Roderick was wide awake early.... We had told him about the potential rain today in the afternoon. So we went out driving the Vespa and he and I liked it a lot. We were lucky because in the afternoon rain made it less attractive....

Well worth the wait. today I got my vespa.... Roderick and I have been longing for the scooter for a couple of months, but now we have it and great fun it is indeed...

Cross media, media, new media, technology and and and....in the end a lot is about true creativity, experience and eagerness to make something special....

Leading creatives and entrepreneurs headline newly-created Cross Media Week event in Amsterdam in September

Speakers of Pixar, Endemol, Talpa, craigslist, Second Life and MySpace headline PICNIC ‘06

June 15, 2006 – Amsterdam -- The Cross Media Week Foundation today announced the program and speaker line-up for Cross Media Week, officially known as PICNIC ’06. PICNIC ’06 is Amsterdam’s new annual event focused on creativity in cross media content and technology, specifically in the fields of entertainment and communication.

PICNIC ’06 will take place from September 26 – 30 at the Westergasfabriek, a cultural facility located in a former gas factory.

The PICNIC ’06 program will showcase content delivered via TV, the Internet, mobile phones, gaming, virtual reality and music services. Delegates will discuss major trends related to media, art and science, see innovative content, formats and channels, and develop new opportunities. Sessions will include networking picnics, interactive plenary discussions, content showcases, demos and a wide variety of workshops.

For the complete program and confirmed speakers, visit www.crossmediaweek.org

The new herring was late this year, it took a fortnight longer for the herrings to get to the right weight. Therefore the haringparty at the Amsterdam Hilton was postphoned too. Luckily for me, because on the original date, I could not have made it. Lots of glamour and haute couture mixed with....indeed herring.....

It took 40 years to convert me into a jeans person, but now I am enjoying jeans a lot. This is partly due to the fabulous quality of the bluebloodbrand. The latest edition is an Avelon, model too short that shows the loafers well....

A late posting... A picture still on the 'digital' film... Last Friday I attended the opening of the World Championship football on HDTV at the NOS in Hilversum. A great happening with high quality pictures and I won a series of books on the Dutch soccer team. Nice to see part of the impact of last years trip to Japan, which was exactly one year ago this week.....

Picnic06 the Amsterdam Cross Media Week will take place at the end of September at the Westergasfabriek/Westerpark. To prepare we had a picknick with the team and friends. Great with fabulous wheather....

Football is not my 'thing' actually but visiting the match Holland-Australia with good friends was a great happening. Roderick was fully clad as the Dutch team and a little scared that he would be called upon the field to join the match as we had told him might happen.....

Sixapart's Maarten Schenk is not only a mathematical genius, he and his family are also very hospitable. The Vannispen's enjoyed a nice and tasty barbeque party at Maarten's residence in Belgium.....

In The Netherlands several organisations have beautiful material of in moving and still pictures of our country and population. More or less the period from 6 to 16 milion inhabitants is documented and archived. Much of the older material still has to be digitised so that it will not be lost for the future.....