by Whitney | Jun 27, 2009 | business, economics, education, finance
I was with a group of friends recently and we were discussing conferences. One person said “Was it worth it? Would you have been annoyed if you had spent that much of your own money to attend?” And it struck me right there and then- we treat the money...
by Whitney | Jun 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
For just two letters, this word may be the most powerful one in the English language. It sets limits. It defines boundaries. It has the power to stop. It can discourage. It causes more fear than any other single word. It’s easy to assume that No gets used...
by Whitney | Jan 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
I got an email talking about a big “post-telecomm” conference happening in about a month. It’s one of those $1,500-$2,000 type conferences, on a subject I’m interested in and think I could learn a lot from, but it’s not exactly my...
by Whitney | Nov 26, 2007 | Uncategorized
I’ve been involved with the Podcamp and the Podcamp Foundation from very early on, having attended the first Podcamp in September, 2006 and having helped organize four others so far. Most of you know this. What’s intriguing though, is the thought of...
by Whitney | Nov 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
I attended two conferences this past weekend. One was the CHADD annual meeting, and the other was Podcamp EDU. Both had an educational focus. Both had impressive speakers. Both had topics that could be seen both as narrowly focused and broad subjet areas- ADHD in...
