Dear Worker Bees,
I’ve been hearing these words waaay to much lately. Let’s all try to eradicate them from our vocabulary:
Cool? Thanks.
Paige
Sometimes I really dig my job.
A couple weeks back at Enterprise 2.0 Boston, I chaired the Launch Pad program. This was my third time coordinating this contest and the process is getting a little smoother and I’m feeling more confident each time I have another experience under my belt.
Regardless of any on-stage brain farts I exhibit or how many times I say “um,” the satisfaction gleamed from seeing this contest from start to finish always comes down to the people I have the opportunity to work with.
This year the Final Four came from across the globe. Alex Moore of Baydin came from Melrose, MA. Tilman Eberle flew in from Zurich. Leonardo Varella-Cid joined us from Lisbon. And lastly, Daniel Kim from MindQuilt hopped a plane from Germany into Boston. These four gentleman were incredibly enthusiastic about their 5 minute keynote demo, and it was great to see them form bonds over the shared Launch Pad experience from the moment we did our first sound check walk through.
Weeks later there are still emails flying back and forth with invitations extended to host their fellow finalists in their native country. It feels awesome to play a role in uniting them. And a big thank you to these four for making my job way more fun.
I’m reposting this piece I wrote from the Enterprise 2.0 blog yesterday…
Just a mere weekend away from Enterprise 2.0 Boston 2010, the E2 team is heads down, focused on last minute details, and very excited about the show next week. It’s the culmination of a lot of hard work and we can’t wait to see the finished product in action.
Believe it or not, we’re now in our 6th year in Boston. The event has made significant strides and we expect Boston 2010 to seriously rock – some highlights include:
Despite all of these awesome highlights, the thing I’m most excited about this year is our involvement with NSTAR’s Walk for Children’s Hospital Boston.
Enterprise 2.0 Boston has chosen Children’s Hospital Boston as the event’s official nonprofit beneficiary for 2010. Children’s Hospital Boston, an internationally renowned center for medical research and treatment, is one of the only pediatric hospitals nationwide that focuses on pairing world-class research with clinical resources to treat and cure children. UBM TechWeb, Enterprise 2.0 and its parent company United Business Media, are exceptionally proud to support this organization and the wonderful work it is doing in and around the Boston area.
Myself and a few colleagues will be walking and we encourage you to contribute; you can sponsor us or make an in-kind donation onsite at the event. Each donation makes a difference as every small action compounds to create a significant impact.
More info on the charity and Children’s Hospital can be found here. See you next week!
Posted in Conferences
Tagged 7 miles, charity, Children's Hospital, e2conf, Enterprise 2.0
‘Tis the season. For conferences.
Flowers are in bloom, winter feels like a distant memory, and suddenly my calendar looks like a bad game of Tetris (must add though that I really love Tetris).
I’m going for 3 in 3 consecutive weeks – having attended Cloud Computing Expo in New York at the Javits, Interop Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay, and last but not least – Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco at the Moscone. Phew. Just typing this list exhausts me.
Having attended many conferences in my life, here is a list of items I’ve come to realize are essential in making a conference successful / bearable / enjoyable for yourself:
Fun Fact: Xena was played by Lucy Lawless in the Xena TV series. I want my last name to be Lawless.
Posted in cloud computing, Conferences, Social Web, Uncategorized
Tagged breath mints shoes, cloud, Conferences, Interop, web 2.0 expo, Xena
I served as the Chairperson for the Launch Pad contest at Cloud Connect back in March 2010 in Santa Clara. Our Final Four had a chance to demo live on the keynote – check the vid!
Ellen – I’m soooo sorry I called you Gary. I really have no excuse – please accept my apology?
Also fun to note that apparently my favorite word is “um.” Really need to get that Toastmasters class on the calendar.
Posted in cloud computing, Conferences
Tagged Cloud Connect, Ellen, Gary, Launch Pad, um
I had a strategy meeting earlier this week to discuss Evening in the Cloud – a program at Enterprise 2.0 Boston on June 14, 2010. My colleague’s 9 and 10 year old sons joined us for the meeting as they’re out of school on spring break. We asked them to take notes from the meeting and I have to share….
I love seeing this because it makes me take my job less seriously. I talk about Sass all day!
Posted in Conferences, Corporate Culture
Tagged be serious, Claberation, Enterprise 2.0, kids, Sass
Last month I posted about the panel I moderated on February 24, 2010 down at Google with the IIT Madras Association of North America called the Social Media Revolution in the Workplace. The panel was part of Google’s ongoing TechTalks hosted at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA.
It’s your lucky day – all one hour and forty-two minutes of the panel are now available on YouTube!
We had a good crew of folks assembled for the panel. Some highlights for me:
Got some time to kill? Here’s the vid:
Posted in Uncategorized
