What happend to Day 3 and Day 4?
Posted by Joseph Wurcher on December 3, 2006
I had every intention to post every day – but then AU kicked in. Working 16 hours and afterwards socializing and networking at the different AU functions took it’s toll and my blog did not get feed. Chatting with attendees, speakers, and all other participants at those functions was very helpful to me and I have a TON of ideas for next years AU. The energy at this years AU was unbelievable. I don’t remember how many times I heard that this was by far the best AU. One speaker shared that AU 99 in Philadelphia was always his favorite – but we far outdid our-self this year. WOW.
Seeing the back-up at lunch time on day one had me worried. I was afraid of another logistical blackeye as we had in Orlando with transportation. However, our staff and the hotel made adjustments and things went much smoother for the rest of the week. Plan for next year is to stagger classes so not everyone goes to lunch or breaks at the same time.
AU party on day 3 was great. Lynn Allen was MC and she was in best form. I work with Lynn closely but have seldom seen her better on stage then that evening. Easy to see why she is such an AU favorite. Powerpoint comedian [insert name here / can't think of it] was just as funny as he was last year in Orlando. I believe HP sponsored him – and it was very funny how he (and Lynn) plugged their sponsor. Blueman group was good – just not the same when you see them in their home theater.
David Baldacchino said
You guys did an awesome job! Oh by the way, are you going to upload the Comedian’s powerpoint to AU Online?!
Leanne said
Comedian’s name was Don McMillan. Look up http://www.technicallyfunny.com
Yes, after the first day’s lunch, I was concerned about the rest of the week. However, it did ease up after that first day. Transportation from Flamingo was MUCH better than I had hoped for! Crowds were very tight though. I had to leave the Beer Bash early because the crowds just made it too difficult to get to what I wanted.