SteveSmith

Greetings,

A few tidbits about myself --

I've had a lifelong fascination with how to transform data into information so that I can communicate it effectively. Perhaps I have developed more skill at doing this transformation than I realize because my friends and colleagues regularly ask me for feedback about their articles and presentations.

Another fascination of mine is meetings. In the corporate world, my experience is that 90% of meetings are a colossal waste of time. I became so fed up with my time being squandered that I dedicated myself to helping people create successful meetings one meeting at a time. I've had a lot of success and a few failures. I�ve learned from both

For more information about me, check out www.stevenmsmith.com.

I check the wiki web a few times per week. If you need more rapid communication, please email me at . I will respond to most messages in less than 24 hours, unless I'm out of town.

I'm looking forward to reconnecting with people who participated in last years conference and connecting with new participants.

12 November 2003. Steve, thanks for putting up the 'I need a beer' picture with NotesFromSessionThree011, I had a good laugh about that one :-) WillemVanDenEnde.

Steve, thank you for putting up your pictures so quickly! I sat here this morning and showed my daughter pictures of the people I was talking about. It's great to be able to still be able to see you guys. Sherry

Sherry, you are very welcome. I fear that I've become the conference's photographer.

Speaking of which, Steve, I was wondering if I could get a look at this year's photos before the conference, so I could find out what I should wear. It would make packing ever so much easier. Thanks, good buddy! NaomiKarten

Updated: Friday, August 4, 2006