Lotusphere Day 4 wrap-up - The end approaches...
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I always approach day 4 with a mix of dread and anticipation... Anticipation that I'll soon be able to get back on a normal schedule, but dread in leaving all my friends and the atmosphere.
Two major highlights today... I got to sit on stage for Gurupalooza! That's where all the speakers from the Best Practices track are on stage, and the crowd can ask any question they so desire. In the past, my speaking sessions were always Jumpstart, not Best Practices. I fully expected to just sit quietly and smile, as this year's session wasn't technical in the least. But the topic of books and publishing came up, and you just *know* I had to chime in there... :)
And closing session... the guest speaker was Alton Brown from Food Network fame. Now, I've always liked his personality in his shows anyway, but live on stage at Lotusphere he went up a couple notches from there. The guy was funny, relevant to his audience, and was willing to take questions from the audience. And then instead of being hustled off at the end of the hour, he hung around for pictures, autographs, and everything like that.
Finish all that off with the now-traditional group photo:
And as always, it was a wonderful event. I'll have more to say later as reflection starts to kick in, but right now I'm still trying to figure out what time zone I'm in. :)
I always approach day 4 with a mix of dread and anticipation... Anticipation that I'll soon be able to get back on a normal schedule, but dread in leaving all my friends and the atmosphere.
Two major highlights today... I got to sit on stage for Gurupalooza! That's where all the speakers from the Best Practices track are on stage, and the crowd can ask any question they so desire. In the past, my speaking sessions were always Jumpstart, not Best Practices. I fully expected to just sit quietly and smile, as this year's session wasn't technical in the least. But the topic of books and publishing came up, and you just *know* I had to chime in there... :)
And closing session... the guest speaker was Alton Brown from Food Network fame. Now, I've always liked his personality in his shows anyway, but live on stage at Lotusphere he went up a couple notches from there. The guy was funny, relevant to his audience, and was willing to take questions from the audience. And then instead of being hustled off at the end of the hour, he hung around for pictures, autographs, and everything like that.
Finish all that off with the now-traditional group photo:
And as always, it was a wonderful event. I'll have more to say later as reflection starts to kick in, but right now I'm still trying to figure out what time zone I'm in. :)
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