San Francisco - EMetrics
San Francisco is a beautiful place. There is absolutely no confusion that San Francisco is not South Florida. No sir-ee Bob. You can't look out of your window and ask, Is this Miami? The weather is different, the city is built on steep hillsides, the buildings are wood framed and stylish and most days, there is a thick fog surrounding the area.
I think it's nice to go to a totally different area occasionally to get a change of pace. Granted, I just came back from the most different place in the world, China, however, this is a very different place and they still speak English. What a deal.
The reason Dan and I went to San Francisco was for the Emetrics summit. This is a conference for those passionate or merely interested in web analytics. I happen to be passionate about it. That's probably why they asked me to present at the conference.
My talk was about "10 things you can do tomorrow to help your website." I drew upon my knowledge of all the things we tried and came up with a dozen things I felt were very effective for us.
It's hard to tell how well the presentation was received. A few people said it was good, however, I couldn't get a read on the audience. My presentation was at 5:00 and my tiny room was almost completely full. We had about 90 people in attendance. They were almost completely quite. I'm not really used to that. When I used to make presentations at my former employer, CSC, it was more like training. I would constantly poll the students to make sure they were understanding the materials. However, in this case, that didn't seam appropriate.
Everyone in attendance was there out of choice, not necessity. I figure that if they were there, it was because they wanted to learn something, so it wasn't necessary to test them on it. Besides, most were feverishly writing down things as I spoke so I figure things were going well. The presentation took about 30 minutes and we covered a lot of ground. Now, I'm waiting to get the surveys back to find out how I did.
One of the best things I got to do on this trip was to eat great food. Every day, lunch was served for us at the conference. However, Dan and I got out on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in our quest to find the very best restaurants in San Francisco.
On our first night, we found a Sushi restaurant about 12 blocks from the hotel. It was great, but we ordered too much food.
On Tuesday, we found a French / Japanese fusion restaurant near the
first restaurant. And on Wednesday, we found one of the best
restaurants in San Francisco called Gary Dankos.
If you are ever in San Francisco, I highly recommend this restaurant.
It was fantastic. I snapped a picture of my appetizer. Seared Ahi
Tuna with Avocado, Nori, Enoki Mushrooms and Lemon Soy Dressing. Dan ordered the Risotto with Rock Shrimp, Zucchini and Meyer Lemon. Both appetizers were simply outstanding. For dinner, I ordered the Guinea Hen Breast with Braised-Spiced Leg in Phyllo and Grape Confit. Dan ordered the Lemon Herb Duck Breast with Duck Hash and Rhubarb Compote. Finally for dessert, we both got different chocolate dishes. It was, without a doubt, the highlight of our gastronomical experiences in San Francisco.
I think it's nice to go to a totally different area occasionally to get a change of pace. Granted, I just came back from the most different place in the world, China, however, this is a very different place and they still speak English. What a deal.
The reason Dan and I went to San Francisco was for the Emetrics summit. This is a conference for those passionate or merely interested in web analytics. I happen to be passionate about it. That's probably why they asked me to present at the conference.
My talk was about "10 things you can do tomorrow to help your website." I drew upon my knowledge of all the things we tried and came up with a dozen things I felt were very effective for us.
It's hard to tell how well the presentation was received. A few people said it was good, however, I couldn't get a read on the audience. My presentation was at 5:00 and my tiny room was almost completely full. We had about 90 people in attendance. They were almost completely quite. I'm not really used to that. When I used to make presentations at my former employer, CSC, it was more like training. I would constantly poll the students to make sure they were understanding the materials. However, in this case, that didn't seam appropriate.
Everyone in attendance was there out of choice, not necessity. I figure that if they were there, it was because they wanted to learn something, so it wasn't necessary to test them on it. Besides, most were feverishly writing down things as I spoke so I figure things were going well. The presentation took about 30 minutes and we covered a lot of ground. Now, I'm waiting to get the surveys back to find out how I did.
One of the best things I got to do on this trip was to eat great food. Every day, lunch was served for us at the conference. However, Dan and I got out on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in our quest to find the very best restaurants in San Francisco.
On our first night, we found a Sushi restaurant about 12 blocks from the hotel. It was great, but we ordered too much food.
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