Back from SLA
I'm back from Toronto and my feet seem to be recovering quite well.
I had a blast. Met lots of new people, learned lots of new things (for instance, I managed to learn math at 7 am and 10:30 pm), picked up too many toys. The host city was great (although the heat/humidity seemed to boggle tourist and native alike) and the conference planning was well done but by no means perfect: the biggest complaint was that all of the rooms, except for the big 1st floor hall where the keynotes were held, were too small. We were somewhat packed like sardines at the more popular sessions--the crowds for Mary Ellen Bates and the blogging/RSS sessions flowed out their respective doors--and until Wednesday afternoon, the only meetings I attended that weren't full to bursting were the business meetings.
I took notes ... as is my style, they are somewhat detailed and quite raw. They are not comprehensive, unfortunately, but I think I got most of the pertinent discussions/points. I will be posting them, hopefully during the rest of this weekend -- some need some HTML touch-ups and some need transcribing (my 14" iBook got heavy after a few hours in the exhibit hall everyday). If I missed something important and you were there, feel free to comment.
Also, I contributed to the SLA conference blog, so if you check it out if you want more of a feel about the conference and its workings.
Overall, I'm looking forward to Baltimore next year.