Time for a trip report. Been in Bologna for a few days now but before that, we started in Rome. Now, I was correctly informed that Italy in August isn't the smartest move - it's hot - 97 degrees out as I'm writing this post. Not pleasant outside. Still, Rome was pretty awesome even if I did fade in the afternoons. Why Italy? It was Natan's choice. Having graduated right before Covid, Natan hasn't had a chance for a real vacation for years.

Lets start off with Cleveland and then we'll get to my suggestions for the CSTA. Cleveland I never had a chance to explore Cleveland before. I was actually in the city once before, for a junior national fencing competition but never saw anything other than the competition venue and the hotel. This time, I didn't have much more of an opportunity. Normally, I like heading to a conference a day or two early or stay a day or two later to check out the town but this time, schedules didn't allow it.

Exhibit Hall Let's start with the exhibit hall. First things I noticed that while Amazon, Google, and Microsoft were all listed as sponsors, none of them had booths in the exhibition space. This was a big change from past years. I'm not sure what to make of this since all three have either products or programs relevant to K12. Maybe nothing going on here but I think this was worth noting.