Campus Party Diary day 4

Well this is going to be my final blog from the Campus Party. 

My week of residence at the O2 Arena is coming to an end and for the first time all week I come to you after a good night’s sleep.  But after the previous night’s shenanigans, anything would be a good night.

Today’s work schedule was quite relaxed as things are starting to wind down. 

 

Yes, that is the Xbox One

We had to finish our work from the David Rowan Keynote Speech and combined efforts between teams to make a super effort.

Antonio and Raul took in a very interesting speech about how Digital Technology can make anyone a spy.  I am slightly gutted to have missed that as it is a topic I am interested in.

Myself, Paul, Ondrej and Jana were assigned a Keynote Speech from lastminute.com creator Martha Lane Fox.  You can imagine our confusion and surprise when we got a speech about M2M technology from Camille Mendler from Informa Telecoms.  Talk about lastminute.com switches.

Despite this minor setback, we thought on our feet and managed to still produce some work out of it and got a decent interview from Camille at the end.

Following on from this we decided to take in a panel discussion about ‘Emerging Business models for music and artists’ and as before, there was a late last minute switch in one of the panelists.  At this point I could feel the effects of the previous night catching up to me and sensed I was slowly drifting off in the gloom. 

I swear whenever I nodded ever so slightly, one of the panelists would stare at me…. Might have been my imagination playing tricks on me though.

Once we had finalised our work from the day’s activities, it was time for a well-earned relaxation.  Well for some, as a few people were having to take in a Keynote from John ‘Maddog’ Hall. 

Cheers

 Our relaxation was as you’d expect beer and food.  But considering the work we have been doing for the week, we were also in full fun photo mode.  I sure am looking forward to seeing some of the photos that come out.

A good proportion of the group decided that the night was still young and London was calling, and so they went off to see the bright lights of the big smoke. 

 

Now, about those expenses Lyndsey

I on the other hand decided that after the previous night’s antics, I needed to get an earlier night. But I also needed a good night’s sleep as well.  So with this in mind, I headed back to the camping area and gathered up all my stuff, including sleeping bag and airbed, and set up in the back of the production office.  I wasn’t the only one either as Christian and Ana-Marie had done this the night before.

Although I did say at the start that I had a good night’s sleep, I shall never complain about snorers again as Christian is louder than a 747.  But apparently I give as good as I got.

It is sad that I am having to end this week as it has been a really exciting time, seeing speeches I would ordinarily have missed or even dismissed.  I have had the ear of some of Technologies finest minds.  But most of all I have had a chance to work with colleagues from across Europe and have created close bonds that can only be made through experiences like this.