Gnomedex 2008 – Wish You Were There

words and pictures by Brian Solis

Gnomedex is over and since we’re about to fly through several incredible events including Office 2.0, DEMOfall, and TechCrunch50, I thought it would be a good idea to commemorate my incredible experience in Seattle.

Gnomedex is by far one of my favorite stops on the networking circuit as it levels the playing field and creates a truly equal forum for sharing our experiences while learning from those of others. It’s like a TED for geeks. And, it’s not just the valuable lessons and insight that we learn in those action-packed two days, it’s the relationships that you build and carry forward with you that mean everything. If you have never attended, then block out the time and start saving for Gnomedex 2009.

I walked away with so many wonderful memories and new ideas. From Danny Sullivan’s talk on Search Life Meets Real Life and Beth Kanter’s motivating stories on Using Social Media for Good Causes to Francine Hardaway’s fantastic and lively discussion with Mark Bao on Generation Y and Kris Krug’s fun and helpful talk on photography tips (it was great to finally meet him!). The conversations that took place in the hallways as well as the even receptions were also equally significant.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

Chris Pirillo at the opening reception holding one of the many HP notebooks given away

Brian Solis, Drew Olanoff of Strands, and Sarah Lacy live on GnomedexTV

Tara Hunt

Larry Halff of Ma.gnolia

Danny Sullivan

Mark Bao

Francine Hardaway

Ponzi and Chris Pirillo

Beth Kanter

Sarah Lacy, Tara Hunt, Olivia Hine, Francine Hardaway

Londa Quisling of Iterasi

Ryan Stewart

Ranvir Gujral of Bluewhale Labs

Duncan Riley

Liz Strauss

Geoff Livingston

Robert Scoble

Dave Mathews

Jeremy Wright of B5 Media

Sara Czyzewicz of DandyID

Maryam Scoble and Danielle Morrill

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Liz Strauss and Alex Williams

Brian Solis and Jeremy Wright

The crew at the Edgewater Hotel

For more pictures of Gnomedex, please visit my album on flickr.

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