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    All day Friday folks were picking up passes for the weekend’s event.
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    People stopped for pictures on their way in to the event.
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    At the opening reception, there was a giant inflatable velcro wall that was pretty popular.
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    People from across the country, including designers, techies and social media types quickly filled the reception space.
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    Helping set the far out ambience was wall projectors.
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    The velcro wall was an awesome addition to the event.
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    The packed house was ready for the key note address from Aaron Draplin, founder of the Draplin Design Company.
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    A packed house was seated and ready to – well over 300 people were in attendance for the opening speaker.
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    Aaron Draplin, who worked with Snowboard Magazine and whose company designed several logos for Recovery.gov was the opening night speaker. He gave a light-hearted, self-effacing presentation about how to got to where he is today.
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    Draplin’s presentation began with him as a child and worked up through the present day, including a movie he’s making about the World’s Longest Yard Sale.