Conferences

TEDxVancouver 2011

TEDxVancouver 2011

This weekend I attended the 3rd installment of TEDxVancouver. It was held at the Chan Centre out at UBC which is a stunning place to witness any kind of event or performance. In this case, a thousand people came out for the day to listen to speakers from all different backgrounds and disciplines. I was…

My 2011 SXSW proposal

Once again it’s that time when all the SXSW folks start pitching to anyone with a pulse their panel ideas for voting. I’m no different although I try to keep it to a minimum. Lately SXSW has been awash is social media and marketing sessions (even my session with Chris Heuer earlier this year fell…

WordCamp Vancouver 2010

Earlier this month, over a hundred WordPress enthusiasts headed down to the Museum of Vancouver on one of the first summer days of the season to spend the day learning about WordPress. I was one of the organizers and we were all amazed at how smoothly everything went. I gave a talk about using MAMP/WAMP…