We arrived in NYC on a 92+°F Sunday afternoon. I climbed the stairs out of the humid subway into the hot late afternoon sun, my laptop on my back, and strolled the 3 blocks to the hotel in a matter of minutes.
The group met at Lodestone‘s NYC office that evening for introductions prior to beginning our journey of Captivate discovery.
We depart, to various locals over the next several hours, wiser, and with our brains stretched a bit. I suppose, when the last one of us strolls out the door, the Lodestone staff will sink into a comfortable chair and nod off, they’ve worked so hard to ensure each of us had a captivating experience, I suspect exhaustion is setting in.
But, in between Sunday and now, we’ve studied the mysteries and marvels of Captivate 3, and enjoyed a special visit from Captain Captivate to share the upcoming features and benefits of Captivate 4, shared the experience of Hairspray at the Neil Simon theater, and partied through several hours of open bar at the Havana Room.
So, as elearning developers, are we geeks? Nerds? Programmer wanna-bes? It is interesting to me that each person in the room is in the mid-career age-group. Apparently elearning developers as a whole have assorted life experiences before finding themselves in the field of elearning development. Industries represented range from retail sporting goods, government IT security, tax accounting, manufacturing and more. Some of us develop for internal (employee) groups, some for external (customer) groups.
I’m not sure, but several of us have found new friendships – and elearning development type peers to share our issues, and triumphs with. The future is captivating!
Captivate crew in the Havana Room
We are honored that the path of your quest brought you to Lodestone NYC. It was fun going on our walking/talking quests while you were here. You are an inspiration to everyone you meet. Come back to see us in New York anytime!
Mark
Comment by Mark — June 13, 2008 @ 4:25 pm