She said that she wanted to experience the summit without oxygen, but Oleg would not open the door to the shuttle.
But I had an "aha moment" on Monday of this week at a rather historic event that could only happen in Silicon Valley – a User Experience (UX) Summit for OpenID which brought together representatives from Google, Yahoo, MySpace, Microsoft, AOL, Plaxo, and others.
However, until this summer I had never experienced a summit.
"So many inspiring leaders sharing invaluable experiences – this summit was unforgettable". says Ph.D. student Tibra Wheeler.
Still, some with decades of experience with such summit meetings take a more nuanced view.
My next entry will hopefully tell the story of a fantastic summit experience and the adversities we overcame to achieve it.
That partly reflects the bitter experience of past summit meetings, where tens of billions of dollars were pledged to alleviate poverty and many countries dragged their feet in delivering on their promises.
Some may wonder whether heritage and ethnicity really matter anymore in a society that fancies itself postracial, but Mr. Gates has his recent "beer summit" experience as evidence to the contrary.
For those looking to extend their summit experience, a hot lunch and tour of High Acres Composting Facility is available at the end of the second day as an additional add on package.
