I have been a little preoccupied this week, because today we were hosting another book launch-ish event, and anything that wasn’t arranged before I went to Perth had to be organised in a searing hurry – audio, permission notes, MCs, book orders, etc etc… Add to all that some fairly busy teaching days, staff meetings, Web 2.0 courses and normal home commitments, and you get a TL with not a lot of spare brain room for idle bloggery.
However, I am pleased to say that our event today went off without any particular hitches – thanks to the enormous help of various staff members and the students in their classes, we had chairs, audio, and MCs, adoring fans had their books signed, more adoring fans had their photos taken with the authors, and I earned some serious brownie points for being the organiser. The students had a great time, the authors were really wonderful speakers, various books and posters were given away as trivia quiz prizes, the school got one of those really really big posters with a nice thank you signed on it – and we only disrupted two lessons and recess. I’d say that’s pretty spectacular, wouldn’t you?

I am back from Perth, Wa, where I attended the ASLA XXI National Conference.

What a fantastic event! So many stimulating ideas, engaging presenters and wonderfully inspiring colleagues!!

While I will be talking more about particular presentations and ideas as I sort out the masses of information in my notes, Twitter feed and overloaded brain cells, I’d like to start by pointing out the single most effective aspect of attending a conference like this:

The people you meet!