Although my roller bag is probably not as hot at Midori’s shoulder bag, my bag is the utmost in feminine professionalism, packed to the brim with (among all the things mentioned above), hard clipboard for taking notes, post-it notes, stapler for stapling stuff to my post-in notes, trail mix, protein bars, fruit bars, rice cakes and lipstick.

You may want to slip a stick of Old Spice in your bag Sam, just in case you need to do a swan-dive into the best night of your life!

If you are using Bump, may I suggest using SocialFuse? It’s the app that shares your Twitter and LinkedIn profiles. They use the Bump API (Paypal also built a Bump app).

Also, you might try wawame…bluetooth exchange will come in handy for Americans in Vancouver. The only crummy thing is that the server can be spotty.

Keith, I like contxts, except you have to go through one more step to merge your contact lists. And there aren’t any type of privacy disclaimers on their site. So, I have no idea what they’re doing with my profile information and I’m an SMS phobe to begin with 😉

I like Bump and have not tried Contxts, yet. I will give it a try.

Did you know that Linkedin has its own Bump feature? If you have Linkedin for iPhone, you can do the same bump type feature to exchange Linkedin contacts with another attendee that has Linkedin for iphone.

Thanks for your contribution!

Great list! I’d add a particular app for the iPhone that makes meeting people and exchanging info simple…Bump.

For those who you meet who don’t have bump, I also ensure that I have Contxts. Simply go to http://contxts.com, set up your information and then tell people to text your contxts username to 50500. In a few seconds they will receive a text with all of your contact info.

Try it out…my contxt username is klrichardson. So, text klrichardson to 50500 and watch what happens. Between bump and contxts I can safely leave the business cards at home.

And I’m happy to share my gum and wisps with anyone who’d like…it really works out for the good of all

I think the Powerstick, ipad and wisps are great additions. I will be ready to photograph your “cute” bag at WEC to share with everyone. (I am betting it is black with wheels.)

– Sam

iPhone os 4 – zoom on the camera for good stage shots.

iPadraig, of course, (http://pulsestaging.com/news/?p=374) – has been a fabulous substitute for my MacBook.

Window cleaner – good one Jeff! (omg that was so embarrassing leaving mine in my room at PCMA!).

Cute little striped bag – forget that roller thing for the AVGirl!

Gum and Wisps – okay, not SM-related, but important for being in such close quarters and talking all day.

Midori

Window cleaner! So True!

I like the batteries idea – great addition. Since, I am an Apple guy, batteries are not an option for me. Apple users just need to stay within 30 feet of power at all times.

Two things that I carry with me that are not on your list:
1) Batteries – I need them for my Flip Camera and my wireless mouse. I carry my wireless mouse everywhere because I suck at using the touch pad.

2) Window screen cleaner – Ever open up your laptop at a conference and are suddenly horrified by the spots on it? The different lighting of the room highlights all the smudges, spots and imperfections of your laptop for eveyone to see.