2009 SST Conference First Panel Confirmed
Andrew Fry, in a catch-up meeting this afternoon, announced the first panel is complete for the upcoming SST 2009 Conference. Panel One: Entrepreneurship in the South Sound – Creating Connections Brian Forth, SiteCraftingGraham Evans, Washington Technology CenterJohn Dimmer – TacomaAngel Network representativeDerek Young, Seasonal View LLCMark Briggs, Serra Media via tacomatechconnect.blogspot.com I’ve been on the Steering Committee for the upcoming South Sound Technology Conference and am very excited about the day-long program we’ve arranged. The event is free (always good) and is a good primer for understanding what’s new in technology and the role it plays in Tacoma. I’m very Read more…
City Club is hosting a debate on R-71 next Monday (10/26)–5:30 at UPS Rausch Auditorium. I’ll be moderating!
After several requests to host a debate on the domestic partnerships referendum, we've added it to the calendar. From our website: Come hear both sides discuss this important issue affecting the South Sound community. This event is free and all are welcome. Details: Monday, October 26th, 5:30pm, University of Puget Sound, Rausch Auditorium, inside McIntyre Hall. One of the things I most appreciate about City Club is the commitment to discussion and debate. As many long-time readers probably know, or at least as I hope you know, I am deeply committed to the process of civic discussion about issues. I Read more…
Oil. As told in pictures.
via foreignpolicy.com Some really interesting pictures here. (via Liz)
Madeline Island, WI 4th of July Parade
A small–but crucial–glitch made my old copy of iMovie almost unworkable for what I hoped to do with it today. And with a client expecting a rough-cut of a video tomorrow, I had to jump to iMovie '09 to get it done. It turns out the new version wasn't as bad as I'd feared. '08, the version that enraged users so much that Apple posted the previous version to mollify us, has been replaced by a much-improved '09 and I am really starting to see the benefits. After I'd gotten my project squared away for the night, I played around Read more…
Brian Forth (of @SiteCrafting) on City-facilitated new biz mentorship in Tacoma. Interesting!
I see this as City sponsored/supported mentorship for small/large businesses. The City would facilitate connections among willing and established businesses and start-ups or relocated businesses. These mentor businesses would serve as a guide through a set of materials on opening up shop in the City. These established businesses have knowledge, connections, and tips that will save these new businesses hours and hours of time and misdirection during critical start up/transition periods. via sitecrafting.com First post in a new series on the SiteCrafting blog.
Modernist Movie Posters (and 7 alternate Harry Potter covers)
via mymodernmet.com Some great modernist posters here. The Dark Knight is pretty great, especially how it alludes to Two-Face without showing him. And I really like Rain Man, Star Wars, and Ratatouille too. Plus the Harry Potter covers are pretty great too. (via Andrew Sullivan)
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