2008 Travel Log

Chicago, IL - July 21st - 24th
I'm attending the Dr. Dobbs Architecture & Design World 2008 this July. It'll be my first time attending the conference. Since it's in my home state, it won't take much to make the trip work with my schedule. I'll be speaking at the conference on  "The Adaptive Object-Model Architecture: Giving Users Control over Their Business". If this topic interests you, then come out to the conference to hear me speak.

Zurich, Switzerland - June 28th - July  3rd
I co-organized a Web 2.0 conference in Zurich, Switzerland -- TOOLS-Europe 2008. The Web 2.0 Pattern Mining Workshop went quite well. I didn't have much time to site see, but it was a fun trip regardless.

Portugal - June 20th - June 27th
It's been a year since I first visited Portugal. I'm excited to be returning to give a talk and visit some friends. It should be a good time all around.

Nashville, TN - May 3rd - May 4th
I'll be flying down to the country music capital after I return from California. The OOPSLA committee is meeting down there for the upcoming conference in October. PLoP will be held in conjunction with OOPSLA again this year.

Los Angeles, CA - April 27th - May 2nd
I'll be traveling to sunny California, yet again. This time I'll be attending a conference, which will consume most of my time out there. I have to fly back and immediately travel to Nashville, TN afterwards.

New York, NY - April 8th - April 11th
This is another trip for a new Refactory client. I'll be teaching a four day course on design patterns. I doubt I'll have much time to do much other than work, but I will be in the heart of the city. I'll be in the offices at Penn Station, very close to Madison Square Garden.

San Diego, California - February 28th - March 1st
I'll be traveling to sunny California for a few days at the end of February. Not a bad time to get away from the freezing temperatures around here. The trip will introduce the training services of The Refactory to a new client.

Panama City, Florida  - February 6th - February 8th
The trip to Panama city was wrought with delays, detours, and bad weather. I made it for my business, and on  the way back home had the luxury of a few hours in the sixty degree weather. The work went well, and the reprieve from the Illinois winter sure helped a lot.

2007 Travel Log

Tokyo, Japan - November 28th - December 6th
I'm back from Tokyo, Japan. The trip was a good time, and the talk at SPAQu went quite well. I'm not sure where my next trip will take me, but be sure to look back here for updated information. The NII invited me to do a talk on Refactoring and Adaptive Object Models.
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Panama City, Florida - October 4th - October 6th
I went to Panama City to help the Navy with a Refactoring project. I didn't have time to site-see as this was strictly business related.
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Montreal, Canada - October 19th - October 26th
This year's OOPSLA conference was held in beautiful Montreal. I was the Panel Chair for the conference, so I had the opportunity to sit in on some interesting panels, including the No Silver Bullet Revisited.
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Aarhus, Denmark - September 23rd - September 28th
I visited Denmark in September for the JAOO conference. I gave a talk in the modeling track on Adaptive Object Models. 
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Monticello, IL - September 5th - September 8th
It definitely wasn't that much of a trip for me. I live just outside of Monticello, so I enjoyed the one conference close to my home. I was the conference chair for this PLoP. I've been attending PLoP since its inception in the 90s. It's always a great time. Next year it will be held in Nashville, TN alongside OOPSLA.
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New York, NY - July 25th - July 27th
The big apple. Ralph Johnson and I traveled to New York to give a tutorial through The Refactory. This company we taught Design Patters to was a large advertising firm.
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Brazil - May 23rd - June 4th
If you know me, then you know I love to travel to SugarLoaf PLoP. This PLoP held in South America has endeared itself to me. I served on the Program Committee for this SugarLoaf PLoP. I love sharing my experiences with the people there, then traveling the beautiful country. It serves as both business and pleasure for me. Have you seen what happened when I went down there on a previous trip?
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Montreal, CA - May 4th - May 6th
In 2007 I was the Panel Chair for OOPSLA. This required me to take a short jaunt up to Montreal for a weekend meeting.
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Portugal - April 19th - April 27th
When I traveled to Portugal, I was able to mesh both business and pleasure. I was invited to give a talk on AOMs at the Adaptive Object Model ENEI 2007 conference by Ademar. We took several excursions into the country, which included a visit to the Ancient Refectory.
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