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Interaction08: Wow, what a weekend

History of the Button·Bill DeRouchey·about 1 month ago
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By Bill DeRouchey — 15 Feb 2008 Interaction08 ended a few days ago and I’m still recovering from the firehose of information, inspiration, community and general yay, not to mention the excess of fried food and meats and the dearth of sleep. This was no question the best professional conference I have ever attended. Seriously. The conference committee just simply nailed it, in their very first conference. And why? Because they  designed  a conference. They paid attention. They didn’t hold it in a hotel. Instead they chose Savannah College of Art and Design, a design school with a minor in interaction design. They actually served good food with a sense of presentation. They didn’t hand out a binder full of printed Powerpoints. They made people enjoy being there. Being in Savannah in February with the temperature in the mid 70s was pretty good too. But really, the content and speakers and presentations were awesome.…

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