My talk at Noreascon on the space elevator went very well. The room had seating for perhaps 50 people. The seats were filled, and people were sitting in the aisles, lining the walls, and crowding around the doorway. I only had 55 minutes for the talk, but I got lots of great questions. People are really excited about the possibility of building a space elevator because they realize the importance of developing a human presence off the planet Earth, and the space elevator is the most promising way to do it.
After the talk, I spent a couple of hours out in the hall talking with some of the people who'd been at the presentation. This meant I had to miss seeing Terry Pratchett's talk, but it was certainly worth it. I'm glad I got to spend the time with everyone.
And yes, as far as I can tell, I was the only person wearing a suit at the entire convention.
Posted by Tom Nugent at September 13, 2004 11:27 AM