I found this conference really made a difference for me on several accounts as well and particularly, as an academic in an education faculty (George's point number 2), it has helped me to source like-minded people. It seems that these connections are made across faculties. I look at how Australia has managed this with 7 common-ground universities and wonder if perhaps that type of "connectivity" is what we are all about as we share a vision for a pan-Canadian research agenda.
I also found that though I was physically away in another city at another conference, that I could still feel a part of this online conference. I would like to do this again.
Especially, I would like to continue dialogue with the side-bar contacts that I have managed to make through the conference.
Let's do it again.
Karen Smith