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Thanks Santiago

Rob Katz — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:39:39 -0400

Haha thanks Santiago. I'll be in Bogota on Friday as well; I'm staying at the Casa Dann Carlton hotel, so if you're back and in the city, give me a call (no international mobile, sorry!) and maybe we can meet up. Have a good time in Medellin. It's the talk of the town here in the states -- at least as far as subject matter on the HBO series "Entourage" goes.

Hey Rob... what do you want

Santiago — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:35:46 -0400

Hey Rob... what do you want to know about the city? Just ask. Restaurants, hotels, hookers ;) ... I was going to ask you for an invite to the event but just realized that I will be in Medellin that day. It would have been neat to go. Good luck.

BOP in Bogota - Conference This Week

Rob Katz — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:52:55 -0400

I realize I've been pretty quiet on NextBillion lately. Thankfully Derek, Tayo, Nitin, Al, Bill, and Julia have picked up a ton of slack and are writing fantastic pieces.

One of the reasons I've been so quiet lately is simply that I haven't been around much. Between work travel and a little personal trip (to northern Michigan this weekend -- cherry country!) I've not spent a full week in the office in nearly a month.

That pattern holds up this week - I leave Wednesday for Bogota, Colombia, where I am speaking to a forum on "Business Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid." The forum is hosted by Semana and Dinero magazines, and will also feature Juan Luis Martinez, a Spanish CSR expert. Should be an interesting conference.

In any case, if you know anything about Bogota (my first time there), leave me some tips in the comment section. And if you'll be attending the event, be sure to let me know - I'd love to meet up.