Recently I went through some old photos and found this one. When I was president of NASIG, I surprised NASIG conference attendees by showing up in full Scottish regalia to open NASIG ’99 at Carnegie Mellon University. I thought it appropriate given CMU’s Scottish heritage and my own Scottish background. A bagpiper was also part of the ceremony. This photo was taken by my good friend, Ann Ercelawn, during the formal reception held in the foyer of the beautiful Carnegie Music Hall.

Most NASIG people now just remember me as “that kilt guy.”