Attending An Environmental Conference Gifts

Earth Day Summit.

A Puppet Named Juan

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

'I've learned a lot about myself at these meetings...like, I can fall asleep with my eyes open!'

The interested bystanders.

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

The eco club is starting a locavore movement here at school. "Loco" what? Eating fresh food, grown locally. So? So everyone eats healthier and uses less energy. Um � Ok. I'll tell my mom. Who are those people. Locobores.

"And finally, I'd like to take any questions from the floor."

"'Meetingpalooza' sounded better in the brochure."

'Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure my little talk has made you all think'

"We serve danishes because that's just how I roll!"

I've been looking forward to this the whole year: It can get lonely out there...

World Food Summit - No food and drink allowed in the auditorium.

Conference Pears

'Is that a suspicious package in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?'

'And in conclusion.'

Is that one of those wafer thin computers?

Climate Conference. I'm glad you enjoyed my speech, but please don't call it the "high-water mark."

'You think he overheard my last lecture on tax code revision?'

Communication Breakdowns

Chaos Theory Conference.

John couldn't help but think that his team had a different perspective on the event than he did...

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

'Pick a business card.'

'The cannon will go off every 20 minutes just to make sure you're paying attention,'

"What's Tim doing on the window ledge?"

Weinberg's egregious error would damage his reputation forever, His colleagues would thereafter refer to him as 'the big double dipper,

AI Summit

"Psychiatric convention"

Giant screen displays conference delegates and not the speaker.

"Remember this? One sweetheart of a deal!"

'I need to appear bold and decisive. Won't someone PLEASE ask me a yes or no question?'

"Dr Andrea Patterson; animal behaviour."

"I'm feeling a lot of love in the room - with the exception of that guy over there."

"Woo-hoo!"