International meeting organizer, check

I could tell you why I had to organize a meeting for people from around the world. But I would have to kill you.

Thankfully, it is almost over. I have realized over the last few months that A. I really should learn French. B. I should really learn some Spanish as well and C. My limited Chinese, while a fun party trick, is not that useful when everyone is from central America or french speaking Africa.

All in all it has been a great learning experience and I am finally able to sit and enjoy the view of my room in Toronto. The meeting was very successful and for me to watch an international negotiation session take place was very very enlightening. Very cool to be there. I can only imagine how neat it must be to be at a really big meeting like the CBD (that’s biodiversity to the rest of you) or Bali (that’s climate change). We had almost 40 people speaking in 3 languages with translation. I took 24 pages of notes in 8 hours of meeting. That’s typed not hand written.

I suppose that’s about all I can say about it I suppose. Regardless, after a 12 hour day today, I got just about everyone taken care of, although I am sure something will need looking after in the morning.

Yep, I organized, the meeting, coordinated the travel for almost 40 people, ordered the food, arranged the hotel rooms and managed the budget. Check that one off.

The food was good, the room was good and I am going to sleep.

Goodnight.