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11 Reasons Why I Like Northern Voice and Moose Camp
1. The Kids Room
Family friendly from the beginning, the conference only became more attractive to parents and caregivers with the addtion of a kids room this year.
2. NetSquared North
I was grateful for the opportunity to sit in on one of the NetSquared sessions during Moose Camp [...]

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This panel probably was the highlight of the conference for me. Why? I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve watched and participated in panels in the past that were a bit rocky and rough. And I wondered whether this would become an inquisition into our bedroom life or a heated spotlight where we’d have to [...]

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Northern Voice has come and gone (along with my laptop - couldn’t resist that quip) so I’ll try to make this summary quick…or at least put it all in one post oops..three posts, for those who would rather read about other adventures in my life..
We crossed the border Thursday night, February 9, and showed up [...]

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I hope the Vancouver drug addict who has my laptop is enjoying the presentation I wrote on storytelling.
‘Cause I’ve got a story to tell!
After our great weekend at Moose Camp and Northern Voice, we decided to stop at the Vancouver Aquarium on the way home, a tradition we started last year after the first Northern [...]

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SYLLABICATION: re·li·gion
PRONUNCIATION: r-ljn
NOUN: 1a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of [...]

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Correct yourself was one of Tim Bray’s points in his talk last weekend at Northern Voice ( live notes). Acknowledging mistakes is part of our humanity, a part, that, as Tim Bray pointed out, often doesn’t exist in other media or publications. I was glad to see his point and now I have a few [...]

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Ilona’s enthusiastic response to the reports of my talk at Northern Voice - Better Than If It Were Mine illustrated exactly what I was describing: how our lives are interwoven through weblogs. thanks Ilona for your care! And I agree that Ted is romantic!

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Update 2/26/05: I’ve been informed through a comment and private email from Preetam Rai that the incident below was a joke and did not occur at the Northern Voice Conference. However, I will still leave this post, since I think that my point should be made. Some parents would try the idea below.
Also please see [...]

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The girls had a great time hanging out at Northern Voice. Thanks to everyone for being kind and understanding with our kids. For example, Darren Barefoot and his blog widow amused them with pictures of Cuba. I was glad that my daughters didn’t poke out Chris Pirillo’s eyes with chopsticks over lunch, or that they [...]

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The combination of participating as a speaker and attending as a family made the experience of Northern Voice a different blogging conference for me. I took few notes and skipped a couple sessions. Usually I create detailed transcripts in blogposts and immerse myself in the talks, but this time I had other considerations.
It was [...]

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