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June 28, 2005
Post-Weinberger Chaos: The Annual Stampede for Free Food
As soon as David Weinberger finished his presentation, thousands of NECC attendees streamed out the ballroom to make a run for the buffet tables set up in the reception hall. The reception took place in a long, thin corridor, creating an ugly bottleneck of tote-bag-toting educators eager to scarf down free food laid out on some sponsor's dime. Meanwhile, a large group of brass-wielding mummers performed parade music, much of which was drowned out by numbers of people calling out to friends amidst the throng of hungry teachers. Sheer chaos. Welcome to yet another NECC.
Patsy and I looked around for a moment or two and decided to bolt. I've done nine other NECC receptions: the food quality varies, but it's usually greasy, and the last thing my jet-lagged stomach needed was an overdose of fried food. So off to the train station we went to head back out to the suburbs. Hobnobbing with friends and peers could wait.
Posted by acarvin at June 28, 2005 9:23 AM
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