watch this space for updates…

10am: In what I am sure will be the first of several over-heard elevator conversations, a couple of gentlemen were joking about how boring this conference has become and bemoaned the lack of debate and fresh topics.

11:30am: $12 a day for wifi then nowhere to plug in for power. How does a hotel lobby get away with having so few power outlets? I’ve retreated behind a fat column for electrical sustenance but I might as well be on the moon. At least the couches are comfy.

2:30 pm on Saturday: We walked the sponsor’s floor and had some great conversations. First up were Savvy and Allison, our new friends from http://ioatwork.com. If you’re a grad student with some extra time or a practitioner with very little time, they’ve got a site for you. The gist is that grad students and other site visitors summarize current research articles for I/O practitioners. who use the summaries to stay current with research. Grad students can earn valuable writing experience and also sharpen their research chops by reading and summarizing the articles.

We also got some valuable face time with the Kenexans. Thanks to Ben for following OPIE on twitter (http://twitter.com/opieweb). We’ll be stoping by Kenexa’s online community at http://kenexa.com very soon.

Last but certainly not least, we had a very productive conversation with Dr. Paul Muchinsky and his family. They’ve started their own publishing company and we wish them the best of luck with that. Watch this space for some potential blog posts by Dr. Muchinsky in the not-so-distant future. In the meantime, you can get your Muchinsky fix over at facebook on the fan page for the 9th (9th!) edition of his very popular textbook “Psychology Applied to Work”.