One of my “gifts” is my social nature! I have no problem walking into a room without knowing anyone and walking out with numerous new friends and colleagues. Although I did have a pile of colleagues who were attending this conference, it was also smashing to meet new people. I loved that I got a pile of business cards of people who wanted me to send information, or that I’m requesting information from them. I guess this posting is just to say that although my institution “gets” the information that I learned about while at the conference; the administrators who approved to pay for my attendance need to also realize that we, both me as an individual and the institution that I work for, gain from my networking. Come on…I hung out with the Adobe folks, after the Adobe party!
At one of the many more social functions Alan suckered me into playing a game. Yes, I have an addictive personality: 
