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“We’re an idealistic bunch. We want to make the world a better place. We’re trying our best to improve society, culture.”—Peter Merholz In conclusion, Peter said, “We’re an idealistic bunch. We want to make the world a better place. We’re trying our best to improve society, culture. … We’re idealistic about our goals, our ends. But we’re also a pragmatic group.” On this point, I heartily concur with Peter. That’s why being immersed in the IA community for a week was such a great experience. Five-Minute Madness The Five-Minute Madness that immediately followed the Closing Plenary had the spirit of a testimonial meeting. Many people stepped up to the mic to express their feelings about being IAs, being part of the IA community, and being part of the broader UX community and about their IA Summit experience. A burgeoning number of IAs attended this IA Summit. To help make the many first-time Summit attendees feel welcome, Lou Rosenfeld had come up with the idea of having newcomers give nuts to helpful IA Summit stalwarts, which they could add to their bolts. Not surprisingly, at the end of the conference, the winner with the most nuts on her bolts was Christina Wodtke and, at the Five-Minute Madness, she was awarded a free admission to next year’s IA Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Other Nuts and Bolts “AOL brought new meaning to the concept of shrink-wrapped with their maple-leaf-shaped packaging for their conference T-shirt. It’s so good I can’t bring myself to open it.” Other than a few snafus with some sessions being held in rooms that were too small, the organizers of the Summit did a great job overall. The Hyatt provided a comfortable venue for the conference, in a convenient location. Each attendee received a nice zippered bag with a shoulder strap, but the sponsors didn’t put the IA Summit logo on it, which reduces its value as a memento. AOL brought new meaning to the concept of shrink-wrapped with their maple-leaf-shaped packaging for their conference T-shir