Tag Archives: conference

Badge mishap brings end to beautiful relationship (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I had a huge row with NP over conference badges. Our relationship would never survive this – and all all because she thought it wouldn’t matter if delegates were asked to hand-write their own names on sticky labels…! I thought … Continue reading →

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Digital media experts flummoxed by musical suitcase (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Dreamaticus

What fun: at last KA and I had wangled things so that we were both heading to the same conference! Ahead of us lay two days of academic discussion of digital media. My father-in-law drove us to the venue from … Continue reading →

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Summer 2012 handbags a huge hit at the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was surprised when X showed interest in taking charge of conference administration. Indeed, I wasn’t sure that she would be up to the job. On the day itself X caused some confusion amongst the delegates as to where they … Continue reading →

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Beware iPad cracked screen scam (Rousse)

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Now that I had secured a top job in television my friends were much more interested in hearing about my work. At a university reunion dinner GW was intrigued at how I had managed to leap from one career to … Continue reading →

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Shoe shops, a suitcase, and a dodgy taxi ruin travel plans (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was a real rush at the end of the Turku conference. Poor GW did her best to get me to the airport in time for my flight to London Heathrow (and onwards to meetings in Swindon), but I got … Continue reading →

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REF submission blunder paves path to BBC2 science career (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

In the closing session of the Finnish conference GW called the speakers on stage one by one to present them all with small thank you gifts. Inside my parcel I found a khaki green cotton skirt and four types of … Continue reading →

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Lives saved, but with a fine to pay (Rousse)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a short walk to get some fresh air between sessions at a conference based in a Marriott hotel somewhere in the US, but within minutes disaster struck. One by one we slipped from the footpath … Continue reading →

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Scottish devolution discussions voted more interesting than conference magic (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The last workshop in the series was a complete disaster. Not even MS could save the day with his presentation of magic tricks learnt from TPR. As I watched a balloon float over the heads of the delegates according to … Continue reading →

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“Friend” of royalty responsible for luggage loss (Rousse)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Although the conference had changed format for 2012, it still attracted the same crowd. AA and I waved greetings to everyone we knew as we crossed the main exhibition hall on our way out to check in at the hotel. … Continue reading →

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Redundancies at the V&A and a pair of curious twins (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I were at the same conference with a surprisingly large number of employees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, all of whom were about to be made redundant. I mentioned to them that Sir Mark Jones was a … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: conference

Badge mishap brings end to beautiful relationship (Rousse)

Digital media experts flummoxed by musical suitcase (Rousse)

Beware iPad cracked screen scam (Rousse)

Shoe shops, a suitcase, and a dodgy taxi ruin travel plans (Rousse)

REF submission blunder paves path to BBC2 science career (Rousse)

Lives saved, but with a fine to pay (Rousse)

Scottish devolution discussions voted more interesting than conference magic (Rousse)

“Friend” of royalty responsible for luggage loss (Rousse)

Redundancies at the V&A and a pair of curious twins (Rousse)

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