It all started Saturday, when we flew from SFO to Vegas. One might have called it the “Intel Shuttle” given all the employees on this United Flight. We were all heading to the same destination: Intel’s International Sales & Marketing Conference. 3500 employees, countless countries, and an extremely intense schedule. Quite frankly, the conference is a blur. We do remember a few things…
- We returned jazzed - even with a down economy, teams were upbeat about the technology and positioning for ’09
- Homecoming --- we had a chance to catch up with former teams and folks we know from our cummulative 30 years (yikes!) at Intel
- We heard we got a new American President, but completely missed the innauguration. There were playback videos, but we were too focused on meetings at hand. Quite a shame, especially as Lila had an invite/tickets to the Huffington Ball. She sent her team & instead dedicated herself to ISMC (what the heck was she thinking?!)
- Supposedly, Vegas is full of wonderful things. We only saw the Venetian, occasionally the Palazzo. We didn’t have any fresh air, no sunlight, and little contact with non-Intel-ites during the 4 days. We'll be in counseling for a while. ;)
- We finally escaped the chaos thanks to Karl’s good friend’s extreme performance in ’08. It landed him (David) a limo ride to the airport. We were so excited to be treated like royalty and have a few extra breaths of fresh air. Thanks David!
- The night before ISMC, Lila got girl’s night in with Deanna, Lisa, Kathy, & Becky. It was a rare & much needed treat!
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