Special Speaker Series - 2009

Audience Feedback, Presentation Slides and Videos

Surf's Up?
by Mr. Peter Coffee. Feb 20, 2009                                                                                                                  

Feedback:

Peter Coffee's presentation about Internet Surfing becoming main stream was indeed insightful and dynamic. The presentation slides could only provide around 30% of the information exchange, without his spoken words. The exciting dialogs throughout dinner and the talk with anecdotes were extremely valuable and stimulating.

The most awakening notes are on Slide #9 where Peter pointed out the true value-added professional skills to stay competitive. Other slides show historical visions becoming real practice and the highly competitive international forces from India and China. Peter's phrase: "Use cheap stuff extravagantly" captured how China and India advanced. It could also be the approach that would allow us to move quickly and productively.

There were many intelligent questions from the audience and Peter rebutted some regarding bandwidth requirement and security; while he enforced other discussions of the changing tides against Microsoft and Intel's local embedded solutions. There were reservations that real wisdom would not come out of Instant Messaging/Facebook/etc., and the Internet wild-weird-west approach might cause "crisis like the unregulated financial market" - my notes. Peter mentioned all surfing activities were highly decomposable and recompile-able; and location was only a matter of law, not geographically significant anymore (Slide #7.)

The evening was further enriched by an excellent surrounding where on-the-table electric trains delivered bread and salad. The CCC meeting was embraced in a rather artsy, collegial atmosphere. This style seemed to become rare, as people felt that they "don't have the time, the money, and the patience" (the last word Peter acknowledged not in his vocabulary.)

We voted Peter one of the best dinner speakers.

By: Narisa Chu
Feb 20, 2009

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