First, I have been to so many conferences since my last post. I traveled greatly between Feb and April. Some highlights:
Brain Camp was wonderful. I met many from the kids entertainment industry. Cartoon Network, National Geographic Kids, Disney, DiC, etc... I really enjoyed meeting Steve from Feld Entertainment (B&B Circus and Disney on Ice) as we sat and did puzzles over the lunch hour. Amanda and Rick from PintSize Art I finally met as well. They are wonderful and I enjoy working with them!
I also attended the large annual NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)Conference in Salt Lake City. Bill and I did a presentation that was incredibly received. We were thrilled!
Toy Fair in February in New York was incredible too! What a thrill to be there to talk about ThinkFun and Game Club in our beautiful booth! I also went to a small dinner party of puzzle, toy and magic people. At this dinner of about 20 people, who should show up? David Blaine! It was really cool to meet him. He did one trick that night, and I was his guinea pig! I wrote my name on one of his cards and then he found it again. It was incredible. I have a photo, but I'll add it later.
Also, one of the biggest thrills was to meet Ivan Moscovich. I met him in New York but then again at the Gathering for Gardner. He is the kindest person and we spent lots of time just talking! It was a thrill for me. Here is a photo of us!
I met many other greats at the GAthering as well! Here is John Conway and I. It was a real honor to meet him and it was really cool to meet these people on a personal level. It's hard to explain but these are people that I have admired and known in mathematics and I just can't believe that I'm meeting them! I had Elwyn Berlekamp, John Conway and Richard Guy all sign my new copies of Winning Ways!
So my life continues to amaze me! I am truly blessed! One of these days I should really journal some of these great experiences!
Tanya
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