IA Summit 2006: Closing Plenary
Posted on | March 28, 2006 | 7 Comments
Yesterday, I had the honor of presenting the closing plenary for the 2006 IA Summit.
You can download the slides, with notes. (6.5MB PDF)
I had tough shoes to fill. Andy Dillon’s closing plenary last year was excellent.
Giving a closing plenary is a nerve-wracking experience. I realized I had a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself at the summit, because in the back of my mind, I was continually tweaking my talk.
It’s also a bit scary to be the person to Say Something Meaningful to an audience. This was perhaps the first talk I’ve ever given that had an explicit emotional bent, where uplift and inspiration were essential qualities.
Delivering the talk was an amazing experience, and I am glad to have done it.
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March 29th, 2006 @ 7:58 am
It was great! I’ll never forget that sweater, either!
-Cf
March 29th, 2006 @ 12:06 pm
I think you carried the torch admirably, Peter. Great talk!
March 29th, 2006 @ 5:13 pm
Good looking presentation, Pal. Is it on video?
March 29th, 2006 @ 5:48 pm
Making grown IAs cry. Geesh you. It was great, thank you for the uplifting and heartfelt message.
March 30th, 2006 @ 3:19 pm
where uplift and inspiration were essential qualities
And man, you went for the cheap heat.
Great talk… looking forward to IDEA in the fall.
March 31st, 2006 @ 1:32 pm
College pic shall be flickr’d shortly
That had to be the highlight for me. That and “comcastic”. Great job on the talk, I loved the flow of it.
I am now uplifted and inspired to subscribe to comcast for some reason …
April 1st, 2006 @ 11:22 am
It was a wonderful presentation, Peter. I was entertained, enlightened and inspired. Thank you.