My first official act as an Inman employee (other than the obligitory HR paperwork and such) was to attend part of REbarCamp Silicon Valley. I flew in from Atlanta just in time for the very beginnings of happy hour (nice timing, huh?).  I didn't actually attend any sessions because the alure of the VIP lounge was just too strong for me to resist.  I've been to a bunch of barcamps so I was way more interested in seeing people and catching up.

There's some other details about this barcamp that made it a bit unique like the very cool venue, but that's not really what I wanted to talk about here.  The key take away for me from this barcamp was actually a deeper awareness of how much we all need and want community.  The session titles matter - and they are helpful - but I think the real draw with bar camps is how much fun it is to connect with a couple hundred like-minded individuals and talk about some stuff. 

This photo is from the "immediately-after" party (to be followed later by the after after party).  Had some great conversations here.

Thanks so much to Julie Ziemelis and Hilda Ramirez for their hard work organizing #rebcsv!

What were your impressions of the day?  Or the Party?  or whatever...