Taking the Show on the Road

by Andrew McAfee on April 26, 2008

The semester is almost over at HBS; I’ll be out of the classroom after this week. This means that I can travel much more easily and often, and I’m taking advantage of that fact by speaking about Enterprise 2.0 at a few conferences over the next couple months. 

I always find speaking at conferences rewarding not primarily because I get to talk, but because I get to listen. I get to hear reactions to the materials and ideas I present, and to learn about others’ experiences. I also get to meet people who I probably wouldn’t have come across otherwise. As I’ve written before, social networking software like Facebook is a great tool for maintaining and exploiting a network of weak social ties and a healthy blogosphere can help convert potential ties into actual ones, but there is still no substitute for being in the same room with people. 

So if you’re in the neighborhood, or available to attend, or just curious I’d encourage you to come to any of the conferences listed below, and to introduce yourself. I’ll be speaking about the latest developments and unfolding trends in E2.0, adoption best practices and challenges, open issues and unsettled questions, and the appropriate areas for business leaders to focus on if they want new tools and approaches to take root in their organizations. I’d love to hear your reactions.

The dates and conferences are:

Wednesday, May 7
Van Web 2.0 naar Enterprise 2.0 (From Web 2.0 to Enterprise 2.0) 
Zeist, Holland

Tuesday, May 13
BEA’s Participate.08 conference
Chicago

Wednesday, May 14
Webcom-Montreal
Montreal

Thursday, May 15
DIG 2008: Decisions, Information, and Governance
Las Vegas

Tuesday, May 20
INTERWOVEN: 2008 Legal IT Leadership Summit (LITLS)
Atlanta

Wednesday, June 11
Enterprise 2.0 conference
Boston

Thursday, June 12
Mark Logic User Conference
San Francisco


  • http://kmspace.blogspot.com Doug Cornelius

    I look forward to meeting you at Interwoven LITLS.

  • http://www.thebdgway.com Chris Bucchere

    Hi Andrew, I look forward to meeting you in a couple of weeks at BEA Participate! I’ll be up on the main stage following your talk to demo the social applications that we’ve built for BEA.

    Looks like a great agenda and of course, this social experiment with the iPod Touches should be interesting.

    See you at the conference.

  • http://www.webefforts.co.uk Search Engine marketing

    Hi Andrew, will there any videos of your talk to view for people outside the US?

  • http://en.terpri.se/ bea_hutch

    Hi Andrew – like Chris, I look forward to meeting you at BEA Participate.

    In preparation for that, we just released an assessment tool that surveys companiesÂ’ interest and readiness for web 2.0 inside the enterprise. We want to hear directly from employees as to their thoughts on what web 2.0 can mean for their companies.

    Usually rather dry affairs, this one is actually a fun, interactive experience. If your readers are interested, I invite them to check it out here: http://getsocial.bea.com

    Thanks,
    Hutch Carpenter
    BEA Systems

  • http://www.hypotheekindex.nl Hypotheek

    What a pity I was not in Holland during that seminar. I will visit another seminar/conference for a more industry specific view but I hope you liked Holland and got a good taste of the (already) wonderful web 2.0 things that are going on here!

  • http://www.bronepol.ru/ bronebond

    Hi Andrew! I look forward to meeting you at Interwoven LITLS. Very very good!

  • http://www.advocaatvisie.nl Advocaten

    Hello Andrew, I also missed you speaking on “Van Web 2.0 naar Enterprise 2.0″ in Holland. Do you have any plans to attent another conference in Holland in the near future.

  • http://www.magnetsearchmarketing.com/ Montreal Search Marketing

    Hi Andrew,

    I went to the montreal Webcom in May but didn’t had the chance to see u…
    Will you be attending the next one coming up in november in montreal again?

  • hypotheek

    Hi Andrew, I just added you on Twitter.com. Like many others we seem to wonder when you are going to visit Europe again.

    PS: I loved your article Technology Beats a Full House http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=515

    All the best and I hope to hear you speak soon.

  • http://www.hypotheek.com hypotheek

    Hi Andrew, just followed you on twitter.com. As many others we are wondering when you will have a speaking engagement in ( The Netherlands) Europe.

    I love your article ..beats a full house http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=515

    All the best and hope to see you soon

  • http://www.hypotheek.com hypotheek

    Hi Andrew, I just added you on Twitter.com. Like many others we seem to wonder when you are going to visit Europe again.

    PS: I loved your article Technology Beats a Full House http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=515

    All the best and I hope to hear you speak soon.

  • http://www.italianview.com villas positano

    are there any video link available here for conference? i want to watch the video available.

  • pixbook

    Ways to make money

    i missed the conference and need the link to the videos. can you upload it for me please???

  • Best Smartphones

    Hi Andrew,

    You sound like you know your stuff….. are you planning on doing any updates to these presentations? Will you be making them available via video and/or audio so we can all share?

    I’d be grateful to know.

    Kind regards, John

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