DIane and I started the day in Vancouver with a run along the seawall of one of the inlet bays of the city

From there we drove about 45 minutes outside of town to visit the  Coquitlam, BC. I was there to meet witht he Coquitlam School District Administrators  and lead a discussion around recent progress and risks of AI. Our host has Stephen W, the Assistant Superintendent for the District and the leader of its (very impressive)  IT group.  Heather and Deepak from IBM were there for morale and logistical support. They were both so great to hang out with .. 

The talk went pretty well, The high point for me was the short mini-panel  that Stephen and I did after the talk. . After that, Stephen drove us around the town of Coquitlam which  is surrounded by high mountains and has a  beautiful harbor. We were able to visit one of the High school middle school campuses. where we got a very good sense of the student focused teaching and the STEAM initiatives they had for the students. 

Afterwards we had a lovely dinner hosted by Stephen, His wife Jen ..the school district Numeracy lead, Patricia the District Superintendent and her husband Steve. The setting was beautiful, the dinner was great.. and the conversation was even better.   We felt so at ease with all of them. We had great conversations about education, travel, kids.. .. it was a memorable evening. 

AFter dinner, DIane and I drove another 45 miinutes south to the town of Abbotsford, BC  in prep for the next days talks. 

Nite all, nite sma

-me