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SUMMITING:  What an amazing Friday!

Today, we had the great fortune of attending the GeekWire Summit at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle. Per the event Web site, it's "the premier technology conference in the Pacific Northwest, bringing together engineers, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators for a conversation about the future of business and technology."

We were there because Annabelle had been invited to participate in the events Kids Tech Panel after interviewing for the position a few weeks back at GeekWire HQ (photo above).

We got to the Sheraton around 1 p.m. this afternoon, and after getting badged, we checked out the amazing artwork. 

We knew that the talks at the summit were being transcribed into graphics. (Without fail, this is what Annabelle does during the college lectures we listen to, rather than taking straight up text notes.) 

 The artist here is Guillaume Wiatr. You can read a great article about him here:
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/how-this-muralist-turns-geekwire-summit-tech-talks-into-art/

 I think illustrating lectures is one of Annabelle's dream jobs!

This afternoon, we had the opportunity to hear and see an interview with Washington Senator Maria Cantwell. She is whip smart, and we're fortunate she's our senator, IMHO.

 A little bit after 2, it was time for the kids to storm the stage.  

 The kids were all great. Annabelle seemed at home with a mic in her hand. :)

The whole thing is captured in the video below. The kids' panel is around the 1:30 mark, but all of it's worth watching. 
https://youtu.be/inM2OBtffeo