A review of the UG day
Well, what a day. First of all,
there are many people that I just can’t thank enough for their help and
time. Ed, Bill,
Sean Murphy, Any Parr for speaking. RIM for sponsoring the event
and giving me the freebies to hand out. Also IBM and TeamStudio for
giving me some merchandise to be snapped up at the back of the room. In
addition, Declan (for taking the photos), "fat boy" for helping
me shift everything and a taxi driver I "know" for collecting
Bill and ferrying him to the event from the airport in time.
At one point, there were 82 people in
the room. Even though I received all the registrations, I honestly
was not expecting more then sixty. It was a fantastic turnout. The
event began on time and Ed kicked off with a strategy presentation that
helped clarify IBM’s roadmap for all watchers. After this, Sean came
on to demonstrate the Department of Justice’s usage of Domino in their
environment. Any Parr to discuss Blackberry and the next releases
was then next. At this stage, the event was running behind, and we
were conscious that it was a Friday evening and most of the attendees did
not want to stay too late. So, Bill and I cut down our ND7 presentation
drastically to make some time. This didn’t bother me too much as
Bluewave is running the ND7 "live" launch in a few weeks which
will go into far more detail. Then onto the bar…..
Declan Lynch Said,
August 28, 2005 @ 6:10 pm
Ahh, that must be why you stopped on the way back from Newgrange. I was wondering.
Sandy Lewis Said,
August 29, 2005 @ 1:14 am
Thanks for offering to let me drive your NEW sports car and on the wrong side of the road for me!. Yes, sorry to say that I thought Hurling was something someone did after a long night in the pub :).
Wild Bill Said,
August 29, 2005 @ 6:16 am
Chavtop, indeed. You’re all jealous of my go-faster LED’s, wide exhaust, and bling-uphostery… its a BlingMaster 2000, dontchaknow. And it arrived just in time for my mid-life crisis…
Actually -seriously – Paul – you did a stand-up job organising this. Good for you – I’ve been to many “user group” things in the past, and this was one of the better ones.
But where were you on Saturday night, where upon seeing Temple Bar in full hen/stag night mode, I was *convinced* that we’d get a full demonstration of “hurling”…
—* Bill
Ed Brill Said,
August 29, 2005 @ 2:34 pm
Had a great week on all fronts, mate. The meeting was top-notch as far as user groups go, especially for a start-up. Wish you much success in continuing that effort.
Thank you again for playing tour guide on Saturday. It was fantastic of everyone to indulge Sandy and my desire to see Newgrange… in some ways a bit over-rated but historically significant for sure. Bill, Warren, Kitty, Sandy and myself had a most excellent dinner in Temple Bar on Saturday night, and indeed as Wild Bill says, the sights were, um, interesting.
Glad to be taking the day off today to recover
cheers –Ed
Paul Mooney Said,
August 29, 2005 @ 6:13 pm
About Saturday night….. I was wrecked guys. Crashed at home. As for “hurling”. If Dublin won that day, you would have seen plenty.
Kitty Said,
September 1, 2005 @ 1:26 pm
Thanks for a great day and for playing tourist guide for us on Saturday. It was great to catch up with everyone and you even managed a couple of photos of me that don’t look too bad! (That is unusual to say the least!).
Kitty Said,
December 27, 2005 @ 6:55 pm
I am from the U.S. and I know who Cliff Richard is. I love him the person and I like his singing. He is a Christian and a good moral man. Lucky Americans!
Kitty Said,
December 27, 2005 @ 6:55 pm
I am from the U.S. and I know who Cliff Richard is. I love him the person and I like his singing. He is a Christian and a good moral man. Lucky Americans!
Ben rose Said,
December 28, 2005 @ 2:27 pm
Ben Rose is mistaken for Tom Hanks a lot
Bill Buchan is mistaken for Tom Cruise a lot
Still laffing…