EduGeek Conf 2010 - Thank you all

[Dos_Box]

Well, it's taken me 2 days and a trip to the rail museum in York until I could finally get around to saying thank you all. Thanks to all of you who travelled hundreds of miles to be with us, thank you to our speakers for giving their time and experience, thnak you to Prego for putting up with over double the numbers I origionally booked for i.e. when I ask how many people are going to be eating on Tuesday night and I get 9 replies I don't expect to have to frantically book for an extra 13! (just kidding BTW the meals and conversation were fantastic).

Thanks to:

 

Net-Ctrl

CP Ltd

Thomas Computer Supplies

FITS

SmoothWall

Microsoft

Capita

 

For helping to support the event. And thanks to Tom from SmoothWall for phoning me just as I'd pulled into the Woodlands Centre car park to explain that he was going to be late becasue he was suffering 'chronic ****hole collegue syndrome' and they had not yet left Leeds. It brightened my day an made me realise that at least I was organised.

Thanks also to our 'helpers'. Simon, James, John and Ric who ensured the day ran smoothly, and many thanks to Shaun for the virtual presence at the end. It was a rather wonderful way to do the Ask The Admins slot. Oh, and thanks to Scott from Ruckus for making the wireless access for work everybody

 

Thank you everyone.

Edited June 5, 2010 by Dos_Box

[EduTech]

Thanks Chris! It was a pleasure

 

I had a great night > day > night the morning after that wasn't the best (stupid 5am) but it was worth it and i still havn't managed to catch up with time! I just want to thank everyone for an enjoyable time it was good to keep up the norm make the most fun you can out of EduTech because you CAN! it just wouldn't be the same without it

 

Cheers,

 

James.

 

P.S. You forgot Geoff who was the person making you money on his EduGeek Market Merchandise Stall

[Soulfish]

Thanks for the great conference and a great couple of days Looking forward to the next Edugeek event now

[tom_newton]

Thanks for organising Chris & the gang.

Aforementioned colleague was suitably contrite when he *finally* turned up at my door - and in fairness to Gav we have been working together 6 years, and in that time he has never once been late

 

Looking forward to the next edugeek do (ISTE Conference 2010) and hopefullhy more after. Chris, maybe we SmoothWall folk could help organise a conf outside chorley (somewhere for the southern devils, perhaps?).

[beeswax]

Though Gatt and I only came for the day it was worth it. You run a tight ship, the timings were immaculate.

[mullet_man]

Thanks from me as well! Great event!

 

Well done to everyone who organised it

[AWicher]

Well, i was fed, watered transported to venue. Fed, watered again and have some more knowledge.

Who could/would ask for more?

 

Its was indeed a great few nights!

 

Thank you~!

 

P.s i could do with some Pool lessons for next time :/ (Ric did try)

[joe90bass]

Chris, maybe we SmoothWall folk could help organise a conf outside chorley (somewhere for the southern devils, perhaps?).

 

Yes please!

[localzuk]

Thanks to all the organisers, it was an enjoyable day.

 

It was also nice meeting the people I've been talking to for the last 3 1/2 years!

[john]

Thank you to everyone who came and was there it was a lovely day as ever, 3rd conference for me and really enjoy everyone and its great to see new and old faces returning to them.

 

Thanks to Chris and the admin team for organising the event and ensuring its smooth running and excellent line-up

[Gatt]

As Beeswax said - even though we were only there for the day - it was a great event and very well organised.. though NetSweeper was a a PITA are times - quite a few sites got blocked for a short time..

 

Oh and I think someone had better run grammar check the next time they create a banner..

 

[CSNM-Carl]

Thanks for organising it was a very enjoyable 2 days.

 

My name badge was spelt wrong too

[AWicher]

Yeee, i did not want to make to much of a fuss but, snap name was wrong to

[john]

 

Oh and I think someone had better run grammar check the next time they create a banner..

 

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We had a thread on that banner eer about 2 years ago when it launched at the BETT show as its a BETT banner It is due to be retired soon anyway as its not the current style we just put it up to look nice and show us through the ages

[Dos_Box]

We had a thread on that banner eer about 2 years ago when it launched at the BETT show as its a BETT banner It is due to be retired soon anyway as its not the current style we just put it up to look nice and show us through the ages

 

Yup. And EduGeek banner is not an EduGeek banner without some kind of error being present on it. Did anyone spot the upside down union flag on one of our newest banners?

[Haptic]

I didn't see the inverted Union flag, I did spy the banner error though (thought it best to keep my trap shut after highlighting a similar error on a rental van I used once and receiving a barbed response!!!)

 

I thought the conference was superb, I couldn't have felt more welcomed. I look forward to doing it again in future (and yes Mr Wicher I will be honing my pool prowess so be warned!)

[tom_newton]

I see minor apostrophe error on the artwork for the US banner too - but I told Sue not to worry, it is tradition

[GrumbleDook]

People will think EduGeek is full of Grocer's!

[EduTech]

Really? *runs of to look*

 

silly! no one would of known it was you that did it haha! quick delete!

[localzuk]

Really? *runs of to look*

 

Don't you mean 'runs OFF to look'?

[EduTech]

Don't want my work going unrecognised See you put 50p in the meter for me as well

 

ofcourse i would not want your work going unrecognised either

 

EduGeek US Banner? hmm looksy?

[tom_newton]

I think you may well be too late - I only spotted the error long after it had been sent to print - but it's subtle enough to be our in-joke

[witch]

..and yet there are many many Pedantic Geeks who will HAPPILY check your grammar and spelling, on all printed information.

Use the resources you have - or may I remind you of the Facebook group referenced in this thread:

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/behind-red-door/10153-english-language-3.html (it is NSFW)

 

Glad the conference went well. Looking forward to something a little nearer in the future.