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We’re in Ann Arbor right now. Decided to drive here by way of Wisconsin, Illiniois, and Indiana. Fantastic pictures that were not taken by me are here.
I haven’t seen much of Ann Arbor in the daylight, but I finally did meet Becky Howard, who is a wonderful redhead. Also heard Larry Lessig speak, and spent most of the time being impressed by his presentation of technical information for a semi-expert audience, and by his masterful use of powerpoint. I wish my Sci/Tech Presentations students had been there.
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Did you also meet the brilliant young up-and-coming Big Potato Dr. Robillard? Looking forward to hearing more from all of you about the conference!
Posted by: susansinclair | September 24, 2005 10:55 AM
Great to meet you & Mr. Husband. A true pleasure. How did Lessig do most of the slides for that PPT? How did he get just one word to illuminate, with no background frame at all?
Posted by: senioritis | September 25, 2005 9:10 PM
I’m thinking it was white text on a plain black background. I've been doing that and throwing up simple declarative sentences, which I think has a certain impact, but nothing like the single-word bursts he was using. And his use of animation was the most effective I’ve seen — that’s what I really want to show other folks.
Posted by: Krista | September 26, 2005 7:36 AM
Also, I want to marry Jessica Litman when I grow up.
Posted by: Krista | September 26, 2005 7:37 AM
Also, I tragically did not meet Dr. Robillard.
Posted by: Krista | September 26, 2005 7:40 AM