WE
> need to publicize this to our peers and friends at ours and other
> colleges. Let's make it our goal to get all of those who missed this
> year's (and there are at least 100 of those from the past two years. .
> .) and to get a few others, each, to come from a campus close to ours.
> If we each get one, well, heck, that covers a LOT.
>
> Presenting - first, Purdue hosts - don't! :D There's a reason why the
> Yale hosts didn't present last year (okay, Adam co-presented. . .) and
> that's because it's insane. It took a lot out of Matt and myself. . .
> so just say no.
>
> Second, the rest of us. . . DO IT. It's FUN. It doesn't have to be
> terrifying - you can team up with people to do a panel, which lessens
> your load a TON.
> Several of us are planning to do an on-going "open house" where we will
> help you develop your ideas into a presentation - and even match you up
> with someone who can team with you. . .
>
> Third, be creative. I'm planning to team up with someone who will be
> un-named (until she decides to name herself) and do a (cage-match)
> presentation where ONLY ONE of us will leave the room ALIVE! Okay, it
> won't be to the death, but it will be fun! :D Now - does Purdue have a
> cage? Hmmm. . .how to get that through checked baggage?
>
> In any case, Purdue is "only" 11 months away. . . you have NO idea how
> fast that time will go by. Start your plans now!
>
>
> Thank you all for a successful and fairly smooth conference!
>
> Mike Malsed
>
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