Fred Gewant, ILOG’s VP of Americas Field Operations, kickstarted the proceedings today.

Fred has been with ILOG for just over a year but was instrumental in encouraging ILOG to organize DIALOG 08, after a five year hiatus. Fred wants to make DIALOG an annual event, and given the intense interaction and positive energy generated in the first two days, the case for DIALOG 09 is looking very strong indeed! He encouraged everyone to keep the momentum going through day 3.

The weather is warm and sunny here in Palm Springs, but it seems that many flights are still being affected by the severe weather in various parts of the country. Looks like some people might be stuck here for an extra day. Ho hum… Here’s to keeping the momentum going in Palm Springs into day 4!