{"id":2663,"date":"2008-10-16T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T19:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=2663"},"modified":"2008-10-16T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2008-10-16T19:17:54","slug":"thur-update-businessit-speaker-indie-music-conference-single-serve-coffee-makers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/16\/thur-update-businessit-speaker-indie-music-conference-single-serve-coffee-makers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur update: Business\/IT speaker, indie music conference, single serve coffee makers and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThere’s a breakfast at the U of M tomorrow that business managers and IT managers may be interested in.\u00a0 Dr. Vallabhajosyula Sambamurthy, who I shall refer to as “Bill” for the remainder of this paragraph because I don’t feel like typing that long name over and over, will speak on “Enterprise Agility and Information Technology Management.”\u00a0 Bill is co-author of a book, Winning the 3-Legged Race : When Business and Technology Run Together<\/a> $\"\"$ , that advocates the necessity of firms to integrate their business and IT management processes.\u00a0 Bill will speak from 7:30 to 9 AM tomorrow at the Fogleman Executive Dining Room (FEC 304) at the University of Memphis, 330 Innovation drive.\u00a0 There is a $25 charge to attend Bill’s presentation; RSVP to kpenick@memphis.edu.\u00a0 In addition to the opportunity to hear Bill speak, your $25 gets you a breakfast buffet.<\/p>\n

Mmmm.\u00a0 A breakfast buffet sounds good.\u00a0 Are there any Shoney’s left in town?<\/p>\n

The Recording Academy Memphis Chapter will host the Indie Impact Music Conference from noon to 7 Saturday, October 18.\u00a0 It’s an educational conference for independent artists, managers, and labels.\u00a0 There will be workshops, networking, and a showcase afterward at the New Daisy.\u00a0 To inquire about attending you can go to the Memphis chapter website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My sixth article for Saving Consumers Time is now up.\u00a0 This one is about single serve coffee machines<\/a>, machines that brew one cup of coffee at a time, allowing each person in your home or office to enjoy exactly the cup of coffee they want.\u00a0 These things are a cost-effective alternative to driving through Starbucks every morning.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all of you who have sent words of support and encouragement today.\u00a0 (In case you missed this morning’s post, I got laid off<\/a> yesterday.)\u00a0 I’ve already had one person ask me to contact him about employment opportunities, and another who has some consulting work.\u00a0 I’ll get back to you real soon about those – my e-mail box is flooded right now, and I’m still in shock from the events of yesterday, so please give me a day.\u00a0 I’m also considering panhandling as an option.\u00a0 I figure I’d have an advantage over all the other panhandlers Downtown, since I don’t smoke crack, and I’d be the only panhandler on the street who knows that the plural of “cent” is “cents.”<\/p>\n

All right… gonna take care of a few things, then head to Bardog with the laptop.\u00a0 Due to the rain I didn’t get to early vote today.\u00a0 Maybe tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"