One of my CALICO-friends and I were just talking about the different cultures at AAAL and CALICO. We notice this every year. CALICO is so intimate and friendly, and AAAL often seems so huge and because of that probably more a place to show off what you know rather than working together to further research. Still inspiring, but the tone is very different. But at the end of the day AAAL is still way way friendlier than some of the other conferences I have attended in other places and in other fields, so I think as applied linguists we are a friendly bunch, just the bigger the venue, the more formal things get. But I am happy to report that so far I have seen good presentation at AAAL. I actually got really lucky at CALICO and only saw one mediocre presentation and all others were really great. So, AAAL has a lot to live up to. But now I am going to the Keynote by Bialystok so that should be great - I just saw her present two weeks ago in Tucson, AZ.
On a completely different note, I am also pleased about how many presenters brought their families along. It's great to see researchers who are also involved family members. I am with out family this time.
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