So, I arrived in Barcelona at around noon on Tuesday.  What a shock from Hamburg.  It is actually warm.... and yes Toto, there is a sun.. and it even shines. The weather here is just about perfect.  Warm... humid... but not so hot that you can't move.  Checked into the hotel, and wandered down to the University where the OOoCon is being held.

First impressions... WOW!!!  What an amazing campus!  I have taken some photos, and if they are reasonable, I will upload a few here.  The University buildings are absolutely amazing.  It is like a gothic cathedral when you walk in the main doors.  It is stunning.... much like a the rest of Barcelona.

The community meetings got underway fairly quickly.  The NLC meeting I addended in the afternoon was full, and had really good representation from communities from all over the world... Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam (by IRC), Germany, Netherlands, Canada, France, etc etc.  It was really interesting to sit in a room full of people from so many differnt places and cultures and see how they worked together.

The evening ended with an NLC welcome party.  I kinda missed that in favor of wandering around Barcelona a little.

So.. first day.. or day zero... very interesting.  The good stuff comes the next day though...

To Be Continued....