Last week, over a hundred visual thinkers and graphic facilitators descended on the American city of Pittsburgh for the...

International Forum of Visual Practitioners Annual Conference

Keynote speakers included visual thinking luminaries, such as Sketchnote Army General Mike Rohde, Disney Imagineer Mk Haley, and interactive designer and documentary filmmaker Mike Roy.

One of the most rewarding parts of the conference was meeting more of our ACU students face-to-face who traveled to Da 'Burgh from around the globe, including: Wendy (Singapore); Lenni and Becca (Australia); Martine (Belgium); Avril (Canada); Dean (NYC); Roberta (Paris); plus veterans Lynn & Lynn (California); and many, many more.

Before the conference, Peter led a full-day workshop in professional development for graphic recorders. He incorporated many lessons learned from developing our online courses for beginners and experienced scribes. He was on site as a board member of the organization, as an instructor, and—most important—as a student of visual learning in action.