As you may know, Aaron is leaving IBM. Since we wanted to wish him well and see him one last time before he goes, we decided to arrange a lunch for him this Friday, May 29th..
However, since he (and I) are Web 2.0 guys, I wanted to add a Web 2.0 spin on it! So rather than send around a card for people to wish him well and send him a gift, I am setting up this blog!
You can wish him well by commenting on this post and offer him your best wishes! You can also contribute to a gift for him by using the
ChipIn widget on the side!
Thanks for taking the time to visit and contribute. And however you want to do so, please make sure you wish Aaron all the best.
Cheers!
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Details on the lunch on Friday
For those of you who have confirmed they are going to the lunch on Friday, here are the details:
Date/Time: Friday, May 29, 11:45
Place: Spring Rolls, 693 Yonge St. (just south of Bloor St. on the east side)
Reservation: Under Aaron Kim's name
Contact Bernie Michalik if you have any problems. My email userid on Yahoo.com is bernie_michalik
Other info: It should be on the SECOND FLOOR of the restaurant
Date/Time: Friday, May 29, 11:45
Place: Spring Rolls, 693 Yonge St. (just south of Bloor St. on the east side)
Reservation: Under Aaron Kim's name
Contact Bernie Michalik if you have any problems. My email userid on Yahoo.com is bernie_michalik
Other info: It should be on the SECOND FLOOR of the restaurant
Sorry to see you go! But of course, one of the niec things about 2.0, is that the networks we create follow us well outside corporate boundaries. So I'm sure you'll still "be around" :-D
ReplyDeleteAaron,
ReplyDeleteWe interacted very briefly while I was at IBM, but I found your writing and sharing to have been inspiring, thoughtful and I definitely appreciated it when I was a Web 2.0 obsessive among people who'd look at me with a third head when I mentioned it. I had the chance to see it flourish and grow in my (short) time at IBM and from this I know, both firsthand and from dispatches since, that you have been instrumental in it, and it would not be what it is now without your passion! Best of luck and hope that the change in scenery means more and better things that you love in your career and life.
Quinn Fung
Aaron ,
ReplyDeleteYou remember i contacted you from MBPS regarding Web 2.0 confrence in IBM Daksh. Sad to know, you are leaving IBM . Glad to know, you are on twitter. I would remember you as Web 2.0 guy always. And i am confident that oervasive Web 2.0 would keep us in touch . Last thought, Stay connected ! And all the best for your future !
Forgot to mention my name
ReplyDeleteRuchi
www.twitter.com/rucsb
Best of luck Aaron! Appreciate all you've done for Web2.0 within IBM !
ReplyDeleteAaron,
ReplyDeleteWe've had very little interaction but I have followed a lot of your work/postings and have been inspired by you. Thank you for your contributions as they have made an impact in my work. You will be missed. Take care and good luck on your future endeavors!
Morgan Pelletier
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteI'm somewhat shocked and sad to see you leave IBM. I just wanted to thank you publically for everything you have done to further Social Software Adoption within IBM (and outside). You truly have been an inspiration for a lot of folks! Wishing you well wherever you go (and yes - I am already following you on twitter...).
Wolfgang Kulhanek.
Wishing you all the best, thanks for all your help in our brief work interactions. Hope we stay in touch through twitter / FB / others
ReplyDeleteDiego
Thanks for your posts on Blogcentral. I was an regular reader. Thank you for all your thoughts and suggestions as Web2.0 trend grew and grew. Your contributions made an impact in my thinking and work. Best wishes for the future.
ReplyDeleteAaron,
ReplyDeleteI think I have to face the reality and take the message ... ... thanks so much you brought to IBM web20 communities. Best wishes to you and your family.
Ning Y
Good luck in your journey, and thanks for the grat work inside IBM with the web2.0 group.
ReplyDeleteregards,
luttner
twitter.com/eluttner
The first time I started to prepare a Web2.0 talk, Aaron provided me a lot of material.
ReplyDeleteStill a lot of the material I am using today comes from him.
Whenever I wanted to read some well-thought contribution, I used to go to Macondo!
All the best Aaron! I wish you great success!
Aaron, all the best! Great success in whatever you do in the future.
ReplyDeleteAaron, good luck on your new venture. I'm glad that we can still stay in touch via Facebook and Twitter. I'm sure you are going to do great and you'll be an IBMer for ever! We'll receive you with open arms if/when you want to come back! :D
ReplyDeleteHey Aaron...
ReplyDeleteWish you all the best in your post-IBM career. Do stay in touch.
- David Leip.
twitter.com/Leip
friendfeed.com/Leip
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteit was always great to get your Web 2.0 communication, and you have inspired and motivated me to explore so many things.. Though we don't know me in person, let me share with you that you have made a great difference and influenced me, and have been a great food for thought for the Web 2.0 related project activities that we had in CS130@ UCLA!
Best of luck -- and keep on rockin' on!
Smiles, Gergana Markova ( @ IBM )
good luck aaron. i'll continue to follow your adventures from afar on twitter and your posts on the biznology blog.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Aaron - I would have loved to join your farewell lunch but we'll got for lunch and I'll buy you a pint or two of Guinness when I return to Toronto (or you visit me here in Tokyo).
ReplyDeleteHi, Aaron -
ReplyDeleteIt is always with mixed feelings when I see someone leaving IBM because I know it to be a home to many outstanding people such as yourself. I am excited to see you move onwards and, undoubtedly, upwards. I've enjoyed our conversations and the various web/Mac meet-ups; I do hope they continue to any extent. Best of luck on the new endeavour! As always, only a couple of taps or a tweet away.
- Victor
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteBest of luck -- and thanks to the miracle of social software, "good-bye" doesn't mean losing touch! See you on the intertubes!
All the best in your endeavors
ReplyDeleteAnirban
Aaron, it has been a pleasure getting to know you through social networks, and even cooler that we got to put real faces to virtual personas. I wish you every happiness and success in the future - will watch you with interest and look forward to reconnecting in the future.
ReplyDeleteHi Aaron - sorry to see you go, but best wishes in the next steps of your journey.
ReplyDelete- +Z+
Sorry to see you leave. Thanks for all your great contributions!! Good luck in all your future endeavors!
ReplyDeleteAaron,
ReplyDeleteI really can't explain how sad I was to hear that you're leaving IBM. I've always had the upmost respect for you as both a co-worker and a person (even prior to your 2.0 rise to fame ) and know that you will be missed immensely.
I wish you the best of luck as you set out upon your next journey, and know that you'll be sucessful where ever this path takes you.
mike melick.
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteHey man. Sorry to see you go. I just heard several people in the external Web2.0 community paying you huge compliments yesterday. Your Web2.0 Anti-Patterns talks left a great mark this year. The social web is an amazing thing. I am glad we finally got to meet IRL at Web2Expo SF this year. Wishing you all the best in your new adventure.
-Ryan Boyles
Flee our midst my friend
ReplyDeleteBig blue is poorer sans tu
Meet amongst the birds (tweet tweet)
Aaron - my best wishes to you on your new career journey. I look forward to keeping up in the usual 2.0 ways and having real life meet-ups in Toronto, SF, or other random cities around the world. Hugs! Jen
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteI was really sad to hear that you're leaving IBM. You'll be missed! It was a pleasure working with you and getting to know you. I wish you all the best in your new adventure!
Keep in touch,
Nadia
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteAll the best in your new role -- their gain is IBM's loss. You are one of the bright lights that inspire the rest of us. I hope you'll stay in touch and perhaps our professional paths will crisscross in the future.
Take care!
Karen Y-F
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteWish you all the best for the future, and thank you for everything you have done to create a community around Web 2.0 here in IBM.
- Zygmunt
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteI am sure you will continue to inspire us, even from beyond the boundaries of IBM.
Thank goodness for social software that lets us keep in touch with folks half way around the world, even when we no longer work for the same company!
Best wishes and good luck in all your future ventures.
Stuart McRae
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteEver since we first started working together on Web2.0 stuff back in December 2005 I have admired how you absorb, adjust and present concepts. There is going to be a huge gap missing at IBM now. Thank you for taking on more than your fair share of all the travelling and presenting. Your dedication really has made a difference. I hope you enjoy your new position and get lots of opportunities to share your great ideas with others.
Jen Nolan
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteSorry to see you go. Wish you luck, good health and good times with your family.
It was great meeting you, and although I did not have the pleasure of working closely with you, I do recognise the quality of your work and your contributions to the Web 2.0 Community. There is no doubt you'll be missed and that you are leaving behind some big shoes to fill.
All the best!
Rafael Dorantes
Aaron, I've enjoyed working with you for a number of years, since the time I was at RBC doing performance work. I recall you were one of the IBMers who went out of their way to show me the ropes. I appreciated that.
ReplyDeleteI also recall you presenting on podcasts and other such things long before Web 2.0 became such a hot topic!
These are just two small examples of your kindness and your foresight, two qualities among many good qualities that you possess and that anyone who works with you will have the good fortune to experience.
All the best to you, Aaron. I won't really miss you, since we maintain alot of connections via all the social computing tools that we use. But I am looking forward to hearing of your future success.
Tchau!
Bernie
Thanks to all of you for the inspiring comments. With the risk of sounding like a Gen Y: you are awesome. Thanks particularly to Bernie for setting up this virtual farewell card, complete with the gift donation widget (you had to have a widget somewhere, eh? :-) ). My initial plan was to donate that raised amount to some charity, but inspired by Jamie Alexander, and just to keep the Web 2.0 angle of this going, I decided to use that to alleviate poverty and help some entrepreneurs around the globe via http://www.kiva.org. I'll post more details later (once Bernie and I figure out how to get the donated amount from ChipIn!!!). Diego and Anirban, sorry, I don't have your contact info. If you are in Twitter, please send me a DM.
ReplyDeleteHi Aaron! It has been really wonderful working with you at IBM. At least, it feels like I have been working with you although I live in Australia! Your contributions to BlogCentral will be missed! Lets continue the conversation on Twitter - all the very best with your future adventures!
ReplyDeleteHey Aaron, no luck finding that picture yet! I'll keep looking though. All the best to you. Enjoy life's journey :)
ReplyDeleteAlmost 2 months later, I finally managed to blog about the Kiva.org donation: http://aaronkim.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/kiva-org-and-the-future-of-philanthropy
ReplyDeleteThank you all again for the kind words and the parting gift!