Okay. Many of my loyal (3) followers maybe disappointed to hear this but I am going to be changing the tone of this blog significantly. The past has been filled with fun but snarky, cheeky, professionally unwise blogs. One information interview I had in November revealed this - that I needed to watch my tone.
SO....Thinking Highways North America~
The last work day of January, if you only work weekdays. It’s taken some time to get to my feet as the newly minted President of H3B Media. I’m having a bout with sleeplessness and learning the ropes and pitfalls of working from home – gosh the cat is cute and needs a pet and a cuddle just now.
The month has not been without significant progress on a number of fronts for H3B. While Luis recovers from a procedure (I don’t care what anyone says, size doesn’t matter THAT much) we wage on in our battle for world transportation media domination. The new website has launched www.thinkinghighways.com and looks fantastic though I’ve also heard it be described as very European. Actually that is both what attracts me to H3B and gives me rise to think that I can help North American-ize the magazine and online versions. I welcome thoughts in this regard from friends on this side of the Atlantic.
I’ve had a quick re-visit of my English-to-English translations, remembering that tyre is spelled as such, that a boot is a trunk, a bonnet a hood rather than a hat and that tea is now known better as splosh – and only includes those beverages that actually contain tea – sorry chamomile, you’re not tea, er, splosh.
TRB was extremely exciting this year. This was my third edition, which pales in comparison with those who were attending their 33rd or even 53rd! It was exciting first to be working the floor for a new company, one with a much easier business model that while pushing for change does not require change to be viable (if you know my last job, you know what I’m talking about.) It was exciting to be able to give away free schwag – a mark of the world of media. And it was exciting to discuss and ‘vision’ new ideas and partnerships to advance the world of intelligent transportation from thought through technology to public policy and implementation.
Work still needs to be done to get us running smoothly and that may take some time – bare with us as we grow. These are exciting times at H3B Media North America. Thinking Transit is occupying much of my time and attention though spreading the gospel of Thinking Highways is also of high importance.
Well, enough of this slacking. Back to work.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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