The conference was not bad (although my mobile-blogging ability was somewhat hampered as you can tell from the half-hearted post below) -- and from an "interactive-textiles" viewpoint it was good to see some new faces that may not have been exposed to Smart-Textiles otherwise. It was good to see these two communities together (I even thought so last year) -- but it felt like the Smart Textiles section was the read-headed step-child of the conference. It would have been nice to have had at least one talk from that section in the plenary, but hey -- it's a start and there'll always be room for improvement (plus, what has really been done in "smart-textiles" to warrant that much attention?).
What was my favorite talk? Probably the one I thought was going to be the worst (just by its title) -- Dermot Diamond's "New Ways to Sense the Molecular World Using Switchable Sensors." He covered a wide range of potentially disruptive technologies that few people are pursuing. If you have the chance, check out what he's working on.
Looks like the next SmartFabrics will be in Rome in March -- stay tuned...
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