Sunday, July 17, 2005

Lausanne Laptop Institute -- Day 1

We took the shuttle from Memphis Hilton (where I'm staying) to Lausanne Collegiate School for registration and check-in this afternoon.

In the late afternoon/early evening, another shuttle bus took the conference attendees who are staying at the Memphis Hilton to the Isaac Hayes Restaurant in downtown Memphis. We were served a very enjoyable buffet dinner and were shuttled back to the Hilton. It was a great opportunity to meet a number of conference attendees and sense the interest and enthusiasm of the people there. At my table were a 4th grade teacher from Arizona, an 8th grade teacher also from Arizona, and a vendor/exhibitor (Step Up 4 Learning). The evening was a good send-off for the conference with both pretty good food and a lot of great people to meet.