ConvergeSouth 2008 - it’s a wrap
admin October 20th, 2008
ConvergeSouth 2008 was fabulous - read what they’re saying and get the presenters’ files (as they send them). Thanks to everyone for everything.
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Video Walking - Join us tomorrow
admin October 15th, 2008
Want to video walk? Learn how to shoot Web-friendly video (and still photos) and then edit it to put the best online? We’ve had a few cancellations for tomorrow’s [Thursday] video walking with Robert Scoble and Tom Lassiter. If you can swing it, just show up at the Police & Fire Training Facility on N. Church Street at 12:45 p.m. for a memorable afternoon’s worth of video & still photography, editing skills, free software and a great prelude to Thursday night dinners. [Note: Anil Dash’s plane will be late and he will miss dinner, but Convergers as we are, the dinner is still on. See the wiki for details.]
Online registration is closed
admin October 14th, 2008
ConvergeSouth 2008 online registration is closed. We have a huge pre-registration and had to close it so we could make final food arrangements and get those pesky nametags printed.
You can still attend ConvergeSouth - just show up for the conference!
We cannot guarantee that lunch will be provided for you if you are not pre-registered (your nametag = lunch ticket) but you are certainly welcome to brown-bag lunch and join the ConvergeSouth’ers at NC A&T State University! [click here for maps & driving suggestions]
Welcome Matterhorn Marketing
admin October 5th, 2008
Welcome to Matterhorn Marketing Solutions, ConvergeSouth’s breakfast sponsor (the most important meal, the famous “some people” say).
Walk Greensboro
admin September 13th, 2008
If an all-day conference requires some leg-stretching for you, have we got a way for you to get some exercise and have fun at the same time. Like all of ConvergeSouth, it’s FREE.
Go to iTunes and get the Greensboro Walking Tour MP3s for your iPod and take one or more historic walks around Greensboro. [redirect to iTunes and requires iTunes software] We have a mirror of the files on the ConvergeSouth Web site with PDF maps of the tours.
The three tours include a Civil War History [PDF], Depression Era History [PDF], and Southside Walking Tour [PDF].
Ride the Van to ConvergeSouth
admin September 13th, 2008
Ride the van! Do not - repeat, DO NOT drive to NC A&T on Friday for ConvergeSouth. Parking is extremely limited and tickets are frequently issued. We have hired a van to run routes from downtown Greensboro in the morning to A&T (and back again in the afternoon). The van schedule will be posted here closer to the conference date.
Welcome to Smitty’s Notes - a new CS Sponsor
admin September 13th, 2008
We’re thrilled to welcome Smitty’s Notes as a sponsor of ConvergeSouth 2008! Smitty’s Notes’ generous sponsorship is enabling us to expand ConvergeSouth to include more historic walking tours, non-sandwich-only lunch, and is a fabulous show of support to this community conference. Special thanks to Jeff Smith of Smitty’s Notes and SCNTriad Event Communications.
Welcome to the Greensboro Telegram Sponsor
admin September 13th, 2008
The new (beta) Greensboro Telegram is a sponsor-in-kind for ConvergeSouth 2008. Visit their beta site and look for the ConvergeSouth banner. The Raleigh Telegram site is here.
Historic Greensboro Walking Tour
admin September 13th, 2008
Want to take a walk after a long (and fun-filled) conference day? Benjamin Briggs, Executive Director of Preservation Greensboro, Inc., will lead a historic walking tour from downtown Greensboro (near the hotels) to the ConvergeSouth Community BBQ (in and around Hoggard’s home in the historic Aycock Neighborhood). The tour begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2008 and the walk is approximately 1-1.5. miles. Our own Mr. Briggs is a walking, talking font of fun info and history. This is a special 2008 ConvergeSouth event - bring your kids, family and friends! (Meeting details will be posted here soon. Check back for updates.)
Secret location disclosed
admin September 13th, 2008
The Video Walking event on Thursday, October 16, has its secret location disclosed. Learn where we will be getting our free video-editing software and learning how to edit the video we shoot. Many thanks to Tom Lassiter’s helpful introduction and Captain Harold Haynie’s hospitality for the ConvergeSouth Video Walkers. Seating is limited; register here (and soon).
Video Tour Leaders are Tom Lassiter and Robert Scoble. Jim Schlosser is our historic tour guide.