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So I’m at the conference. I’m stunned by how small the crowd is. Not more than 200 people so far. Which isn’t a bad thing. It’s actually a big plus because I know that pretty much everyone here is pretty hot at what they do. Very different that something like the CHI con I went to last year.
Oh - and if people were wondering where all the women were (in terms of tech conferences) I found them. They’re all here. :-)
I’m at the morning panel listening to Mara Keisling, a transgender woman talk about privacy. She’s a good + funny speaker. I wasn’t expecting to hear about the US gov’s transit department’s policy on helper-monkeys this morning.
It’s worth it to check out the schedule. I’m busy with family stuff (my dad just had an operation and my mom’s in the big smoke taking care of my grandmother after her hip surgery) but I’m going to make sure to come back from 5-9 tomorrow to see the hactivism + human rights panel, then Michael Geist as a dinner speaker, then the armchair discussion with Diffie and Rotenberg. That’s a dope 4 hours. Especially because it includes getting fed. ;-)