TedX Vancouver: Ted Talks Coming to Vancouver

Adam Killam — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:18:43 +0000

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), an invitation-only event where the world’s leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration has produced a spin off, TEDx, that is coming to Vancouver.

A former TEDx speaker, local blogger, photographer and all around interesting guy, Kris Krug explained the idea behind TEDx in a recent blog post:

“They just recently announced TED x which is a franchised community version of the bigger TED conferences. They’re encouraging folks to take the spirit and format of TED and have local events focused on the coolest in technology, entertainment, and design. It’s a great concept that initiates community support, discovery and definitely promotes ideas that are worth spreading.”

Although registration is not yet open, you can stay in the know about TEDx Vancouver here:

Check out the official TED site here.

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Retired: Salesforce.com Vancouver User Group comes to a close for me.

Adam Killam — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:06:24 +0000

It’s almost official and the word has gone out: I have stepped down from leading the Vancouver Salesforce.com User Group after founding it two years ago (follow the link above to view my message to the group). We started with 1 member and I am leaving with 191 on the list. While I didn’t go into my reasons for leaving in my letter to our members – I wanted to add a few thoughts here.First, it was a great experience. It amazed me how many people I met from all parts of the U.S and Canada and the opportunities that resulted from leading the group. I learned a ton. I learned about organizing and promoting events, about networking, about building relationships, my knowlegde of CRM vastly increased for obvious reasons and the list goes on.What a trip.For the past several months now I have been realizing that it was time for a change. It was obvious I was loosing steam and wanted to leave on a high note and see the group maintain momentum and continue to grow. I have also realized that in 2009 I am going to need to make some changes in order to pursue a couple of opportunities, one that has been offered to me and another that I will need to build myself. Often, in order to progress we must sacrifice something and the user group is the 1st in a series of things I will be giving up in the coming months.The user groups are a great idea and one of the many things Salesforce.com has done right as a company and I will be taking many lessons from my time working with them on to my own ventures down the road.So that’s that.Stay tuned for what’s next. 2009 promises to be a change filled and exciting year.

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TedX Vancouver: Ted Talks Coming to Vancouver

Retired: Salesforce.com Vancouver User Group comes to a close for me.