{"id":6075,"date":"2017-02-21T02:22:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T02:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogslikegauthier.com\/?p=6075"},"modified":"2017-02-21T02:22:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T02:22:43","slug":"the-idea-city-conference-2016-how-i-got-to-the-canadian-high-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/?p=6075","title":{"rendered":"The Idea City Conference 2016 & How I got to the Canadian High Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"

My story begins with getting invited to attend & cover the 2016 Idea City conference this amazing conference filled with 50 speakers over 3 days & different genres \/ inspirational \/ educational\/ though provoking \/ spark ideas & meeting awesome smart people \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Each Day is broken up into a Morning Pod, Afternoon Pod & Evening Pod & there is 3-4 speakers per pod & a conversation break per pod each pod is themed with speakers on that theme you really should attend this year if you can for ideacity 2017<\/p>\n

It really was very cool & different conference I have ever attended each day left you enriched , educated & feeling great also meeting & building relationships that you can build during the 3 day conference the opening party after day 1 a casaloma was amazing way to start off the conference <\/p>\n

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\nThen we were back at for Day 2 <\/p>\n

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Each day we started with a musical performance below was this amazing 14 year old Daniel Clarke Bouchard pianoist playing the canadian anthem to start our day <\/p>\n

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Then move into speakers sessions (Pods) <\/p>\n

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Each day there was great snack & beverages during each conversional break & there was food available during lunch too \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I really enjoyed the format of this conference & getting to know people & seeing everyone each day<\/p>\n

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\nSo at the end of the 3rd day & final giveaway of this trip called the Arctic Explorer been given away by Adventure Canada & During my pre coverage I saw they were giving away this trip and in the back my mind I laughed what if I actually win this do I really wanna go to the Arctic? wasn’t really a priority to me I was like meh <\/p>\n

Then the moment came at the end of the day I was busy taking pictures live tweeting and they called Karen Nuygen for 5 mins they tried to look for her but eventually they couldn’t so they re-ran the simulator then it happened! There it was my name up in light in white & red JON GAUTHIER in front of a few hundred people I was like OMG! WTF That’s my name I jumped up and was hey I am here they what a whirl wind moment I had just won this $36,000 trip for 2 that I didn’t want ha! was hilarious that I called this moment when I was writing my idea city preview post now here I actually won it. <\/p>\n

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\nEveryone was like who are you taking who are you taking was in shell shock still <\/p>\n

Blurted out well I don’t have anyone to take at the moment I am single so the jokes & take me take me started on stage & back then was whisked off to the afterparty <\/p>\n

Where my friend Steve took it upon him self to try & find me a date to create a contest <\/p>\n

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\nTo find someone to bring to the Arctic we interviewed this miss universe 2015 delegate and James delgato for a video intro <\/p>\n

I got hang out with Nikki Yankisky @ the ideacity closing party that was cool I appolized for not really paying attention to her playing as I was backstage with my winnings she was fun to chat with <\/p>\n

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Also because of my win some of the staff from Selftraits (3D Printing) they were taking 360 pictures of everyone at the conference & they came up to me hey you won that Arctic prize we wanna give you a free sculpture if you take it with you to the Arctic & do selfies with it I was sure So it was kinda a wild night & weekend<\/p>\n

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So that Monday was fun going back to work telling everyone I had won this trip to the Arctic that past weekend got awesome reactions of “wait what you won what?”<\/p>\n

Then as the months and days go by it was back in June got this and I wasn’t scheduled to be was leaving until August so lots of time to prep since I never been that far north I had to research but thankfully adventure Canada was in contact with me all the way through sent me welcome package intially through email <\/p>\n

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\nThen i got this folder with an Arctic briefing & pre departure info packing list of what to bring so I headed off to Marks Warehouse to get geared up! <\/p>\n

So I want to thank Ideacity once again for an awsome three days of speakers & enlightenment, Education & fun parties and to Adventure Canada thanks for sponsoring & giving away this trip & giving me an experience of a life time definately an experience you will never forget. So really you should sign up & attend Idea city this year! You will love it and the people are awesome as well <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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