Geneva by night

Some night shots from Geneva. I'm walking from the hotel to the old part of the city.

Stones in the walkway, electrified, lit.

Nokia's Chipchase at LIFT

Mr Networking himself in action - Erik, visionary colleague, futuristic blogger, and photographer. Networking while waiting for Chipchase's presentation to start.

Nokia's Jan Chipchase held a presentation on "Literacy, Communication & Design". As usual, his presentation material had that perfect touch; fantastic pictures from his field research, no bullets, just a few words on a slide, simple and beautiful.

Me. Relaxing. In standby mode after Chipchase's presentation.

Networking at LIFT

The LIFT07 crew had prepared the conference center's networking floor with the LIFT logo - tape-paths to be traced.

Brought my Sigma 10-20 wide-angle lens. It's perfect for gatherings like this - no need to step back when taking a photo.

Salmon sandwich at LIFT

What would life be without a proper salmon sandwich - ok, I admit, this is not actually the real stuff, I quickly assembled it myself just to get a salmon shot.

LIFT kicking off

It's Thursday. I'm Caffeinated and ready to go. The laptop is running. It's my first day at LIFT07.

So, what's LIFT07 all about? Let's check the web page http://www.liftconference.com/:

LIFT has a simple goal: connect people who are passionate about new applications of technology and propel their conversations into the broader world to improve life and work.

There's definitely potential in this. A gathering of strategists, visionaries, entrepreneurs, bloggers, etc. Interesting keynotes, panel debates, discussion forums, and networking.

Favorite slide so far is "We are wasting a lot of brain power in large organizations". No, you really think so?! - I'm ironic...

It's time for a short break. Let's try SnakeRun - you compete against another H(uman), controlling your snake by touching one of four pads to change the snake's direction.

Hotel Eden in Geneva

In Geneva for the LIFT07 conference.

Got the top suite at the hotel for some reason - weird, but there's no need to complain...

Three balconies. Makes it difficult to choose...

Double Standards at Jeriko

Another great jazz session at Jeriko. This time featuring Double Standards, a local musical dream team consisting of Cennet Jönsson on saxes, Jacob Karlzon on piano, Hans Andersson on bass, and Peter Nilsson on drums.

http://www.kopasetic.se/:

The group interprets standards in a very unique way employing everything from rubato versions to hard swinging jazz! Creative initiatives are being nourished, musical depth , seriousness and humour is being mixed, everything performed with a twinkle in the eye and a big smile!

Jan Olsson, Skånska Dagbladet, on Double Standards' debut album:

Resultatet är lysande [...] en osedvanligt hörvärd och konsekvent musik, spännande och originell, ibland munter och ibland bara vacker. Mycket vacker till och med. [...] För mig är det här årets svenska jazzplatta - hittills.