In our homes/apartments/caves, we all have that junk drawer where we stash things we don’t want to deal with in the moment. My junk drawer has things like batteries, travel-sized tissues, scissors, a glue stick, and some random receipts that were kept for some reason that probably made sense at the time but no longer do. I tried opening the junk drawer last night, and it got stuck for a few seconds before a forceful tug finally pried it open. Probably a good time to start cleaning it out.
Here at CMEpalooza, we have our own junk drawer filled with tidbits of information that Derek and I should probably pass along but that don’t require a full blog post. Since our junk drawer is getting full, we figured it was a good time to empty it out. So here goes:
When is the CMEpalooza Spring agenda coming out? My team keeps asking me and I don’t know what to tell anymore except for, ‘Soon.’
It’s coming out, uh, soon. We have all of the sessions selected and are just confirming times and initial faculty. It will likely be released either this Thursday or next Monday. You can be confident in setting aside the full day on Wednesday, April 16, for our unique brand of education.
How can I get emails automatically sent to me when there is a new blog post released? Your blog posts are the highlight of my week, and I have FOMO.
If you go to the bottom of our homepage, you’ll see a spot that says, “Follow Blog via Email.” Just enter in your email address and you’ll get each and every one of our pithy creations sent to you wrapped in a pretty little bow. We have about 1,100 subscribers to the blog right now so you’d be joining a pretty illustrious and select crowd.
I used to get emails when you released blog posts, but I don’t anymore. I have incredible FOMO, so can you please help me?
We don’t scrub anyone from our blog distribution list unless they ask us to remove them manually, so this is a you problem. Probably some overzealous IT person cranked up your company Spam filter to 10 and we erroneously are landing in the “bad boy” zone.
I see all of these amazing companies listed on your Sponsor tab. I have incredible FOMO, but I’m worried that it’s too late to come aboard as a sponsor for 2025. Is that true, yes or no?
Most definitely no. We take sponsors all the way up to the day of our live events. That said, we’ll be ramping up our promotional efforts in the next few weeks and will be holding our special Sponsor event in late March/early April, so probably better to commit sooner rather than later. If you want to check out all of the current sponsor opportunities, you can check out our 2025 Sponsor Prospectus.
I know that you guys always have lots of cool giveaways. What about this year?
So, along with our Sponsor event, we’ll be having the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge, CMEpalooza Feeds the People, and CMEpalooza Scavenger Hunt in 2025. Basically, if you don’t find a way to get something from us for free this year, you aren’t trying.
I’ve got a big problem at work and could use some advice. Anyone you can think of who I should ask?
That’s what our CMEpalooza Ask Me Anything feature is for (yes, this is also a poorly veiled plea for some more submissions. We’re running a bit low). If you have an issue (professional or personal) you want us to help with, you can click here to submit your question(s). There is a decent chance we’ll get to it next month.
I’ve really gotten into the CMEslinger drama. My husband and I cozy up together in bed with a cup of joe and read it every Friday morning. How many more weeks can my snuggle bug and I look forward to?
Sadly for you and your snuggle bug, this week marks the conclusion of the CMEslinger drama. We thought that 8 parts were enough. However, based on the results of our LinkedIn poll showing that a whopping 75% of people wanted more of the CMEslinger (OK, only 8 people voted, but still), it is possible that we’ll be doing this again next year. Maybe.
I’m a huge
dorkfan but still have trouble with your name. Can you please clarify if it is CMEpalooza or CME palooza or CMEPalooza or CMEPALOOZA or CMEpalloza or whatever?
I’m so glad you asked. It’s very simple: our name is CMEpalooza. Take “CME” and add “palooza” to the end of it. “CME” is capitalized because it’s an acronym. “palooza” is not capitalized because it is not an acronym and you don’t say each letter individually. CMEpalooza. That’s it.
CMEPALOOZA 