Indeed, it was a wonderful feeling to see  so many interesting in Squeak, 
eToys, and the laptop. 

Thanks Chris and Will for all work before and during the show!

I am also happy to have had the opportunity to meet many Squeakers and 
Smalltalkers from around the world for the first time.

Milan

On 2007 May 3 12:47, William Harford wrote:
> Fellow Squeakers,
>
> As most of you know, due to the fantastic work of Chris Cunnington,
> Squeak was able to acquire a booth at Smalltalk Solutions this year.
> I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to volunteer to work the
> booth for the two days of the convention. We had a fabulous location
> and got a tremendous amount of traffic. The Smalltalk community,
> while small, is one of the most intelligent, kind, supportive, and
> fun communities I have ever been involved in. I would like to thank
> all Smalltalk Solution attendees for there kind words, Squeak
> cheerleading, and help with answering questions when the crowds got
> large.
>
> Bert Freudenberg was kind enough to lend us a OLPC laptop. This was
> the major draw of non-Smalltalkers to our booth. Many of the people
> knew nothing of Smalltalk but had heard of the OPLC project. The
> etoys demo was beautiful and if gave us a real opportunity to explain
> a little about Squeak, Smalltalk, and etoys.
>
> Tim Rowledge generously sent me 45 silver and 5 gold badges. We were
> able to sell 27 silver badges raising $324 Canadian for the Squeak
> Foundation. The badges are beautiful and if you have not yet had the
> opportunity to buy one I recommend that you do.  If you are in the
> Toronto area come out to the "Beach Outings Club" http://
> www.seasideparasol.com/club.html and I will have some on hand.
>
> I could not of dreamed how well it went. The booth was fantastic, the
> people were kind, and the interest in Squeak exceeded my expectations.
>
> Thanks for all the support,
> Will Harford