Leaving for Australia on Friday!

For the past five weeks I have been up in the woods of NH at Camp Birch Hill as a camp counselor. With limited internet and electronic use, I will be switching gears as I make way for Jamskolan, the first International Symposium and Development Workshop for Network Jamming to be held from the 3rd-12th of August 2009 at the Kelvin Grove campus of Queensland University of Technology.

You can follow my blog and follow my educational trip to Australia!

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Unknown said…

We'll be looking forward to your updates - have a safe trip Tony!

July 27, 2009 at 2:58 AM

steve said…

Have a safe journey, love dad

July 31, 2009 at 10:03 AM

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