Third Idea Conference Held in Atlanta

The Third Idea Conference was held in Atlanta. Following 2 previous confernces held in the Philadelphia region… one on primates and one on sea animals, the third conference focused on various aspects of Egyptian culture. The conference was well attended.. …the highest attendance to date.

Three invited talks highlighted the meeting focus…. In fact they constituted the entire meeting.

Leo Thompson: Egyptian Mummies
Zoe Thompson: Egyptian Culture
Jordan Flynn: Egyptian Pyramids

Joy Schweiger, the conference organizer is credited with making the meeting a success. Not only did she arrange for Pat’s birthday present (the TV) to be delivered a month early, but she managed the registration process catering, and vendor interactions (contributions) with the professionalsim we have come to expect from her. All attendees were appropriately identified with their names tags and ribbons identifying their roles. The only weakness was that DiDi Dawn seemed to completely forget optical physics… providing laser pointers with insufficient intensity and video taping in a mode that left everyone in the dark. (please don’t tell her students)


The videos are attached but are only useful as audio recordings of what are sure to be considered seminal talks by all of the invited speakers. Note that the ‘question and answer’ sessions were not recorded so the insightful discussion about upper and lower Nile, rain on the water clocks, the meaning of innundation, and the tooth brushing habits of pyramids have not been recorded for prosperity. This is a shame, I know.