Articulate Conference Leeds UK May 2012

I'll keep you a doggy-bag from dinner matey

Waiting to hear whether they have a place for me at Leeds... fingers crossed!!!

I am hoping that, by some miracle, I can convince my boss to send me.  He will be highly suspicious, though, as he knows my fiance lives in Leeds.  I'd be travelling from Fargo, USA

Can you get Dragos to get you a speaker role, it would be a much more convincing argument that way ! 

Bruce

Ooooooh! I love that idea!  What do you say, Dragos?  Wouldn't you just love to be able to make fun of my American accent?  Wait, what's the British term?  Take the Mickey?

There are a few terms....but "Take the Mickey" is certainly one of them! 

I guess you could also say it was a "Cultural Exchange Visit"?

Bruce

"Fargo - Twinned with Leeds"

Poor Leeds!

I'm from Edinburgh but I'm going to the one in London.

Can't wait, dying to meet Tom after all this time of being jealous that the americans have him all to theirselves.

I just had to back out........what a bummer!  I was really looking forward to this as well.

I hope to make next year's!

Have fun and be sure to Tweet as you go.

Cheers,

Dave

Boo :(

Bruce

I have placed a copy of the agenda on my boss's desk with a note that reads, "I wouldn't need a hotel!"

Fingers crossed!

Haha! I contacted them over a month ago Amy, and they told me there were no places left. I'm still waiting to hear if anything's changed. Still, it's been the Easter holidays, so the good news may be in an inbox waiting to send!!

C

Yes--Karl, I mean Dave, just backed out so perhaps you'll get his spot!

That made me chuckle......

Cheers,

Pilki

Really cute to think there's a whole bunch of us working on the conference, Chris , but unless you catch me on my split personality day (a lot of fun, as my jokes get the benefit of the Romanian heritage), it's pretty much me (but I am about 6'7", so I guess there's a lot of me ) and a sizeable team of Captain Smileys that are ... well ... not wearing much, so that's not helping, either :) Was that an inappropriate thing to say on the forum? Sorry if so ;)

Seriously now, many apologies to you and lots of folks on the forum, as well as elsewhere for being stealth for a while - I've been chasing a few people who it seems were in a more playful mood when registering their interest (none here, thankfully :)) and I didn't want to get other folks' hopes up only to bring them down later. All the deadlines ran out last week, though, and so far I've recovered about 15 places, so at least I am hoping to make a few folks a tiny bit happier today... 

I know several Romanian folk dances, Dragos! Does that put me higher on the list? 

Now then, why didn't you say so in the first place, Amy? :) :) Seriously now, I'll be in touch this evening (or this afternoon in the States :))

Ah Dragos, I didn't realise it was just you. Can I just say you're doing a great job!!

I'm really excited about the conference now!

Chris

Lol, Chris No worries (and I do get a hand from a couple of colleagues occasionally, plus I didn't mean my reply in a whingey way - I genuinely chuckled :). I love this conference and the people that come to it, and I am feeling bad if I don't offer them enough TLC - I'll try and make it up over the next couple of weeks, though, to make sure everyone has fun and also finds it very useful. Speak to you all soon (and possibly dance, too, although I am leaning towards Sam's approach on the dancing side :) Amy, the stage will be yours :) )

I would be thrilled to teach everyone a Romanian folk dance or two!  Or an Irish ceili set, or some good ol' American Square dancin'. Yeee-haw!

My attendance is not looking very promising, however :(

Perhaps I could develop an eLearning module for "Hora de la Munte." !

Oh, no! If your manager does not think a day with Tom Kuhlmann and 99 e-learning specialists and enthusiasts from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland (and I feel like I am forgetting some countries) is not worthwhile professional development, I will come and eat his/her hat! Hm!!!! How about several days? Tom and the good people from Kineo are organising a session in London, too. You could get a double dose in one trip if you wanted...

Hora de la munte will be a tiny bit ironic, given Leeds' position .

Hoping you'll have news to make us break into a jig soon,

Dragos

Oh, Dragos.  You tempt me!  I have always wanted to watch someone to eat my manager's hat!  That would go virile on YouTube in no time.  However, I still wish to attend if at all possible  

Would Alunelul be more appropriate?   Or Rata?

I'll be there with my colleagues - really excited as it's the first event of this kind I've attended!