The 2009 Geek Retreat

8 Jun

To my great, idiot-gri nning-and-floating-on-a-cloud pleasure I will be going to the Geek Retreat this year to represent Quirk.

Despite the snort-inducing name, the Geek Retreat is an important event on the South African eMarketing industry calendar. To quote the wiki:

“On the weekend of the 19th of June, 2009, 30 South African Internet personalities will gather for a weekend of informal conversation about the South African Internet. We’ll talk about what would make it better, how to stimulate innovation locally and what role there is for a more formal industry-wide body to carry on these conversations and representations in the future.”

It’s also by invite only, so I am even more running-around-cackling-like-someone-who’s-won-the-lottery happy than usual. I’m hoping to be able to contribute in a meaningful way to the future of the local digital landscape. Quirk is big on education and I believe wholeheartedly in that (converting ordinary people into geeks… sound familiar?). Thanks Quirk (especially Rob) for giving me this amazing opportunity – I will make you proud.

And we might get to ride elephants! Radness.

3 Responses to “The 2009 Geek Retreat”

  1. sarveshenNo Gravatar 8 June, 2009 at 10:11 #

    Awesome initiative! Looking forward to what you guys come up with!

  2. Nick JacksonNo Gravatar 8 June, 2009 at 13:29 #

    Aw, invite only? *sniff, I wanted to come..

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