Global Voices 2006 New Delhi Meet

Update: Here are some pictures of the conference taken by Jace.

The conference website is GVdelhi2006.
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I have done a few posts at Global Voices but then I lost steam or rather I got too busy with my semester. When I came to know that they are having their annual 2006 summit at (tagged gvnewdelhi2006) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, I decided to attend it. Now I am back after the first day and in some ways it has been an awesome experience. I am writing my personal views here, I have done a roundup of the summit at Blogbharti.

The India Habitat Centre, New Delhi where GV 2006 is being held

The best thing about the summit was finding so many people from different parts of the globe under one roof. I have been to some large academic conferences but I don't think I have met people from Tunisia, China, Poland, Maldives, Kzakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Bangladesh, etc. under one roof (thought many people are living in different countries from their country of origin).

Another high of the meet was actually getting a chance to have a look at the 100 dollar laptop, though I am not very sure what are there plans with it.

I had a small chat with Georgia Popplewell from GV (she was taking so many pictures) and I was expressing my doubt about continuing with GV because of time limits. She said I can keep my own pace, and maybe I will get more time this semester. I think I should continue but I will give a time commitment after I come back from my Sikkim holidays.

Coffee Time at GV 2006 New Delhi

But what topped my attending the session was meeting so many people I had known only through their blogs. It was an absolute pleasure to meet Kamala Bhatt and Sakshi. I had interacted with Dina when the blocking of blogs happened here in India and now I have met her in person too. Had a quick chat with Aparna and finally got to meet Shivam Vij.

I was too sleepy yesterday, otherwise I would have never forgotten to mention Rezwan. I asked his opinion about Brick Lane by Monica Ali and he said as far as fiction goes, it is a decent book.