June 5, 2008

No email Friday, pick up the phone and get'er done

How many people do you know hide behind email and are too busy typing to pick up the phone or even respond. People seem to be busy, but are they efficient? Are they just spending too much time researching on the web and typing out long emails that you never finish. I am a little old school, but enjoy talking with people and getting stuff done. I love this article in the OKCBusiness. I am hearing more and more about this type of policy and am a big fan. Company with OKC location institutes no e-mail Fridays Check it out. Dave Weber, CIO, NW Natural Gas in Portland, OR has a similar, Get Out of Your Seat Policy. That being said, please read my emails coming to an inbox near you.

Comments (0) | Posted by sean* at 3:51 PM

June 3, 2008

5th Annual InnoTech Austin Event Set for October 16, 2008

Yeah, I know, with summer right in front of us, who wants to think about the cool happenings in the fall...but it's time again to at least mark your calendar for the 5th Annual InnoTech Austin event taking place on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Austin Convention Center.

There is still much work to do, but the first save the date email will go out today. It will include a few new items and updates for the event, but the bulk of announcements will follow in the next couple of months. After last years success, the 2008 event will be one to attend and from what I can tell the "slowing" economy does not seem to be effecting Austin thriving tech community. St. Edward's University Professional Education Center and Austin Technology Council are returning as the Presenting Sponsors with Sam Coursen, CIO, FreeScale and Alisha Ring, President, Austin Technology Council presiding as Conference Chairpersons.

Continue to check out the InnoTech Austin site and look for some cool announcements in the future. As a side note, I recently learned from a Middle School neighbor that the term "cool" is out and "sick" and "tight" are in.

Comments (0) | Posted by sean* at 9:47 PM

November 2, 2007

What a show!

This is Alex Williams from eROI, posting from the InnoTech show floor. The show has been great! Big turnout and a lot of great companies and innovative services. There are going to be a whole lot of iPods won today as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I have been very impressed with the organization and flow of the Conference. There have a number of great speakers and a lot of excellent resources from the exhibitors. Overall, a fabulous experience.

If you are at the show, stop by the eROI booth and say Hi!

Comments (0) | Posted by Alex Williams at 7:18 PM

October 17, 2007

Now...was that fun or what?!

The 2007 Austin InnoTech Conference concluded 5 days ago and I am still trying to recover from all the excitement. I need to blog about it, but not sure where to start. The entire day lasted 12 hours, but was packed with what felt like 24 hours of activities, speakers, interviews, conversations, demonstrations. My thanks to St. Edward's University Professional Education Center and Austin Technology Council for presenting the event this year.

The front page of the InnoTech web site is updated with links to speaker slides, IT Executive of the Year Award winners and the introduction of the 2008 InnoTech Chairpersons, Sam Coursen, CIO, Freescale and Alisha Ring, President, Austin Technology Council.

Please look for the post event survey coming tomorrow. Your comments and time are appreciated. Now we are back to work on the upcoming Oklahoma InnoTech happening November 6 and the new San Antonio InnoTech happening March 6, 2008.

Comments (0) | Posted by sean* at 12:13 AM

September 26, 2007

Buzz is Building...InnoTech is in two weeks

The TV spots (powered by Time Warner Cable Business Class) are running, the Business Journal ads are circulating, InnoTech emails abound, a steady stream of registrations is building each day, word is on the street that InnoTech takes place in two weeks and there is excitement in the IT community.

Below are a few cool NEW elements at InnoTech this year:

*InnoTech and ProAce Technology Services, Inc. wil host a Live National Broadcast from InnoTech entitled "The Effects of Web 2.0 on Business, Marketing and the World Economy" Interviews will be broadcast live from the InnoTech exhibit hall to a national audience via SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Forbes.com.

*Open Source Summit @ InnoTech

*Developer's Track @ InnoTech

*InnoTech's Mobile Applications will be available by the end of this week allowing you to upload the current InnoTech event schedule to your PDA and/or mobile phone. Stay tuned for more on this soon!

Comments (0) | Posted by sean* at 6:02 AM