Saturday, February 24, 2007
Ivan prefers paper
On the first day of Northern Voice, I show up using my preferred tools of the trade: a notebook, four-color pen and a Filofax.
On the plus side: paper is easier to carry, it doesn't need batteries or a power outlet, and the act of writing doesn't make a clickety-clack sound while other people are trying to concentrate on the speaker.
However, it does mean that my coverage of the first day of the conference starts on the second day of the conference or later, which is the typical dead-tree media approach.
Speaking of dead trees, the conference is being held at the Forestry Sciences Center. The lobby exhibits have all manner of interesting ideas for the best use of lumber in home construction, using pre-fabricated components and other innovations. This will save timber resources, which is awesome because that means there'll be more paper for me to scribble on.
Time for day two... more coverage to come!
On the plus side: paper is easier to carry, it doesn't need batteries or a power outlet, and the act of writing doesn't make a clickety-clack sound while other people are trying to concentrate on the speaker.
However, it does mean that my coverage of the first day of the conference starts on the second day of the conference or later, which is the typical dead-tree media approach.
Speaking of dead trees, the conference is being held at the Forestry Sciences Center. The lobby exhibits have all manner of interesting ideas for the best use of lumber in home construction, using pre-fabricated components and other innovations. This will save timber resources, which is awesome because that means there'll be more paper for me to scribble on.
Time for day two... more coverage to come!
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