On Wednesday morning, I took a quick 35 minute flight to Chennai with Ravi Varadarajan, our TTM for India. We were met at the airport by Mr. Mohan Santhanam of Barry-Wehmiller who would be our host for the day. The traffic was very similar to Bangalore and I was once again amazed at the way our driver skillfully maneuvered his way the the BWIR offices. We were treated to a fine lunch, and a quick trip to the Cane ‘n Bamboo, a small shop that offers beautifully handcrafted items at prices you wouldn’t believe. <\/p>\n
After that we headed out to the very first Chennai user group meeting held at The League Club, a perfect venue for a user group meeting. Nearly 40 users braved rain and some minor flooding to attend. I was lucky enough to be able to present once again, and the audience was very polite as I spoke about user groups in the US. Then it struck me – I could actually have been in the US. The meeting set-up, the attendees, the presentations, the venue – it was very much like any other user group meeting I’ve been to this year. The only difference – I was half way around the world. We had a great meeting, and I was a just a little embarrassed when one of the attendees stood up at the end and thanked me publicly for coming. It was me that should be thankful – my favorite part of my job is attending user group meetings, and here I was at a meeting in India.<\/p>\n
I also have to thank Mr. Santhanam specifically for his hospitality. We could not have had a better host, and you won’t meet a finer person. Thank you Mohan, I look forward to seeing you again.<\/p>\n
Next stop – Pune<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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