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LISA05 Thursday: Reception(s)

Monday 12 December 2005 - Filed under Process

Thursday evening was a series of sponsored events. The LISA reception was a combination of dinner, desserts, drinks, and a miniature casino floor:

p day3 casino floor LISA05 Thursday: Reception(s)

A fascinating part of the reception was the balloon assemblies produced by the man pictured; here he’s making a birthday cake hat:

p day3 balloon engineer LISA05 Thursday: Reception(s)

People lucky enough to receive wings, a palm tree hat (complete with balloon monkey), and the like were good enough to wear them around the ballroom so that we might all see what objects can be constructed from inflated rubber.

After the reception, Sara hosted an OpenSolaris hospitality suite, which came furnished with a very generously pouring bartender. The crowd was pretty good:

p day3 hospitality LISA05 Thursday: Reception(s)

As the crowd thinned out, I noticed that a complimentary laptop servicing was being handled by a group of engineers:

p day3 hospitality laptop LISA05 Thursday: Reception(s)

Ultimately, the laptop was restored and the evening ended happily.

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2005-12-12  »  Stephen

  • http://www.YourBalloonMan.com Mr. Fudge

    That man that made balloons at this event is the great Don Caldwell, one of the most amazing entertainers I know. I dream of the day I can have him flown out to an event for me.