Links to videos of all the CMEpalooza presentations are now available.

Click here for the March 20 agenda and archive.

Click here for the March 21 agenda and archive.

A big thank you to all the presenters and participants who helped make CMEpalooza a success! I’ll be posting a more thorough review and summary in the next few days, but wanted to get the archive up as soon as possible. Any feedback you have is welcome and appreciated. Thanks to all!

Someone emailed me the other day and asked (I’m parapharasing), “What if the CMEpalooza website crashes?”

The response to that question is easy: if the website (God forbid) crashes, just go to the CMEpalooza Google+ page and resume watching the presentations.

The follow-up to that question — what are the odds that the website crashes? — is a little more difficult to answer. My understanding is that since the streaming video is embedded, and not uploaded,  on the website, it’s the Google/YouTube servers that will handle the load of those watching it. So, if 200 people come to the website (not likely) and watch the video at the same time, my little WordPress site should be able to handle it. I’m certainly not an expert in this area, though, and I could be mistaken. If so, we’ll just go with Plan B (the CMEpalooza Google+ page) and everything should be fine [he says with his fingers crossed…]

At CMEpalooza, we are nothing if not adaptable. So, when Ross Dworkin from Blue Grotto asked me on Friday if I would be able to add his presentation on the Sunshine Act to the agenda, my first thought was — sure, why not? (Actually, that’s not true. My first thought was “OK, if I add another half hour to the agenda, do I still have enough time to get the kids to Lego club and choir practice?” Surprisingly, life does not come to a halt for CMEpalooza…)

Especially since we don’t already have a presentation on the Sunshine Act — everyone’s favorite topic! — I’m happy to be able to accommodate Ross. Friday’s agenda now has one additional session, starting at 3 PM ET and wrapping up at 3:30 PM. More updates to come!