Tag archive for emergency response

To be fair

To be fair

Turning back on the memory lane these days, remembering when the venue B., my work partner, and I were responsible for was opening to welcome Olympic and Paralympic athletes to train before the big broadcast trial a few weeks later: it was stressful, exhilarating, chaotic, energising,…

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The art of shooting (right)

The art of shooting (right)

Marketers are investing more and more into social media, and so are companies. Good for them, I am sure it makes sense in their budget. So much that the not-so-honest ones get the best of lambda-consumers with multiple scams. Maybe it is related: paper flyers used to…

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The packing dilemma

The packing dilemma

Here I am, waiting for my flight to Denver, CO, to attend a conference on a topic I am highly unfamiliar with: hence my going, in the quest of understanding more about the industry’s regulations my new client is tied to. Yes, this is a…

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The chivalry of another summer

The chivalry of another summer

Welcome to August, month that, in the Northern hemisphere, equates to summer, beauties, sometimes frivolous and lighter thoughts. I attended the Vancouver Pride parade this past weekend, and loved the buoyant effervescence around diversities, respect for differences and graceful reminder around those who use(d) their life to…

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Checking the world pulse

Checking the world pulse

Responding after a disaster such as the earthquake and the tsunami in Japan last week or the earthquake in Haiti early 2010 requires a strict logistics procedure. It is not about paperwork: not when the emergency response team gets to the location, that would be too late,…

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