Where do I watch CMEpalooza Fall?
You watch it on the LIVE page.

Will people be able to hear me on the Hangout?
No. You are not on the Hangout. You are only watching a video feed of the Hangout. You can sing Tiptoe Through the Tulips at the top of your lungs and no one will hear you except your neighbors, who might call the police, who might interrupt you while watching CMEpalooza. So, don’t sing Tiptoe Through the Tulips at the top of your lungs while watching CMEpalooza.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Fall at the office?
Yes.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Fall at home?
Yes.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Fall in a conference room with 50 other people?
Please do.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Fall at the gym? 
Yes (show-off).

Can I watch CMEpalooza Fall with The Mountain from Game of Thrones?
I don’t know. Let’s ask him.

Perhaps not.

Do I have to pre-register or register?
Nope.

Do I have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza Fall? I love paying registration fees.

Yeah, right. The answer is no. You don’t have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza.

Do I have to take a survey afterward?
Well, you don’t have to, but it would be nice if you did. It’s only seven questions and shouldn’t take you more than 60 seconds. If it does take you more than 60 seconds, Scott will buy you a pumpkin spice latte.

Do I have to watch all the sessions?
YES! No. Watch what interests you.

What if I’m busy during the day of the live broadcast?
All the sessions will be archived on the website, probably within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the session. How are we able to do it so fast? We have a new intern who is a real crackerjack on the interwebs. Here he is hard at work, writing our latest blog post.

Let’s face it — some people are good at public speaking and some are not.

I…am not.

Angelo Carter — moderator for our 10 a.m. CMEpalooza Fall session entitled Why Did My Grant Request Get Rejected? and subject of our most recent moderator interview — is. It’s a pleasure just to listen to him talk, even moreso when he’s talking about some of his best and worst experiences in CME (that, ladies and gentlemen, is what is known as a segue. Please hold your applause.)

Check out our conversation below and feel free to skip over the parts where I’m speaking. At the very least, be sure to listen to the section where Angelo describes a time when one of his superiors described his numbers supporting the value of CME as “hocus pocus.” It’s a great example of taking a potentially negative experience and turning it into something positive in the long term.