<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">IDG alumni are invited to this reception for the release of the Pat McGovern book:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-forward-launch-party-alumni-tickets-49153636851" class="">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-forward-launch-party-alumni-tickets-49153636851</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Each ticket comes with a copy of the book, and Glenn will be there to sign them.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-Ken</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 18, 2018, at 3:03 AM, David Needle <<a href="mailto:davidneedle@gmail.com" class="">davidneedle@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><div class="">Future Forward, the business book on IDG's late founder and CEO Pat McGovern, just came out and author Glenn Rifkin is going on a book tour. I plan on seeing him when he's in the Bay Area next week (he's based in the Boston area). </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It looks like a great book from the excerpts I've seen, though I'm sure it doesn't hurt that Pat has a special connection to most anyone who worked at IDG. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can read an excerpt and see a brief video with Glenn and shots of Chairman Pat here: </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.futureforwardbook.com/" class="">https://www.futureforwardbook.com/</a></div><div class="">The short video is quite well done and the final frame at the end says it all - showing how Pat literally went the extra mile to make it a truly international company. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* Glenn is hoping to get coverage for the book. If anyone is interested in speaking with him, feel free to connect with him at <a href="mailto:grifkin@comcast.net" class="gmail-jzcNb gmail-sxpygb gmail-AL18ce" target="_blank" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(60,64,67);overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;display:inline!important">grifkin@comcast.net</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div>
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