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Top 10 Tips for Conference Speakers and Organizers

by Chip Griffin on April 26, 2010

I do my fair share of speaking, and I attend conferences regularly. After having done both over the past month, I have some observations that hopefully may help other speakers as well as those who recruit people to speak at events.

A Tech Geek’s Guide to Politics

by Chip Griffin on March 9, 2010

Brad Feld writes about the current debacle in Colorado where Amazon has shut down all of its affiliates in that state as a result of a new law passed by their legislature and signed by the governor to expand sales tax obligations. Eric Norlin, organizer of the Defrag and Glue conferences, notes in the comments [...]

Who’s Your Blue Crew?

by Chip Griffin on March 7, 2010

At my alma mater, students have taken to dressing in blue and painting their faces (or more) blue to show support at sporting events. They’re called the Blue Crew. Those cheering students helped push American University past Navy in the first round of the Patriot League men’s basketball playoffs this week. Tonight they head to [...]