I'm a bit late getting involved here, but just wanted to wish you all well for the conference. And to everyone I know, hope to get chance to catch up with you at some point during the day!

Mark Roche: And I'm even later! Be good to see you tomorrow, JD.

Hi All We've just compiled all the conference bags got the namebadges ready and are looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday! Amanda

Hi all, just a quick post to let you know about the Pen Drives for the conference this year. Past delegates will know that we normally develop a Flash based presentation that contains some basic info about the day, with links to the papers and presentations from each session. Well... this year I am using a bit of flash - for an interactive map which gives delegate details. This will be embedded within a Prezi. Prezi is a fairly new presentation t... [read more]

Peter Hartley: I'll be interested to look at this - I had a quick look at Prezis and wondered just how useful it was. Thanks for giving us a chance to see it in action. This should be part of what the Solstice conference is about - offering up new software and idea... [read more]

Peter Reed: Hi Peter, I too have wondered how useful Prezi is. I think that as it becomes more popular, people will generally be put off by it, however at the moment it is fresh and an interesting way to present information (compared to regular ppt). I have seen... [read more]

While preparing my session on 3D Virtual Worlds, it is interesting to see that others are talking about similar technologies. Madeleine Sclater and Vic Lally are talking about their work on 'Inter-Life', and Trevor Barker from Hertfordshire is talking about group work in Second Life. I'll look forward to hearing about what they've been doing. The University of Hertfordshire area on Second Life - http://world.secondlife.com/place/470e9a36-3c5c-df2... [read more]

Cathy Sherratt: Peter, I've just followed your link and discovered the SOLSTICE Gardens - didn't know we had this facility! (love the duck-pond!!). I'm something of a novice in this field, so really looking forward to finding out more about its potential as a learni... [read more]

Hi All If you've not already done so have you thought about registering for the evening seminar the night before the conference? We ran this for the first time last year and it was a great success one delegate said "the evening seminar last night was a great idea, great speakers and a great opportunity to meet other delegates". The evening is an intimate gathering followed by a meal with a real chance to network with other delegates. Places are r... [read more]

Hi All Thanks for joining us on Crowdvine, if you have a photo of yourself can I remind you to add it to your profile, I know it's embarassing, but it'll help us put names to faces!

Hi I'm Amanda the Conference Co-ordinator and would like to welcome you to our conference networking site. We hope you'll enjoy meeting each other virtually before the conference day. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to post a message. Looking forward to meeting you all on the 4th!