Back from SIGDOC

I just flew back from SIGDOC 2007 in El Paso, and despite the fact that I was program chair (and therefore was on call all the time), I had a really great time. I can't say enough about how refreshing SIGDOC is -- it involves people from industry and academics, from five continents, and from fields ranging from tech comm to computer science to usability to information systems.

SIGDOC 2008 is going to be in Lisbon, Portugal, and promises to be a blast. Carlos Costa and his team at the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa are eager and energetic, just as I was when we started SIGDOC 2007 planning 18 months ago.

In contrast, I am now quite exhausted -- but very proud of the work we were able to do. It wasn't until I got home and leafed through the conference proceedings that I realized how big the task was and how proud I was to be able to participate in it.

Special thanks to Conference Chair David Novick (UT-El Paso), who did an outstanding job running the conference, and the SIGDOC 2007 program committee.