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Paula at Poptech Fellows program

Category: WildlifeDirect news, wildlifedirect | Date: Oct 17 2009 | By: paula

Dear Friends

I just wanted to let you know that I am at PopTech  and it is amazing. I wish my entire team from Nairobi and all our WildlifeDirect bloggers could be here with me!

In the PopTech Fellows program I will be talking about WildlifeDirect and working with a team of professional marketers, strategists, communicators and planners to learn more about what we can do to take WildlifeDirect to the next level.

Paula Kahumbu at Point Look out PopTech

We are all at Point Lookout Resort and Recreation Center  near Camden and they days are filled with exercises and meetings. It is going to be very intense and I am really looking forward to the results!

Andrew Zollie PopTech

Andrew Zolli is an expert in global foresight and innovation, studying the complex trends at the intersection of technology, sustainability and global society that are shaping our future

Andrew Zolli runs PopTech and he told us that we had each one of us 16 fellows had been selected from hundreds of applicants and that his team had investigated each and every one of us to determine if we would be the perfect team. I wasn’t alone in feeling deeply honored that they had selected me. The other poptech fellows are doing earth shattering social innovations in energy and ecological solutions, education, medicine and design. It’s overwhelming. The PopTech team are fantastic - we already have a few nicknames like “Mushroom man” and I’m being called “Kenya”. You can meet all the other PopTech Fellows here

Sunset at PopTech Maine

We were blessed with a spectacular sunset after our first day at the PopTech fellows. Wow!

I will continue blogging and tweeting about Poptech here and on Twitter at @paulakahumbu. You can follow other Poptech tweeters by searching #poptech and following @poptech

You can also read Erik Hershmans blog here

PopTech

Before I sign off I want to thank Ollie Wilder (great name) and his parents and family who have taken me under their wing in Camden over the last week. I especially want to say “Thank you” to Trink and Kent for adopting me into your amazing family.

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5 Responses to “Paula at Poptech Fellows program”

sheryl, washington dc, on 17 Oct 2009

Wow, this sounds fantastic, Paula. The photos of Camden are great, too. I’d go there in the summer, though. ;-) Looking forward to more of your tweets about the experience.

s.

Kristen Taylor, on 17 Oct 2009

Paula, we’re so glad you are one of our Fellows this year!

Out of all of the amazing Fellows, it particularly suits you to stand next to the animal sculptures at our retreat center :)

Look forward to your stage presentation next week—

Bill Gordon, on 19 Oct 2009

Paula:

Glad you are enjoying the Fellows program - it is meant to be one of a kind. Looking forward to hearing your story in person.

Bill

paula, on 19 Oct 2009

Thanks Bill Kristen and Sheryl, I really appreciate your kind words. It’ snowed yesterday - it was a blizzard!

Katrinka Wilder, on 19 Oct 2009

Paula, Kent and I love reading your enthusiasm, but we miss your lovely smile around our house. What a perfect guest you are and of course you very quickly turned into a cherished family member, adaptable, always giving, whether making us delicious quantities of your special muesli or holding us spellbound at the kitchen table with your wide knowledge and compassion for life - all kinds. The Fellows program is very very lucky to have you there. All of you out in the world who love Paula - count us among you!

Trink

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