[Air-l] Conference Postcard #4

[Matthew Allen]

Hi all

One final snapshot from the conference from me - a little late (it's taken
me this long to recover (no, not really - just got back to the USA and
connectivity-land) ).

I believe that the program for Masstricht, thanks to Klaus Bruhn Jensen and
his reviewers and sub-chairs, was excellent.  A wide range of papers,
well-organised into panels. I think that, in general terms, we had a wider
range of papers at Maastricht than before, which reflects the growing and
broadening appeal of the conference. It's frustrating, in fact, to not have
time to 'taste-test' some of the areas that are on offer.

Ulla Bunz, AoIR's hard-working secretary, commented to me that "Sometimes,
the hardest part about being at AoIR was deciding whether I wanted to
continue talking and exchanging ideas, or whether I wanted to go to another
session and get more food for thought. All I can say is, I hope people will
bring their ideas back to air-l so we all can be part of them!"


I was also struck by the way that the annual AoIR conference provides an
opportunity for diversity within the overall coherence of the Association.
Each location at which the cyber-world of AoIR touches down (Maastricht this
year, Toronto in 2004) provides a chance for local difference and variation,
making sure that AoIR remains internationally diverse and appealing.

So, until 2004, let's hope that air-l can, like AoIR, become bigger and
better, allowing exchanges of ideas that complement and extend the
conference

Once again, thanks to everyone, especially Klaus and Monica, for staging a
wonderful conference.

All until 2004
Matthew