Events

Hosting, attending, speaking, or exhibiting… events are a big part of my life.

Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA

Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA

When I was eleven years old, I wanted to run away from home to go work for Apple.  It took me 30 years before I actually visited the campus, but this place has always been in my heart.

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TED@NYC 2012

TED@NYC 2012

Each year, the TED Conference hosts a small invite-only event in NYC, for members of the community to vote on a short list of presenters who might get invited to speak on the main stage for that year's conference. I was proud to attend in 2012.

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TED2012 “Full Spectrum”

TED2012 “Full Spectrum”

Among my personal highlights were pretending to be Godzilla smashing a model of the "City of Tomorrow", and getting to explore the Elrod House, where the James Bond classic "Diamonds are Forever (1971)" was filmed.

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TED2012 Leap Day

TED2012 Leap Day

On February 29th, the "Leap Day" that only occurs once every four years, TED did something special — they set up dozens of trampolines!

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TEDxEast 2011 Salon

TEDxEast 2011 Salon

TEDxEast used to be the largest independent "TEDx" event in New York City, and I've been proud to attend several of their conferences. They also occasionally produce small salons like this one, which last for just a few hours in the evening....

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Lemonade Heroes Manhattanhenge Party

Lemonade Heroes Manhattanhenge Party

As a meet-and-greet for potential subjects of the Lemonade Heroes book, I hosted a few dozen small-business owners for a Penthouse Rooftop Party on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. For an extra natural spectacle, the event was held on "Manhattanhenge", the day when...

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TrustWorks at SHRM

TrustWorks at SHRM

The TrustWorks system for advice-exchange among trusted communities was meant as an Enterprise Knowledge Management (EKM) system, so we exhibited at the Society of Human Resource Management (“SHRM”) annual conference in New Orleans.

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