Web Afternoon Augusta event was held at the historic Imperial Theatre in Augusta, Georgia.
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The Imperial Theater in Augusta Ga is amazing, great choice of venue for @webafternoon! #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/4n4PqVczYY
— lessaccounting (@LessAccounting) May 18, 2013
Master of ceremonies, Doc Waller, kicked things off with some brief opening remarks before introducing Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver for the first talk of the day. Copenhaver stressed the importance of technology and arts in creating a great community.
@dekecopenhaver is on stage talking about Augusta's emerging Creative Class of techies/artists at #WAAUG
I want that to happen.
— Tobby Hagler (@thagler) May 18, 2013
“When all of us work together we all win.” – @dekecopenhaver #WAAUG
— Web Afternoon (@WebAfternoon) May 18, 2013
Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman was one of the presenters I was most excited about because surely someone called “Dr. Awesomeness” would have some great things to say? Her talked hit a little close to home at times but it was one of my favorites. I’m almost ready go out have order some “Unicorn Master” business cards.
Dr. @jenseninman is working on closing the gap between industry and academia. #WAAUG
— Heather Meadows (@alirendara) May 18, 2013
According to @jenseninman, being a compartmenatalist is a career-limiting move #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/n4SulfTKwa
— Refresh Charleston (@RefreshCHS) May 18, 2013
Yes, @jenseninman is encouraging us to be unicorns! I can get with that. #WAAUG
— J. Smith (@mrjsmith) May 18, 2013
Alex Sok remind us all that all businesses, big and small, need a set of core values to guide them.
@alexandersok on stage @WebAfternoonAUG #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/pAABh7gZen
— Keith Pickett (@KeithPickett) May 18, 2013
Your core values start with who YOU are. Does your business reflect that? @alexandersok @WebAfternoon #waaug
— Eric Parker (@EP_AIA) May 18, 2013
After a short break we were treated to a talk about building community and a couple of songs from Augusta’s “Empress of Cool” Karen Gordon.
"You van change your community one hug at a time" – @GardenCityJazz #WAAUG
— Refresh Charleston (@RefreshCHS) May 18, 2013
HUGE thanks to #wwaug organizers! Garden City Jazz was honored to bring a couple of tunes in the midst of all the awesome!
— Garden City Jazz (@GardenCityJazz) May 19, 2013
Bowe Strickland brought the crowd up to speed on all things open source.
Bowe Strickland on the open source movement. Effects us all. #waaug pic.twitter.com/jb6bfAqB21
— chris zietlow (@aczietlow) May 18, 2013
All the presentations were great but I think Jared Spool’s talk on creating an “epic portfolio” generated a lot of buzz on Twitter.
Design: rendering intent. #waaug
— Frederjack🌭Cheese (@_phred) May 18, 2013
Sturgeon's Law – "90% of everything is crap…" #waaug
— Felicia Haynes (@fhaynes) May 18, 2013
An epic portfolio – "The end is the least interesting part, so show your journey." @jmspool #WAAUG
— Paul Marek (@marekpc) May 18, 2013
More web design skills than just Visual Design. –@jmspool #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/XoFU5Yiro7
— Heather Meadows (@alirendara) May 18, 2013
What a hiring manager needs @jmspool @WebAfternoon #waaug pic.twitter.com/XERbqjZDiO
— Nicker Creative (@ClicksnSpurs) May 18, 2013
While it wasn’t an official presentation Jay Cornelius’ introduction to the Shut Up. Get to Work (#sugtx) philosophy was well received. I just hope it doesn’t get anyone fired. 🙂
Instead of having inbox zero how about answering your emails and getting to work. #sugtw #WAAUG
— Paul Marek (@marekpc) May 18, 2013
#waaug #sugtw I have someone special to give that shirt.
— Nik Wilets (@tiburon) May 18, 2013
. @jc and son just reminded us that talk is cheap. #sugtw — SHUT UP AND GET TO WORK! #waaug
— Frederjack🌭Cheese (@_phred) May 18, 2013
Dr. Tony Robinson made everyone rethink what they new about innovation and what it takes to innovate.
@InnovateDr holding court @WebAfternoonAUG #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/8NuPCrZbS1
— Keith Pickett (@KeithPickett) May 18, 2013
You can compete with larger firms because the landscape has changed. You don’t have to create infrastructure. –@InnovateDr #WAAUG
— Heather Meadows (@alirendara) May 18, 2013
The title of Bryan Veloso’s presentation “Hybrids Rule Everything Around Me” set the bar really high but it lived up to the hype. He basically let everyone know that the era of specialization is over. Even though he didn’t tell the crowd to protect their neck as I had hoped, it was still a great talk.
"Hybrids Rule Everything Around Me" is the best presentation title so far. Gotta love a Wu Tang reference. #waaug
— Channing Sherman (@channingsherman) May 18, 2013
When designers know how to code, it eliminates the void between design & development.@bryanveloso#WAAUG
— Jared Spool (@jmspool) May 18, 2013
Have the "come at me bro!" Attitude when facing problems.
Failures make success sweeter.
~ @bryanveloso Such a gammer's approach. #WAAUG
— Will McCain 👨🏻💻 (@willimac) May 18, 2013
Hey #waaug! If you’d like to see the non-washed out version of my slides, they live here: https://t.co/B75yglCEt6
Thanks for being awesome!
— Bryan Veloso (@avalonstar) May 18, 2013
Jenn Downs dropped some email marketing knowledge on the room and reminded us all that “Empathy Cannot Be Automated”
@BeParticular @WebAfternoonAUG #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/PZqT5JYfGO
— Keith Pickett (@KeithPickett) May 18, 2013
Jenn Downs from @mailchimp speaking at #WAAUG "remember every time you send an email you are interrupting some one." @beparticular
— GoWP (@GoWPsupport) May 18, 2013
"You don't have to use automation just to sell. You can use it for good" @beparticular #waaug
— Garden City Jazz (@GardenCityJazz) May 18, 2013
The only thing that could outshine Bermon Painter’s awesome facial hair was his presentation on assembly line lessons. Apparently you can lean a lot by installing seats in a Honda Odyssey.
@bermonpainter : processes need to be agile/fluid #WAAUG #sugtw
— Russ Leseberg (@rleseberg) May 18, 2013
Creation is a shared activity #WAAUG
— start wit da 👑 then all da way ⬇, bless ⬆ bless ⬆ (@lacycool_) May 18, 2013
money in and of itself isn't a motivator #waaug @bermonpainter
— Eric Parker (@EP_AIA) May 18, 2013
I have the privilege of meeting Kim Romaner during my NAA Fellowship in 2006 so I knew her presentation on “Time Management for Busy People” was going to be hit.
The secret to time management doesn't exist. Knew i was a procrastinator for a reason! #WAAUG
— start wit da 👑 then all da way ⬇, bless ⬆ bless ⬆ (@lacycool_) May 18, 2013
You're allowed to rip up your own todo list. Via @KMRomaner #waaug #webafternoon
— Julie Pixels (@juliepixels) May 18, 2013
Kim Romaner explaining that time can't be managed – energy and effort can @WebAfternoonAUG #AugustaGA #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/wAwzf4dght
— Dr. A Robinson (@InnovateDr) May 18, 2013
The answers to your problems are not in your inbox. — @KMRomaner #waaug
— Shut Up-Get To Work (@sugtw) May 18, 2013
Carl Smith closed out the event with a great talk on recovering from mistakes. I think it’s safe to say the everyone there learned how to “suck it up” and move on.
.@carlsmith is closing out #WAAUG. This guy is awesome!
— Will McCain 👨🏻💻 (@willimac) May 18, 2013
The title of the talk is "Suck it up" @hnagel, @augustaflyer and I all approve! #waaug
— Felicia Haynes (@fhaynes) May 18, 2013
Love this… RT @cosleia: When things go wrong, it’s an opportunity to do something amazing. –@carlsmith #WAAUG”
— Stacie Wells (@StacieWells) May 18, 2013
Absolutely : @cosleia: When things go wrong, it’s an opportunity to do something amazing. –@carlsmith #WAAUG
— Russ Leseberg (@rleseberg) May 18, 2013
The presenters were the stars of the show but no one took master of ceremonies or the sponsors for granted.
A sincere thanks to all of the beautiful folks at @WebAfternoon! Audience and team were wonderful. A pleasure being your Emcee! #waaug
— Doc & Company (@docandcompany) May 18, 2013
THANKS! Hear that @TheAcademy? =) RT "@channingsherman Great job @docwaller. They should get you to host next year's Oscars. LOL #waaug"
— Doc & Company (@docandcompany) May 19, 2013
Please be sure to thank your @WebAfternoon sponsors, especially my employer @newfiresm 🙂 #WAAUG pic.twitter.com/A5W343B4yP
— Keith Pickett (@KeithPickett) May 18, 2013