Acknowledgments

Special thanks and appreciation to the Bore No More! and Boring Meetings Suck project team for all their hard work, dedication, and appreciation to eliminate meetings that suck: Dawn Ross, Sam Horn, Dr. Patricia Ross, Barbara McNichol, and Don The Idea Guy Snyder. Thanks also to the entire team at John Wiley & Sons Inc. for allowing me the opportunity to work with your prestigious organization and receive your support along the way. It was a pleasure to work with all of you on a project so important to me.

Thanks also to my loyal book supporters: Stacey Petz, Richard Petz, Bill Petz, Mary Coker, Sue Jacques, Bob Hothem, Chris Curry, Emily Chappie, Friday wine afternoons, and sitters Amanda, Emily, Larry, and Pat.

Additional thanks to the following contributors: Mark Henson, Brandon Dupler, Wendy Nicodemus, Amy Hiday, Rosemarie Rosetti, Randall Reeder, the Destinations By Design team for your hospitality and support, Deb Paat, Rebecca Garforth, Brad Copeland, John Page, Johnny DiLoretto, Diana Hisey, Kevin Gadd, Craig Morrison, Jim Samuel, Ron Borland, Tracey Tikos-Wiese, Becca Mount, Vanessa Mandell, Tony Tanner, David Corey, Ken Ritter, David Crone, Becky Nye, Colleen Gilger, Michelle Renda, April Manning, Jeff Williams, Mike McKinley, Frank Pacetta, David Grady, Larry Hilsheimer, Cindy Hilsheimer, Kristi Penney, Bryan Suddith, Diana Carr, Jacee Scoular, Jack Windsor, Monica Filyaw, Martha Rose Sapp, Rob Eddy, Dave Ferree, Jill Clark, Dan and Lisa Clausing, Michael Kent, Randy Wilcox, Victor Paini, Greg Kelley-Flowers, Erin Gay, Tim Petz, Kari Osborne, Rob Barkley, Heather Didion, Garr Reynolds, Brenda Dyckes, Michael Dustman, Jodi Hoye, Jen Cassidy, Martha Mathews, Frank Addington, Chrissy See, Carrie Miller, David Cryer, Kevin Sloan, Terri Spring, John Armato, Stan Allan, Mindy Bailey, Seth Godin, Robb Martin, and all the others who posted, responded to, or otherwise contributed to ideas and SRDs that form the essence of Boring Meetings Suck.