> I am unable to respond to comments in a timely enough fashion

Don't worry about commenting, just upvote me :)  I'm kidding of course.  I am glad that you are able to head home soon and that it was a successful conference.  I occasionally have principals come to me and ask if they should send staff members to this conference or that one.  I always say absolutely, but make sure they debrief the entire staff when they get back.  If we are sending them and they aren't bringing back valuable ideas and solutions for the other teachers, then it isn't worth it.

If you guys are making headway then the event was a success and what ultimately always means more work and more pressure. Always good to be heading home and the weekend awaits.

> There are so many action points that came up and what was especially highlighted, was how much information is siloed because communication flow isn't systematically moving from department to department, even though it is all available through the technology utilized. Like it or not, human interaction is required by humans to really drive engagement and these kinds of meeting points facilitate opening the lines and developing the necessary relationships.

Do you think more can be done to facilitate the flow of info without these big events, or are they a necessary evil? 

Coincidently, we were chatting in the Mancave on Discord about information flow around the office last night. I shared that in Japan almost all offices still use fax machines and require hand stamps/seals (which Japanese culture uses in lieu of signatures), and that the hierarchical and polite culture gets in the way of business requiring at least one drinking party after work every week to actually get business done (in Asian culture when you are drunk all politeness can be dropped—to an extent—and business can actually be done). So I know things can be done here to help communication and information flow around the workplace, and it seems from our talk that the same is true in Oz and the UK. 

Anyway, that's not necessarily related, it's just still on my mind from our talk and your post made me think of it again. 

You made it! Congrats. Hope you can relax a little now that it's over.

Wow, talk about a wake up call. I'm nearly 2 weeks behind on keeping up with your fun daily writings. Don't worry about the comments 😉

Sounds like a LOT o hard work and it's paid off. It's totally understandable that you're running on empty after that much facilitating and having to schmooze people as well. 

Everyone sleeps better in their own bed I reckon, even if they don't readily admit it. 

Human interaction at all levels always gives you warmth and promotes "synchronicity" in favor of the business and for the well-being of all Mr.Taraz... congratulations to everyone.

To all who have traveled for days away from home, it happens between endless working hours that we often take her to the hotel room, sleeping without our partner even next to us... 

We miss the bed, and the bathroom, the everyday life of the home is normal, and I understand him. Many times I had to be away for months when I was working in the oil industry, and the day I returned the joy was immense and the embrace with mine eternal.

Happy return to your home

Conference meetings can be beneficial, new ideas come to the table, or instructions to be shared on return. Many forget it's not simply an outing for a couple of days being entertained, companies do it with purpose in mind.

Meeting associates is interesting, being away from home comforts always where the discomfort comes in. Long distance to reach destination, meeting folk, listening to ideas all day, you pretty tired, then off to dinners that may take you into early hours, up bright and early to do it again for a week!

When eventually returning home, you appreciate your bed more, sleep it off, after exhaustion leaves, out come copious notes to pass on within your home base.

Home sweet home, till next time !LOLZ

you should next time take wife with you so any bed will be your bed without this feeling:D

I don't like to be stay away from HIVE for a while and I want to keep my posting in routine. However, I don't know whether this is sustainable, perhaps having some break would be okay provided that I will return.

I am very much used to sleeping alone but it would be nice to have ~~your wife~~ a woman next to me.

Greetings from a tiny city in Portugal, where I'm about to spend my first night, "alone" ( in my new place ).

Abraço 

I am really impressed with your commitment to post on hive even you are in a conference, meet up or busy in any other thing
And I feel you mostly posted about you daily activities or other life related topics, I am waiting for few posts about cryptocurrency, finance and hive blockchain related topics in leofinance community