CIPTUG 2007: Monday morning and loaded with swag

Signing in for CIPTUG this morning at the Austin Convention Center was a high-tech experience: type your e-mail address, and here's your USB drive with all the presentation materials loaded, and a backpack full of swag. Citrix seems to have taken an early lead at this conference in the distribution of promotional materials.

We're waiting for the educational industry special interest group meeting which is to start at 10:30am.

The convention center is impressive and stands out, along with a few new-looking hotels, in an area of the city which is otherwise marked mostly with old-looking bars and restaurants. Down the street there's a construction crane doing its thing. It seems like the area is undergoing some nice upgrades.