More eResearch Conference, Utopia

Last days of the eResearch conference were quite enjoyable. Was interviewed by a PhD candidate on wearable computing, had a good discussion with the developers of Yabi and especially integration with Karaage, and submitted an abstract for the upcoming Higher Education Technology Agenda conference, as a contributing response to the almost specious Ernst and Young paper on University of the Future. Final evening was a dinner with a number of Sydney-siders, including laptop006, v3nu5, Jiri, and Daniel T.

Returning to Melbourne, Saturday witnessed Wellington visitors tatjna and ferrouswheel a tour of Willsmere along with a pleasing typical afternoon of a long lunch and boardgames. Sunday gave a presentation at the Unitarian Philosophy Forum on Utopian Tragedies : Cautionary Tales for the Philosophy of Politics - again impressed by the turnout to these events, given how little advertising is done. Managed to reread most of the texts listed prior the actual sessions and read Christianopolis for the first time, a somewhat under-rated text. Earlier that morning attended St. Michael's Uniting Church and officially became a member (such is the path of the religious atheist).