I absolutely agree with Paul. The doctoral colloquium was the height of the conference for me too. I enjoyed the multi-disciplinary perspectives on students' problems and not feeling with I am 'out on a limb' somehow with my ideas and experience. M-H Paul Teusner wrote:
Hey Rivka,
Thanks for the idea and for committing yourself to making it happen.
For me the best day of the conference was the Doctoral Colloquium on the previous day. It was brilliant to have all students, who are mainly involved in interdisciplinary research, and thus feelings on the margins of their respective departments, share their experiences of doing "Internet and" studies, e.g. Internet and psychology, Internet and education, Internet and family studies, etc. For many of us we found a centre, while we mostly feel on the edge in our home universities.