My Next 10 Days
I’m going to be a little bit incommunicado for the next nine days as a result of some work with the WorldSkills Competition happening here in Calgary. This is a MAJOR event with over 900 Competitors vying for Gold Medals in 45 different skill competition categories (like landscaping, auto body work, machining, etc). There will be over 5000 delegates from 46 countries and 150,000 spectators through the Stampede Grounds. I will be working with The Australian Channel as a part of the “Web Team” trying to get the word out about this important event. So, quite obviously, my first stop is my own blog.
If you are in Calgary next week you can visit the grounds during the competition for FREE. You can try a skill/trade and watch the competitions. If you are more ambitious I know that they are still hunting for volunteers (some positions require you to get a massage or facial!). Click here if you are interested in that.
Should you be unavailable to visit the grounds (or outside of the city) there will be extensive coverage via this lovely thing called the internet. I’m currently sitting in a room filled with people getting ready to conduct interviews with the Competitors and Experts, file reports on the activities, and give you a taste of what this event is all about.
Here’s a random sample of some of the online coverage…
As of this writing there aren’t many videos online (as we are still in the preparation days), but as the event goes on more videos will be added almost hourly. You can see/browse the videos online at the WorldSkills TV site or add the WorldSkills TV Facebook Application to your Facebook profile.
There will be tons of events happening over the next week and they are definitely worth at least a few minutes of your time!
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On the performing end of things: I’ve got a lot of public shows in September, most notably my first appearance at The Calgary Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club from September 10 to 12, 2009. (Click here for the Facebook event.) I’ll post more details next week on this blog, but try to keep one of those evenings free to come and see the show.
August 29th, 2009 at 6:31pm
Hey hey. I thought you looked familiar. I’ll be VJing. I’m the only guy with a beard.
September 1st, 2009 at 7:45am
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