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August 17, 2009

Don't forget to check out our ASAE09 photos on Flickr.

August 15, 2009

The 2009 ASAE & The Center's Annual Meeting & Expo kicked off Saturday evening with an opening reception at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. And what a kickoff it was! The sights, the sounds, the tastes were all perfect examples of all that Canada has to offer.

Using the giant Inukshuk that was the centerpiece of the reception as a navigation point, any direction that you chose to go in the reception room would prove to be a wise one. From award-winning regional wines to delicious Alberta beef to freshly dipped chocolate-covered blueberries, the opening reception was a warm and tasty welcome -- not only to the conference but to Canada as well.

[From Rex] I shot this brief video with my iPhone. The first part is an attempt to shoot one of the coolest effects I've seen: a fog-machine device set up to create a water fall effect with live video being shot on it. Perhaps we'll post a photo that will catch it; this video doesn't. However, as I was shooting it, the performers, a group called the Canadian Tenors, were finishing up a song that will be performed at next year's Winter Olympics and I was able to grab some video of a rather impressive indoor fireworks blast. Very impressive. (See more Hammock photos from ASAE09 on Flickr.)