Comments on: Davos Newbies Home http://www.davosnewbies.com/2000/01/22/davos-newbies-home-52/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lance Knobel http://www.davosnewbies.com/2000/01/22/davos-newbies-home-52/comment-page-1/#comment-40330 Lance Knobel Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:22:19 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=210#comment-40330 Alas, no. I attended every Davos between 1993 and 2002. So a very good run. Haven't been back yet. In the "old" days monitors showed the person's face as well. I don't know if it was an early use of RFID or some other technology. Alas, no. I attended every Davos between 1993 and 2002. So a very good run. Haven’t been back yet.

In the “old” days monitors showed the person’s face as well. I don’t know if it was an early use of RFID or some other technology.

]]> By: John Newton http://www.davosnewbies.com/2000/01/22/davos-newbies-home-52/comment-page-1/#comment-40268 John Newton Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:23:02 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=210#comment-40268 Somebody passed this on and I didn't even look at the date, so it is still very relevant. What might be different now is that the badges contain an RFID and you need to flash it in front of a monitor that will display the person's face. Are you still going? Somebody passed this on and I didn’t even look at the date, so it is still very relevant.

What might be different now is that the badges contain an RFID and you need to flash it in front of a monitor that will display the person’s face.

Are you still going?

]]> By: Lance Knobel http://www.davosnewbies.com/2000/01/22/davos-newbies-home-52/comment-page-1/#comment-40189 Lance Knobel Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:59:08 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=210#comment-40189 John, it shows some of the inertia of an institution like the World Economic Forum that my post, from seven years ago, still serves as a reasonably accurate guide to the badge gradations. The best badge to have in my day, incidentally, was a white badge with a sparkly hologram-like circle on the holder. These were necessary for admission to the private meetings of top economic ministers. John, it shows some of the inertia of an institution like the World Economic Forum that my post, from seven years ago, still serves as a reasonably accurate guide to the badge gradations.

The best badge to have in my day, incidentally, was a white badge with a sparkly hologram-like circle on the holder. These were necessary for admission to the private meetings of top economic ministers.

]]> By: John Newton http://www.davosnewbies.com/2000/01/22/davos-newbies-home-52/comment-page-1/#comment-40172 John Newton Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:21:01 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=210#comment-40172 Actually, participants with full privileges had a white badge with a blue stripe on the bottom. The blue stripe was required to get into the workshops which were 2+ hour brainstorming and solution sessions on the world problems. Spouses had white badges with no stripe and could not attend the workshops. I wonder what color badge Sharon Stone had? ;-) Actually, participants with full privileges had a white badge with a blue stripe on the bottom. The blue stripe was required to get into the workshops which were 2+ hour brainstorming and solution sessions on the world problems. Spouses had white badges with no stripe and could not attend the workshops.

I wonder what color badge Sharon Stone had? ;-)

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