Annual Networking/Social Meeting
and “Gold Elephant Book Exchange”
Note: For the first time in 3 years we are meeting in person!
(Apologies to our loyal remote followers – we will be back on Zoom in January.)
Meeting Goals:
– Connect: get to know one another better – personally & professionally
– Learn: share knowledge informally during the book exchange
– Enjoy: fellowship + creative responses (and humor) of the game
Please bring a gift-wrapped book that is meaningful to you — perhaps a book from your own library to ‘pay it forward’ or one from a second hand bookstore. Don’t spend a lot of money – it’s the thought that counts!
The game will be similar to a traditional white elephant gift exchange — each person in turn will unwrap a book or ‘steal’ one that someone else has already opened. Unlike ‘white elephants’ (which are often useless), the books are ‘gold elephants’ that will contain some unique nuggets of wisdom when opened (or stolen) by the right recipient! Discovering those golden nuggets will be part of the game as people talk about the books they give (and the ones they get)!
Handout/Procedure for the ‘Gold Elephant Book Exchange’
Presenter / Facilitator: Jim Jameson
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Schedule for Thursday Evening:
– 6:30 Intros / Networking / Food
– 7:00 Announcements / Program
– 8:45 Closing and evaluation
Meeting Location:
University of Dallas – SB Hall, Serafy Special Events Room *
SB Hall: 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving, TX 75062
SB Hall is #34 on the UD Campus Map [Lat/Long Nav]
Cost: No charge for members ($60/year). $10 for guests.
Facilitator BIO:
Jim Jameson is currently “semi-retired” from his various consulting roles and is exploring new avenues. His professional mission has been to improve the success rate of technology adoption projects, working mainly in the areas of Business Analysis, Change Management, Collaboration, and Knowledge Management. He believes that focusing on the people side of technology change is the key to improving ROI on transformational ‘IT solutions’.
Jim earned an MS degree in Information Systems and post-grad certificate in Knowledge Management, both from George Washington University in DC.