"The feedback from the audience has been great. They really enjoyed Mr. Kurzweil's speech and the Telepor- tec presentation. I spoke with a 90 year old lady, she doesn't know much about technology (she does't use e-mail...) and she was eager to get home and tell her grandchild about Mr. Kurzweil's speech and the image she saw reproduced on stage."

"Subsequent speakers continued to reference Ray’s content and the attendees could not stop talking about his address. Ray’s keynote set the right inspirational tone for the entire summit. I believe his keynote will be talked about as one of the iMedia "greats" for years to come."

"We are still excited and full with adrenaline following the exciting talk by Mr. Kurzweil. The presentation was a remarkable achievement. It was fluent and brilliant."

"Ray's presence at an institution can have a transformative effect, and I can see it already in a flurry of emails expressing interest in teaching with technology, and especially Second Life. It is also healthy for people to have a chance to express their fears and concerns about technology, and hear them answered in such a rational, clear, big-picture way. When we at Berklee chart our development in our use of technology, Ray’s visit and the impact of his ideas will be a milestone, causing a paradigm shift that helped us not only grow, but understand our growth."

"Our guests were absolutely enthralled with both the technology and the content of the evening. I was especially grateful for the effort that Ray put in to know about Dr. Humayun and about ROPARD. That effort came through as if he had some personal experience with all of us and that was truly a lovely touch."