Love the music. Love the faces and the expressions. So appropriate to the brand. New name sounds important and yet approachable all at the same time. Great launch.

Wow – this is extraordinarily insightful and practical advice. Thanks for taking the time to create the lists – I couldn’t have said it better!

And the above comment comes from yet another fine gentleman in my community who I am both proud and honoured to have worked with and can now call a friend.

I love that you highlighted someone from your community. We often talk so much about our community as a whole. But we don’t always share a name and a story. Bryan is changing the community scene with his breakfast movement. I am excited to see him grow and contribute even further. I cannot wait to bend his ear for a bit and ask him some questions I have.

To answer the post question: There are a lot terrific folks in my community I could highlight. In fact, I think I will start doing it as well. The one name that comes to mind right now is Kenny Mittleider. What I love about him is that he is not a social media or communication guru. He doesn’t really care about trends or why we use the tools we do. He is a just a creative guy that is trying new things with the communication tools I love to try. Kenny has created a very popular podcast based on the web-series, The Guild. (http://watchtheguild.com) But now he has followers everywhere that love Kenny for his personality and transparency. Kenny is about to launch a new project and has also started a bundled online home for all geeky-type podcasts. He’s gone from not being in this connected world, to sharing and being loved – all just because he loves to be geeky and talk about it. Who knew! Kenny can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/geekyfanboy.

PS – Nice shot of Mickey in the background of the video. Makes me proud!

Wow – this is extraordinarily insightful and practical advice. Thanks for taking the time to create the lists – I couldn’t have said it better!

These are great suggestions! I saw on another site that maybe IABC should think about providing more than one drink ticket for the opening reception. I think that one is plenty (but make free water available). What I would prefer to see is more snacks such as fruit and veggies for breaks. After a decent breakfast but an early start, I tend to feel a little hollow mid morning and then again mid afternoon!

Great ideas, Linda! I would especially like to see sessions recorded for later viewing. So many times, I was forced to choose between two or more speakers/topics. Sure, you can get a copy of the presentation, but it’s just not the same. And what happened to the traditional video promoting the sights and sounds of the following year’s conference, to get people jazzed up about it?