Catch Him If You Can! Frank Abagnale Speaking at our K12 Summit

We recently had Frank Abagnale, former con artist extraordinaire whose crimes inspired the memoir and movie Catch Me If You Can, as the opening Keynote speaker at the co-located K12 Facilities Summit and K12 Technology Summit on October 18th, 2009 in Austin, TX.

When we first announced Frank Abagnale as the Opening Dinner Speaker we had a number of people questioning why we invited a convicted criminal to speak. Well in just over 30 years, Frank Abagnale has gone from a man in hiding to a man very much in the public eye. At the summit he took our audience on a hilarious and poignant journey of his time as a criminal being pursued, but the message was about his personal transformation. His story is a true morality tale that takes you from the depths of despair to the triumph of personal redemption.

Frank actually encouraged us to record his speech...so we are happy to share it with you here.

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Is There an Appropriate Age to Grant Internet Access to Students?

A very interesting (and sometimes controversial) question that is brought up by parents and school administrators is: "At what age should children be given internet access?". I posed this question to some of the nation's leading school district CIOs at the 2009 K12 Technology Summit and recieved a lot of interesting responses.

What is your take on this question?

Sustainability at Arizona State University

We are really excited to confirm that we will be closing out the 2010 Campus Development Summit with a Sustainability tour of Arizona State University. I took some time to wander around the ASU campus while attending Greenbuild this fall and was truly amazed at what they are doing there. We have been fortunate to have a number of leaders from ASU speak at our summits over the past few years (Bonny Bentzin, Jonathan Fink and Jim Buizer to name a few) and their knowledge and commitment to the environment has always been a highlight of our programs.

Below is a video that gives some insight into the innovation happening at ASU these days. Full details about the campus tour will be revealed shortly.

Kick off the New Decade with Profitable Solutions to Climate Change (Courtesy of Amory Lovins)

First and foremost Happy New Year! Not only the start of another year but the start of a fresh decade! Reflecting on this past decade, I am sure that most would agree that we as a country are eager to start a new chapter...one that is both positive and profitable!

At the 2009 Sustainable Operations Summit we were very fortunate to have, Hero of the Environment, Amory Lovins speak at our opening dinner reception about Profitable Solutions to Climate, Oil and Proliferation. As always, Amory came equipped with wonderful data and numerous scenarios that truly opened up the minds of our delegation resulting in an inspiring kickoff to the summit. We are now happy to share Amory's presentation with you here on SummitUp!

Oh...and before I forget. The program for the 2010 Sustainable Operations Summit is currently under development and we will be announcing the first round of speakers in the next 2 weeks! We have a great lineup in the works for you this year. So don't forget to mark your calendar for May 16-18th at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, TX.

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