Have a magical day
January 23 2005
Like many others, the snow in the northern
US delayed my arrival a bit yesterday, but certainly nowhere near as bad
as what is happening in Boston, New York, etc. Still, I just returned
from the Business Development Day opening session, and it looked quite
full to me. That's good news -- the vast majority of Lotusphereians
are in the house!
I don't have much in the way of storytelling at this point. Last
night's Penumbra
dinner ran a little longer than expected, but it was good to see the whole
group. As Richard
Schwartz mentions on his blog this morning,
Penumbra received a sneak preview of Workplace Designer yesterday. Even
the most skeptical members seemed re-energized after seeing this new development
tool, almost like it was magic.
The rumors are true -- I did shake hands with Gary
Devendorf during the dinner,
surprising those who think that he and I can't even be in the same room.
The reality is, we slept together -- er, shared a room -- on a trip
to Prague in 1999 after Lotusphere Europe. Amy Blumenfeld has the
photographic evidence that our meeting last night didn't cause implosion
on either side. For that matter, Gary spent about 15 minutes
talking with Ambuj and Andrew Pollack;
I think would have enjoyed hearing that conversation.
Other good news out of the Penumbra dinner -- Rob
Novak and Liz Olsen are engaged.
Congratulations!
Apologies to those who were still at ESPN around 11. With the challenging
travel day, and all the late nights that went into getting ready for Lotusphere,
I just needed to go to bed. I will see you all on the beach at this
evening's welcome reception, or following at in Kimono's. Have a
magical day!
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Marshall Wilensky | 1/23/2005 1:45:01 PM
By now, it should be painfully obvious to everyone that the weather gods have a BIG problem with Lotusphere.
This is not the first time that horrible storms have interfered with staff, customers, Business Partners, analysts, the press, friends, Romans, and countrymen getting there. (Maybe we all should have acted even more humanitarily in response to the Tsunami.)
Clearly, urgent action is needed THIS WEEK -- before the end of Lotusphere 2005 -- to make amends and protect all future Lotuspheres!
I propose a four point plan (one for each day of Lotusphere):
1. Opening General Session -- Monday, January 24, 2005
Either Ambuj Goyal or the host of the Opening General Session -- whomever is the first to speak -- must ask everyone in the ballroom to refrain from any and all complaints about the weather for the entirety of Lotusphere 2005 -- that is, from that moment until the last paying attendee leaves the ballroom at the end of the Closing General Session.
2. Innovators Panel -- Tuesday, January 25, 2005
The panel member with the earliest hire date (preferably at Iris Associates, but Lotus is acceptable), on behalf of every developer who ever worked on Notes/Domino code, must apologize for every single SPR that was opened in response to a customer support call.
At his or her discretion, the panel member may choose to apologize for every single Lotus SPR ever written -- including those written by the developers and QA/QE teams themselves. Including IBM Workplace would be a good idea, too!
3. Lotusphere 2005 Party -- Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The Turtle ({ Link } must be the guest of honor at the sacrifice of a small animal. (Preferably not a turtle. Or a Disney character. Maybe one of those plastic lobsters from a few years back?)
I hereby charge the C.U.L.T. guys --
Henry Newberry ({ Link }
Rocky Oliver ({ Link }
Andrew Pollack ({ Link }
-- and anyone they deem appropriate, with the tasks of creating the ceremony, choosing the precise time and place, and performing the ceremony.
4. Closing General Session -- Thursday, January 27, 2005
Sandra Marcus must ask everyone in the ballroom to observe a moment of silence -- prayer optional -- begging forgiveness on behalf of everyone who has ever been involved in any way with Lotusphere, Lotus Week, or any other conference, trade show, symposium, or Web seminar where Lotus products were shown or talked about for any weather-related inconveniences they ever experienced.
Respectfully submitted,
Marshall Wilensky
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Amy Blumenfield http://www.3cinterop.com | 1/23/2005 9:53:03 PM
I just posted the pictures of Gary and Ed and Gary and Ambuj peacefully enjoying themselves together at the Penumbra dinner on the { Link } website. To provide additional entertainment, we're asking the public to provide the appropriate captions...
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Amy Blumenfield http://www.3cinterop.com | 1/23/2005 9:55:53 PM
I just posted the pictures of Gary and Ed and Gary and Ambuj peacefully enjoying themselves together at the Penumbra dinner on the { Link } website. To provide additional entertainment, we're asking the public to provide the appropriate captions...
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Amy Blumenfield http://www.3cinterop.com | 1/23/2005 10:07:03 PM
I just posted the pictures of Gary and Ed and Gary and Ambuj peacefully enjoying themselves together at the Penumbra dinner on the { Link } website. To provide additional entertainment, we're asking the public to provide the appropriate captions...
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Simon Barratt | 1/23/2005 10:32:14 PM
Hey Amy, have you posted any pictures recently????
Finally made it here after 2 cancelled flights and shovelling lots of snow!
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Rob Novak http://www.lotusdigerati.com | 1/24/2005 6:40:14 PM
We were very happy that we could announce our engagement with so many friends and colleagues around!
Ed, just an idea. I have 4 team members stuck in NYC and their only choice is getting here 3pm on Monday. They want to cancel.
However, if Lotus threw together a last minute "Monday Night" Blizzard recap of the opening session and any sessions that were only available early Monday - that would be amazing, and they would come.
Their logic is that best part of show is Monday morning and early monday afternoon sessions (the new stuff).
Make the magic happen!