I woke up pretty early this morning to make the 200 mile journey up to the Washington, D.C. area for BrickFest 2006. Thank goodness I was able to avoid morning rush hour traffic as it’s usually bad on the route I took. After about 3.5 hours, I finally made it to the Sheraton Premier.

A nice big sign greeted me when I walked through the door. So far, the event looks well-organized. This is my first BrickFest, but it looks like the turnout is really good. The people I’ve met have been very friendly. I can’t wait to meet some of the MDP members!

All registered attendees are given LEGO parts to build their own badges. I, unfortunately, lack the creativity to put together anything cool and original, but I did see one guy with a NXT sensor and those orange claw tips attached to his badge.

I was in a bit of a hurry to make the Microsoft Robotics Studio speaker session, so I wasn’t able to see everything on display. I did manage, however, to take a quick shot of W.O.P.R. - a NXT Tic-Tac-Toe game by Bryan Bonahoom (hence, the B-squared). Click on the thumbnail for a higher resolution photograph.

More coverage to follow!!