Lehigh – 35th Reunion
Hard to believe that 35 years have gone by since I graduated from college. Surprising to me that less than 10% of graduates go back for their reunion — even for those anniversary years which are multiples of five or ten. The 35th reunion at Lehigh University brought 40 of us back to celebrate. It […]
The Book Tour – Canada to Connecticut and the Airwaves
Reflection – written November 3 , 2001 We arrived in Calgary on Sunday and rented a car to drive to Banff which is about 80 miles west. It is a beautiful ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We stayed overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel and on Monday took a ride further west to Lake […]
Book Party in San Francisco
My thanks to Fitzgerald Communications and Truste for hosting a book party in San Francisco on Monday night October 22. I have never been to a book party before, let alone be the one whose book was the subject of the party! I was quite honored. The origin of the party idea goes back to […]
Delivering a keynote talk is so exhilarating
Reflection – written February 13 , 1997 It is so exhilarating to be up there at the podium sharing a vision of the future of the Internet with 2,500 people! I know when I address such a large audience that some of the people know a lot more than I do and that some will […]
Talking with students is really stimulating
Reflection – written February 12 , 1997 Occasionally I get an invitation to speak about the Future of the Internet at a university. In the summer of 1996 I visited Lehigh University (my alma mater) and spoke at a combined session of the ACM and IEEE membership. This was a technical audience. I asked how many were writing Java […]