We are now just a shade under one month away from CMEpalooza Spring (yikes!), so we thought it would be a good time to introduce a new feature on the blog called “5 Minutes With…”. These will be quick interviews with an individual from each of the CMEpalooza Spring sessions and we’ll be asking them each two questions:

1. What is your CME story?
2. What can we expect from your CMEpalooza Spring session?

To kick things off, I forced Scott to do a “5 Minutes With…Scott Kober” session so we could practice. He was less than thrilled about it, but was a good sport and did a nice job. I, on the other hand, am battling a vicious cold which has left me stuffed up and a little loopy and prone to ramble (at least, that’s what I’m blaming it on…). Anyway, here’s the video. Enjoy!

Since the initial Palooza quiz I developed back in the fall using Sporcle was so widely praised and played, I figured I’d create a sequel. My logic is that sequels are always better than the original (see Godfather 3, Police Academy 5, etc.).

Here is the link to the quiz — http://www.sporcle.com/games/bakeet14/palooza2.

There is even a hook this time around — get 100% on the quiz on your first play and get a free registration to CMEpalooza Spring. Since the quiz is hard and no one got 100% on the fall quiz, I’m not that worried. But maybe I’ll alert our Accounting Department just in case.

10. What else are you going to do, work? hahahahahahahahaha!

9. Count how many times I mispronounce our sponsors names (sorry Vivacity Consulting).

8. Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for Brian McGowan and Karen Roy, the only people who have participated in each iteration of CMEpalooza!

7. Celebrity guest stars a la Love Boat (note: in this scenario, I am Captain Stubings; Scott is Gopher).

6. Audible snoring from my 12-year-old labradoodle Barkley (yes, named after Charles Barkley), who sleeps the entire day in his bed next to my desk.

5. Let’s take a break from this list and address the issue of the color of this dress. It is gold and white and I’ll hear no other arguments. Now resuming our regularly scheduled Top 10 list.

4. There will be several sessions on outcomes, so, you know what that means??? MOORE’S LEVELS OF OUTCOMES DRINKING GAME!!!

3. If enough people tune in, maybe this is the year we can convince Scott to close out the conference with a rousing edition of Danke Schoen.

2. The incredible agenda and amazing presenters, duh.

1. You can watch at home in your slippers and pajamas.