As many of you know, last Thursday evening was Ignite Detroit #2, which I co-organized with Brandon Chesnutt and Norm Witte, along with John Policicchio from the MotorCity Casino Hotel. From most of the responses we’ve had, the event was quite a success, due, in no small part, to the overwhelming community support we received from everyone who promoted, tweeted, blogged, reported, snapped pictures, spoke at and attended. Thank you! We had a lot of fun and hope you did too! [Read more…] about A Story of Team Work, Community Support & Fun #ignitedetroit
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What is #140conf Detroit?
If you’re in the Detroit area, you may have heard some mentions about the 140conf coming here in October. Dave Murray explains a bit more about what it is in this video. And you can get additional information, as it becomes available, on the Detroit 140conf website.
Thoughts on Togetherness from #TedXDetroit
Yesterday I attended the first ever TedXDetroit, which is an independently organized TED event. TED, which stands for technology entertainment design, is an invitation-only event which brings together the top thinkers and leaders in those fields to share ideas. (If you’ve never heard of TED, you really should take a look at their website because you can access presentations from the events.) By bringing together thinkers and leaders from different fields, everyone benefits by meeting new people and hearing new perspectives and thoughts. TedXDetroit was no different and it was the highest caliber event I’ve ever attended in the area (rivaling events on the coast in my opinion).
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