{"id":1855,"date":"2008-10-17T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-18T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=1855"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:42:53","slug":"four-down-one-to-go-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=1855","title":{"rendered":"Four down, one to go."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 10px 0px 10;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.azaroff.com\/uploaded_images\/2873243941_16c4df76ed-727455.jpg\" class=\"imgbord\"  alt=\"William at BarCampBankBC\" \/>I honestly have no idea what I was thinking a few months back when I agreed to speak at five conferences in two months. Today I finished my penultimate engagement, and I&#8217;m starting to feel relieved.<\/p>\n<p>It was been an extraordinary honour to be able to address such a diverse set of audiences. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the Internet Marketing Conference here in Vancouver focusing on general online marketing techniques and tactics\n<li>Organizing and promoting <a title=\"BarCampBankBC\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250125092130\/http:\/\/barcamp.org\/w\/page\/400323\/BarCampBankBC\">BarCampBankBC<\/a>, which was a truly amazing, inspiring and rewarding experience\n<li>Traveling to Indiana for the 2008 Partnership Symposium which was an event I had been looking forward to for almost a year and was a fantastic chance to see many of my favourite CU people from across North America\n<li>And today I spoke here in Vancouver at the IABC Communicating Social Responsibility Conference where I got to address a room full of people dedicated to bringing integrity and values to their business models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have one last one to get to. Net.Finance East will take place October 28-29th in New York and will be focusing on banking innovations. I always enjoy Net.Finance conferences, as I learn so much and get to meet some amazing peers.<\/p>\n<p>After Net.Finance East, I have nothing until January when I go back to New York for The Finance 2.0 Summit.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, I need to be a whole lot more selective, I just can&#8217;t afford to be away from the office and my family this much.<\/p>\n<p>It feels a little like the end of an era for me. I have learned a ton, met some amazing people, sparked some incredible dialogue and really found my place in the industry. If you&#8217;re reading this, it may well be because we met at one of these events. If so, shoot me a comment and say hello.<\/p>\n<p><small><em>(photo credit by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/itsjustbrent\/\" title=\"Brent Dixon\">Brent Dixon<\/a>)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I honestly have no idea what I was thinking a few months back when I agreed to speak at five conferences in two months. Today I finished my penultimate engagement, and I&#8217;m starting to feel relieved. It was been an extraordinary honour to be able to address such a diverse set of audiences. 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