To All, I wish to express my sincerest thanks to all the attendees of the 10th Anniversary R:BASE Developers' Conference for their gracious forbearance of my slips of tongue and my fumbling of the various introductions due in measure to my anxiety at speaking to groups in general and the failure to bring my "Reading" cheaters along with my "Computer" cheaters in particular.
I want to thank my co-hosts, Bill and Sami, for shouldering the bulk of the activities in the way they do. They move along so smoothly you'd think they did it for a living. It is no wonder Razzak holds you guys in such regard. You are the best. No Kidding.. Emmitt, Ken, Paul, and John were "EVERYWHERE" with the cameras, catching little slices of conference life that will make it easy to remember the nuances of this important milestone in the history of RBTI. Claudine, Sharon and the other helping hands deserve special thanks. It is apparent they take a step beyond just doing something to the next level of doing it superbly. Really, it shows. Not many people in this setting know me personally, but it pleases me to see anyone do their best to "do their best". I saw this special attribute present many times at this event. One day, maybe next conference, I will share the story of when that blinding flash of light was bestowed upon me that caused me to hold in high regard these individuals that strive for excellence and to hold in disdain individuals that coast along on their counterparts coattails. The dinner cruise was a nice touch. It gave a little more time to commune on a personal level with everyone. In spite of the many, many communications we make with each other in the scope of the list server, you just can't put the person in your mind until you get a chance to take them into your personal world a bit by exchanging pleasantries. It also made the conference experience a bit more palatable for the spouses that largely spend a great deal of time alone at these things. Thanks to RBTI for a wonderfully memorable event. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:40 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - 10th Anniversary R:BASE Developer's Conference > To R:BASE Community: > > I am sure that the majority of you on this list have either > witnessed our 10th Anniversary R:BASE Developers' Conference > celebration in person, or have followed the on-line blog put > together by the personal efforts of Paul Dewey and R:Bloggers > Bill Downall, Mike Ramsour, and Emmitt Dove. What a nice touch. > > Our 10th anniversary celebration was a well organized, high > standard family reunion, an opportunity to share our achievements > and accomplishments, the passion to demonstrate our innovations > and share our future goals. This event also enabled us to > clearly define our policies as we enter the second decade of > our journey. > > Some of us are still catching up after the two-day marathon > of a full Super Advanced Training (SAT) class that followed > the four days of conference festivities. I don't know about > all attendees of the SAT class, but I certainly enjoyed > sharing the knowledge and explaining the power of R:BASE. > > Without adding more to what already has been said on this > list or has been written on the developers conference blog, > I would like to take this opportunity to thank all R:BASE > users and developers around the world who were part of our > 10th anniversary activities. > > From the extravagant arrangements at the Omni William Penn > Hotel, well-organized entertainment, remarkable presentations, > and record attendance (daily sessions and banquet dinner), > this year's conference will be marked as one of the most > memorable. > > My sincere thanks to conference MCs, presenters, special > guests and our keynote speaker. > http://www.rbase.com/conference/Schedule.pdf > > My gratitude and congratulations to Mike Byerley for his > well-deserved 2008 R:BASE Developer of the Year Award. > > I would also like to thank those who have sent us private > e-mails wishing us the best for the success of R:BASE and > R:BASE Technologies, Inc. > > As you all know, we measure our success, achievements and > accomplishments through the eyes of our valued customers. > > Our journey continues. We need your feedback as we move > ahead - we want to ensure that we are providing "value" > for you. Our achievements and accomplishments are a direct > result of your support. To each of you, our corporate and > government customers, helping hands, guardian angels, > individual users, authorized R:BASE developers, and > mentors, thank you for your unwavering support of R:BASE > Technologies, Inc. > > Most importantly, thank you for your confidence in me and > the resilient members of R:Dream Team, and the support > that each of you has given to guarantee our success. > > Remember, the best is yet to come! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > A. Razzak Memon > R:BASE Developer and Trainer > Founder, President and CEO > R:BASE Technologies, Inc. > 3935 Old William Penn Highway > Murrysville, PA 15668-1854 > 1+724.733.0053 Phone > 1+724.733.0196 Fax > www.rbase.com > > P.S. > 10h Anniversary R:BASE Developers' Conference Celebration - Album: > http://picasaweb.google.com/RBASE10thYear/RBase#5259794187470874930 > > 10th Anniversary R:BASE Developers' Conference - Blog: > http://rbasedevcon.blogspot.com/ > > >
