Conferences

Geek War! It's Tech Crunch 50 v Demo 08 in battle of the start-ups (Times Online)

7 Sep 2008

Sparks are set to fly this week as the tech world’s uber-nerds descend on California for two conferences designed to kick start Silicon Valley’s next success story.

When a giant speaks, listen (Gloucester Advocate)

7 Sep 2008

Wayne Bennett's post-match speech at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night was short and simple, but it said so much. He has never been one to waste words. He is famous for his terse one-liners or the non-responsive shrugs he offers to innocuous questions put to him by journalists at press conferences.

White boots are made for walking (Orlando Sentinel)

7 Sep 2008

During the 2004 flooding, Maryann Courson, now DeBary's city manager, earned the nickname "Miss White Boots" as people grew accustomed to seeing her in the rubber wading boots she wore during the disaster. As soon as Tropical Storm Fay started filling up the city's roads, Courson slipped the boots back on, wearing them on flooded roads and at news conferences. Courson, who was working 16-hour ...