April

Hello All,

This is Alessandro at IASTED. Wow, we find ourselves in April once again! IASTED has many upcoming conferences, including the Washington D.C. conference series that will take place from May 16 to 18. There have been a number of updates on IASTED's facebook page, and there's even an invitation to attend the conference to members and friends of IASTED on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/IASTED/130963346917239

In terms of my life at IASTED, things have been very busy lately. My work/school balance is becoming stressful especially as we near the end of the semester, and exam time. I've been forced to spend a few long nights at the University finishing projects and preparing for the finals, which also brings into perspective the fact that I find myself already at the midpoint of my internship experience here at IASTED.

Recently I have been involved with a side project for the Director of IASTED to keep track of a seperate website. This has been another great learning experience for me, as I am a novice when it comes to these things; however, I definitely realize that the more exposure I can get to new tasks the better. Check out the work done on this page:

http://www.esc-obog.org/

Well, how to sum up my time so far at IASTED? I've been growing in my knowledge of the software processes, and experience with the workings of the ACTA Press journals that I am currently taking care of. Perhaps most important of all I am establishing connections with my coworkers here at IASTED. This has definitely been the benefit of working for an organization that has a more friendly work atmosphere. In my limited experience in the working world, I can say this type of environment definitely has its advantages.