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A (very) early start has me in Belfast city airport at 5.15am, waiting for the red-eye to London Gatwick for the BA flight to Orlando. Luckily, it seems I made the "geek plane" with people from Blackberry, Integra4Notes, on board along with Stuart McIntyre and Kerr. This will be my fifth Lotusphere USA, and by far the busiest yet. I have been very lucky to get to present a few sessions this year, and also be involved in a few other programs. The downside of that is my schedule is harsh and unforgiving. I already expect to be a car crash by the end of the week. Tuesday is turning out to be almost funny for many people. There are at least 7 sessions I am either speaking/judging/participating in some fashion or another. Comfortable shoes and Susan Bulloch for running-defence (she is a pro... if you don't understand what I mean, ask me in the bar).
For anyone that attended ILUG any year, Eileen Fitzgerald is presenting on Tuesday morning at 8.30am (BP302 Control Your Domino Environment by Applying ITIL Principles). Although she is far more confident then me, its always good to see a friendly face the first time you present at Lotusphere, so I will be there and hope to see many of you too. Duffbert saved my ass four years ago when I took to the stage with Bill Buchan (baptism of fire) for the very first "Worst Practices" session. I was petrified when Bill was hopping around the stage already with 15 minutes to go. Bill is hilarious to watch, scary to be on stage with. Duff simply said "Paul don't worry about the session starting, its already begun... and you're on. Go with it." I accepted my fate and went with it. Bill was a fantastic help back then and to this day.
And now its 2009. That same sense of being petrified remains before presenting at 'sphere. Don't let experience fool you into thinking speakers become complacent. Simply put its the "top of the game" event for an industry leading product. It is NOT a cheap event to attend, and the audience wants value in knowledge. All the jokes at the start cover the terror!
A (very) early start has me in Belfast city airport at 5.15am, waiting for the red-eye to London Gatwick for the BA flight to Orlando. Luckily, it seems I made the "geek plane" with people from Blackberry, Integra4Notes, on board along with Stuart McIntyre and Kerr. This will be my fifth Lotusphere USA, and by far the busiest yet. I have been very lucky to get to present a few sessions this year, and also be involved in a few other programs. The downside of that is my schedule is harsh and unforgiving. I already expect to be a car crash by the end of the week. Tuesday is turning out to be almost funny for many people. There are at least 7 sessions I am either speaking/judging/participating in some fashion or another. Comfortable shoes and Susan Bulloch for running-defence (she is a pro... if you don't understand what I mean, ask me in the bar).
For anyone that attended ILUG any year, Eileen Fitzgerald is presenting on Tuesday morning at 8.30am (BP302 Control Your Domino Environment by Applying ITIL Principles). Although she is far more confident then me, its always good to see a friendly face the first time you present at Lotusphere, so I will be there and hope to see many of you too. Duffbert saved my ass four years ago when I took to the stage with Bill Buchan (baptism of fire) for the very first "Worst Practices" session. I was petrified when Bill was hopping around the stage already with 15 minutes to go. Bill is hilarious to watch, scary to be on stage with. Duff simply said "Paul don't worry about the session starting, its already begun... and you're on. Go with it." I accepted my fate and went with it. Bill was a fantastic help back then and to this day.
And now its 2009. That same sense of being petrified remains before presenting at 'sphere. Don't let experience fool you into thinking speakers become complacent. Simply put its the "top of the game" event for an industry leading product. It is NOT a cheap event to attend, and the audience wants value in knowledge. All the jokes at the start cover the terror!
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