I arrived at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas yesterday, and several elements of AU were already in full swing. The signs were up, the lounges were getting the finishing touches, the Speaker Ready Room was humming with speakers picking up their official speaker shirts and prepping for virtual recording sessions, and by 4:00 there was a good-sized crowd of people waiting to sign in at registration. The main event on yesterday’s schedule was recording my virtual session (airing tomorrow at noon & 5 Pacific). Today is pretty quiet for me, although many people will be attending the various mini-conferences today, including ADN, ATC, Design Computation, and Design Technology Management sessions. Tomorrow is when the fun really begins – two keynotes, two lab-assisting sessions, two virtual class broadcasts, a team meeting, and the opening of the exhibit hall. Despite the fact that I arrived early (the main event starts tomorrow), there were still a lot of people here – it’s good to catch up with people I see only a few times a year and make some new friends too. I haven’t taken any pictures yet, but I’ll try to fix that today. In the meantime, you can check out the Flickr stream where attendees can upload their photos from the event. Off to finish my prep work before the Speaker & Blogger socials tonight!

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