Here in the early morning, the sun only just above the horizon, this extraordinary feeling of calm will surely not last – so there’s every reason to gently coax continuing slumber like a dream that you’d rather not let go. Reality will make itself felt soon enough.
One by one the clamour of action points, promises, the sins of omission, the list of ‘things to do today’, will break through but right now there is space and time to think; to reflect that it’s nearly a month since that last blog note which, in retrospect, signaled the start of frenzied activity.
There are, no doubt, some well-ordered folks whose passage through life proceeds at a carefully moderated pace with commas in all the right places, no excessive use of capital letters or exclamations and with upright thinking always on an even keel. They must be very boring. Most of us are blown about by the winds – our progress being the aggregate of umpteen diversions, a touching faith in our navigation, a strong hand on the helm and another glass of red wine.
This current calm descended yesterday mid-day and marked the end of an intense month – perversely that month when so many folk push off for a rest.
It was the month when the short-listed contenders for this year’s Digital Challenge are converted into a complete set of final submissions to the judging panel. It was the month to confirm the availability and willingness of the judges. A month to redesign the scoring methodology and contemplate trophy designs. It was a month of double-checking that the ideas flowing from the contenders would be fully reflected in the emergent agenda for NextGen 13 in October. And yet this was only a small part of the annual orchestration of speakers, exhibitors, venues, sponsors and the briefs for session leaders – a massive workload (and risk) that falls on the remarkably resilient shoulders of colleagues Marit and Andrew.
But here, just for this short moment, it is calm. The Digital Challenge entries are in the hands of the judging panel for the next three weeks. Weather forecasters predict that this summer sun will end abruptly tomorrow with a 10-degree drop and the onset of autumnal rains. And with the cold showers of tomorrow’s reality we must shake off this dull sloth and move on.
For those of you who’ve been away on holiday – welcome back. The countdown to NextGen 13 has begun. This year’s event will be at Wembley and while we are preparing the pitch, prizes and programme it will be the mix of delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors who will come together to make a great event, ‘Changing Agendas: shifting broadband futures’.
YEEKS – only 38 days?!
Tags: Challenge, digital, Hendriks, NextGen, Wembley
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