Tuesday

Connectivity has returned:

This was something of a play day. As part of the Leader’s Circle, networking events took most of the day. Choices during the day were to play golf at Half Moon Bay or baseball at CFS Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. I know less of golf than I do of baseball, so I opted for the latter. It seemed like it would be cool to hang out on the field and the dugout of a major-league stadium.

When I saw that for some guys this would be a bit more serious – at least one fellow brought bats – I decided to participate as a spectator and let them have their glory. There was food and drink, tours of the park including clubrooms, batting and pitching cages, the broadcast booth, etc. and an overall relaxed, genial atmosphere. Had some good conversations and took the first bus back.

I spent about an hour drilling into some detail on the Portal with Rich Manalang and talked with some more of the vendors than yesterday. I had to leave at 4:30 to make a round trip to my hotel to get changed for the evening events.

First I spent somewhat less than an hour at a party hosed by Accenture. I met up with one of my favorite consultants, met his colleagues and was around long enough to see my colleague from Singapore. But I had to leave for the remainder of the Leader’s Circle dinner. I had missed cocktails and the keynote speech which was given by Bob Dole. I’m told he was quite good and gave a self-deprecating humorous talk. I was at a reserved table where I had good conversations with a fellow from an HR services provider. After dinner we had our pictures taken with the senator and I’m back on the BART to call it a night. I’d really like to soak my feet in a hot tub right about now.