We were at the Marriott in Riyadh on February 25-26, 2007, as support staff of the 2007 Alcatel-Lucent Technology Seminar. The seminars have been staged in Saudi Arabia only six times since 1997. They bring over scientists and researchers of world-renowned Bell Labs to the Middle East region. This year's edition brought the Bell Labs president himself no less. And here's one trivia that could also earn me bragging rights: I was part of each team that has organized the seminars every time since 1997.
While we appeared to be simply receptionists and registration assistants during the two-day event this year, the truth of the matter is that we almost single-handedly organized the seminar with the able but remote support of Marketing colleagues in the UAE. It therefore was very fulfilling to see the huge turn-out of participants, majority of whom praised the veneer of professionalism that the seminar successfully displayed.
