Attending PAB. And the repercussions of that.

First, the next of my portable office series is being pushed to Saturday of this week. So I skipped a week. It was worth it, and you’ll read all about why … later.

For the readers of mine who have been living under a rock and missed this, I’m attending the Podcasters Across Borders event this weekend in Kingston, Ontario. Hooray for low travel costs.

I’ve got a lot of notes for a lot of posts that will trickle out over the next couple of weeks, but I wanted to take this time to get something up right now.

This event, for me at least, has been the best new media type event I’ve attended. Not necessarily from an information point of view, not that the information (And the dense schedule of sessions) isn’t great, but from a people and community point of view. Being that I have mostly attended American events, and simply listened to shows from the Canadian community, I often felt more like an American podcasting community member, and not so much like a Canadian or global member.

This weekend, for me, has changed that. And it’s been awesome.

As promised, details to follow once it wraps and I return to the “real world”.

Recently Interviewed

For those of you who missed it, I was recently featured on Mitch Joel‘s Six Pixels of Separation podcast following an interview I gave while Mitch dropped by the downtown Kingston area for a night.

The story behind it can be heard in the show, but I’ll sum it up briefly here. While checking my Twitter feed, I spotted a post from Mitch mentioning he was coming into town and wondering if anyone wanted to meet up. Never one to turn down a chance to geek out and talk new media, I instantly replied to him by email and promptly arranged to meet him at his hotel. We spoke at Tim Horton’s and had a very Canadian chat. We also spoke about Podcasters Across Borders (Which you’ll hear more about from me) and had a great time.

Have a listen, and let me know what you think! I’m always looking for feedback.