Out and about in the O.C.
As part of the Exurban Noir workshop at the Ubicomp 2006 conference, I spent a day out in Orange County. Here is a description of what had been prepared for us:
Group 4: Private Investigations and boats
Guide: Rob W.
“Robert spent 30 years as a federal agent, training in Washington DC. He has been inside the White House at least six times, met several presidents, and got tossed out of Congress for asking too many questions. He once investigated and obtained a conviction of an Orange County congressman. He is a certified fraud examiner. He is now a private investigator based out of Newport Beach, and travels widely for work. He has been conducting investigations for a total of 35 years.
Your Mission
Rob will pick you up at the Marriott after the morning session of the workshop. He will take you for a tour of his office, elaborating on his day-to-day activities as a private investigator. On a normal Sunday afternoon, he’d probably be boating, so take the ferry across Newport Harbor. Visit some yachts. Before dinner, explore Fashion Island with him. He is very flexible about his itinerary, so if there’s anything you’re curious about, be sure to ask!”
Pictures of the day are online at the workshop blog. You can also follow the day by opening this KML for Google Earth (which has MP3 audio in it – works with Quicktime). Molly Steenson, one of my group mates during the workshop, wrote a detailed recap in her blog.
The workshop proceedings are here (PDF) – our position paper is called “The Digital City: Sex, Cams and Scams” and can be found on page 30.
