Many of the scholars presenting papers didn't forget to "pay their respects to the old master." Some shared similar experiences: "I was turned on to Jin Yong's novels when I was ten.
不少發表論文的學者，不忘趁此機會向「金庸大俠致敬」，「十歲啟蒙讀金庸小說」、「看完金庸作品就不想看其他小說」，成了許多人的共同經驗。