Author: Thecmeguy

We want YOU to Puntua Lortu (at CMEpalooza Fall)

~ Thecmeguy ~ 3 Comments

Yes, all has been quiet on the CMEpalooza front, but never fear! Our minions have been hard at work behind the scenes starting preparations for CMEpalooza Fall (coming Wednesday, October 19! Save the date now!). Here’s a clip of them I filmed earlier today:

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The agenda is starting to round into shape and I think this is going to be the most fascinating ‘palooza we have ever had, with all sorts of new formats and topics being tackled. I won’t go into too much detail at this point as we are still firming up final topics and faculty, but I can say that we will be doing another CME Puntua Lortu and it is open for anyone to submit an abstract to present. I’ll take your questions in order:

  1. What is a Puntua Lortu? It is our version of a Pecha Kucha. You can read more details about the format and the name here. My fake Basque grandfather implores you.
  2. No really, what is it? Sigh. It’s a presentation format where you get 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide, and the slides automatically advance. You can see some fantastic examples from CMEpalooza Spring 2016 and Fall 2015.
  3. What do you need from me? If you are interested in presenting a Puntua Lortu at CMEpalooza Fall, we need you to submit an abstract here.
  4. If I submit an abstract, am I guaranteed a slot in the CMEpalooza Puntua Lortu? No. We have five open slots, and we will review all the abstracts and pick the five we are most interested in. That said, we typically don’t get a lot of proposed sessions for this format, so unless a cavalry of brave CME soldiers appears on the horizon, if you put in a proposal, your chances are reasonably good. But no promises.
  5. What topic should I present on? Anything related to CME. The more creative the better.

We ask that all CME Putua Lortu abstracts be submitted by July 1. After that, we’ll review them and let you know if your abstract has been accepted for a presentation at CMEpalooza Fall. If you have any questions about the format or the abstract process, feel free to ask them in the comments or to send me an email.

Click here to submit a CME Puntua Lortu abstract.

Top 5 Reasons You Should Complete the CMEpalooza Spring Survey

~ Thecmeguy ~ 2 Comments

Hi there! How’s it going? Everything good? Great, great. Did you watch any of the CMEpalooza Spring sessions? You did? Excellent. What did you think? Pretty good? Not bad for free, eh? A couple techy issues? Yeah, I know. Sorry about that. It happens sometimes. Live by the internet, die by the internet.

Anyhoo, did you take our survey when you were done? No? You need the link? Just click here. What’s that? Why should you take it? I’m glad you asked…

Top 5 Reasons You Should Complete the CMEpalooza Survey

5. We read them, we really do. They’re very helpful to us when we’re trying to come up with new topics, look for ways to improve CMEpalooza, and find bad jokes. Here’s one we received last week:

Why did the cow cross the road? To go to the mooooovies.

Ugh. Maybe we should move on to #4…

4. This is my little girl’s new kitty Pepe. Look at how cute he is.

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If you don’t take the survey, we have to give Pepe back. Seems like an odd clause for the adoption center to add to the contract, but what are you gonna do?

3. It’s the only way we can really know the demographics of our audience. We don’t require registration, and I don’t think we ever will, so this is the only way we know what types of organizations are watching, what sessions you’re watching, if you’re watching with others, etc.

2. If you take the survey, Scott will drive to your house and sing you a song from his extensive catalog of late-80’s/early-90’s R&B hits. He does a particularly compelling version of Bell Biv Devoe’s Poison, complete with dance moves. It’s wild.

1. You might win an Amazon gift card. You won’t be able to buy a new 4K Ultra HD TV with it, but you will have enough to buy a paperback copy of Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Read into that what you will…

We’ll leave the survey open until the end of the day Friday. If you haven’t taken it yet and you watched at least some of CMEpalooza Spring, please consider doing so. We’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY!