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Comment: Once we got in the castle, I went to the lower castle wall and took this picture looking out over the armament cannons. I did this because this is similar to the picture of the caslte that was in the beginning of the slide show, but in reverse. Princes St. Gardens are below, with that guy on the horse, who I didn't recognize.
ijcaireception_room * This is the opening ceremony of the conference, in the same room where I would eventually give my talk. As you can see, it has a podium on a raised stage and a LARGE screen (like 40 sq ft!). Also, I am pretty far back, showing the size of the room. All of these factors conspired to make the room a bit intimidating for my talk :) * 640 x 480 * (122KB)

armybandatcastle * After the opening ceremony all of the conference participants walked to the castle for the opening reception. The guy behind me joked, The nerds are storming the castle!! When we arrived the military was practicing their musical marching for their upcoming military celebration. We walked in and their were lines of bagpipers and drummers, all dressed in different military uniforms. It was amazing! Some were in traditional highland tartan kilts, some were in modern blue uniforms, some were in camoflauge and some were in hybrid uniforms that had the modern blue top with a blue kilt. * 640 x 480 * (129KB)

army2 * Another pic of the bagpiping army guys. I turned to the security guard next to me and said, Man, the Scots must really like Artificial Intelligence. This is quite a greeting. He said, Move along please, sir. Guess I should stick to research... * 640 x 480 * (121KB)

army3 * More bagpipers. I was a bit excited by this :) * 640 x 480 * (129KB)

drummers_castle * Here are the drummers, with a nice shot of the castle behind them. * 640 x 480 * (124KB)
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lower_wall_to_scott_memorial * Here is the view from the lower wall again, but this time with the Scott memorial in the background. Also, you can see part of the cannon in the bottom of the shot, and I think that's Loch Ness in the way background. * 640 x 480 * (124KB)

withincastle * This is what some of the inside of the castle looked like. * 640 x 480 * (126KB)

higher_wall_scott_mem * This is another shot from the castle wall with the Scott memorial in the background. I thought the cannons below were pretty cool. * 640 x 480 * (127KB)

1oclockcannon * This is the 1 O'Clock Cannon which is fired everyday at 1 pm. * 640 x 480 * (115KB)

dog_cemetary_castle * This is the military dog cemetary in the castle, where certain military dogs are commemorated and buried. Another great example of the Scottish love for pooches. * 640 x 480 * (132KB)
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