Back home here in Maryland after a full day delay waiting out the storm that hit Denver. Nothing, though, dampens the great buzz left over from an enormously successful Alliance 09. Including the PAG/TAG Summit, it was a week of exactly what I had hoped for, a week of learning, teaching and creating those relationships that make the entire effort worthwhile. One regret that I do have from the conference was that so many of our colleagues were unable to attend and take advantage of all that we had the opportunity to see and experience. Those who were there have to carry the word back to your institutions about what you learned and how valuable the experience was. Don’t keep your experiences to yourself. Offer to give updates to your colleagues who could not attend. Tell them to go out to HEUG Online and review the sessions that will be available to you there. Tell your boss how beneficial it was. Better yet, implement some of the things you learned and let the powers-that-be actually see how beneficial Alliance09 has been.
Thank you all for making Alliance09 live up to the tradition of HEUG and Alliance conferences..Stan