Done! Done! Done!

[onefixedstar]

The presentation is over! I didn't have time to finish writing up my notes and thought I babbled incoherently as a result, but three people asked for copies of my paper, so they must have found something of value in what I said. I'm finding that one of the advantages of attending a relatively specialized conference is there's a much greater chance of encountering people who are interested in what I'm doing. If only I were still interested in it.

The other two presenters in my session were both quite good, particularly the second one, whose work I've read (and liked and used) before. It's rather odd meeting so many people whose work I'm already familiar with. They're just distant names on a page; I wasn't expecting to learn about them as people. But I haven't been disappointed yet.

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[semiotic-trader.livejournal.com]

Conferences are strange beasts. When I did my presentation at the learneds last year, one of the other presenters (a prof) remarked that she "wasn't as well prepared as me" since she had her paper written out in full, rather than just point-form notes. Seemed a little backwards to me.

It is odd meeting people whose works you've read, though. I don't know about your field, but in mine we suffer a certain amount from the cult of celebrity, which means that I was actually nervous introducing myself to our keynote from the learneds.

Anyway, glad to hear it went well.

[steninja.livejournal.com]

Yay to it being over!

[stillvisions.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the completion; another victim for the CV and another bit of experience...