about me
Hi, I'm William and I head up the WEB Team (Web Engagement & Banking) at Vancity, Canada's largest credit union.
My opinions and views are just that, and don't reflect the views of my employer (or, perhaps, anyone else).
I can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Four down, one to go.
I honestly have no idea what I was thinking a few months back when I agreed to speak at five conferences in two months. Today I finished my penultimate engagement, and I'm starting to feel relieved.It was been an extraordinary honour to be able to address such a diverse set of audiences.
- From the Internet Marketing Conference here in Vancouver focusing on general online marketing techniques and tactics
- Organizing and promoting BarCampBankBC, which was a truly amazing, inspiring and rewarding experience
- Traveling to Indiana for the 2008 Partnership Symposium which was an event I had been looking forward to for almost a year and was a fantastic chance to see many of my favourite CU people from across North America
- And today I spoke here in Vancouver at the IABC Communicating Social Responsibility Conference where I got to address a room full of people dedicated to bringing integrity and values to their business models.
After Net.Finance East, I have nothing until January when I go back to New York for The Finance 2.0 Summit.
Next year, I need to be a whole lot more selective, I just can't afford to be away from the office and my family this much.
It feels a little like the end of an era for me. I have learned a ton, met some amazing people, sparked some incredible dialogue and really found my place in the industry. If you're reading this, it may well be because we met at one of these events. If so, shoot me a comment and say hello.
(photo credit by Brent Dixon)
Labels: azaroff, barcampbankbc, bcbbc08, conference, netfinance, partnership symposium, social marketing
posted on Friday, October 17, 2008
6 comments
I can empathize with your sentiments here. I feel privileged that I have gotten to participate in two of these events, and seen the William show while it's still on tour. Congrats on your Partnership Symposium talk; it was the smoothest that I've seen you do.
-Morriss
comment from 
everythingcu on October 17, 2008
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Thanks Morriss. Honestly the best part of these conferences is seeing friends like you whom I would otherwise never get to see. See you in NYC in January!
comment from 
wazaroff on October 18, 2008
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I downloaded your Partnership Symposium slides when I got home and have reviewed them twice The spirit of Vancity really shines through in your presentation.
comment from 
Ginny Brady on October 19, 2008
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Thanks Ginny. So good to see you in Indiana.
comment from wazaroff on October 20, 2008
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Hang in there buddy. Before you know it you will be sitting at home wondering where all the time went. As long as you are out there speaking and participating good things will happen. Sometime you just don't know when.
comment from on October 20, 2008
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@Gene - Dude, you're the same guy who says that kids grow up way too fast and don't miss a minute of it. I mean, which is it?
I'm joking with you. I love presenting, and will still do some, I'm just going to slow it down a little.
comment from wazaroff on October 20, 2008
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