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eMERGE 2020 Chicago Postponed

COVID-19 Update

First we would like to thank all the sponsors of eMERGE 2020 Chicago, you are true partners in bringing this show to life and we appreciate your involvement. Many of you have inquired about our plan for the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Additionally, many of our sponsors have informed us of travel restrictions that have been put in place by their companies. This outbreak has had a significant impact on tradeshows around the world. Many shows have gone virtual or been cancelled.

eMERGE 2020 Chicago Preview

Welcome back, I’m sure you have talk about eMERGE 2020 Chicago conference here. So what the heck is it you may be asking. This is a technology culture conference. Chicago has so many great components to make it a great technology hub, but it has failed to really take off as a technology center. I think part of that is because of the cultural aspect.

Back during the dotcom boom, Chicago had a great technology culture, but after the crash, that kind of disappeared. In the valley, the roots of technology had taken hold, but here, they weren’t as deep and they got washed away in the crash.

Welcome To 2020, Now Let's End Childhood Cancer

Hello everyone, Welcome back to the first video or 2020. I put a new slightly shorter intro together, I would love to hear your thoughts. Let me know if you love it or hate it, or worse, are indifferent.

This first video is not going to be about tech. One of the other areas of focus for FUTRtech is to give something back, and that is what I am going to talk about today.

It is St Baldrick’s time again!

I will be shaving my head on January 26 to raise money for childhood cancer research, and who doesn’t want to help end childhood cancer.