20-some smart and interesting people were invited to Vancouver this weekend for a Nokia-sponsored symposium on the subject of Play. Some of the people I met there included Elizabeth Goodman, Pat Kane, Eric Paulos and Jessica Hammer -- and I saw many brilliant people I'd met in the past. Lots of lively discussion, dinners at excellent local restaurants, note taking, games of Set and Werewolf, and trips to Halloween parades added up to a great weekend. Similar to Digifoo, the premise was: invite a bunch of smart people with common interests, set up some tables, give them an opportunity to do presentations if they are so inclined, add some dinner and see what happens.

The invitees were nearly half women (9 women and 11 men), something of an achievement in and of itself, if you've been paying attention to who gets invited to these things. And 4 women were invited who couldn't make it, which, had they been able to attend, would have put women in the majority. Imagine that!

LINK | 10:44 PM | TB

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