The Hard Hat Tour of our web-site-in-progress went very well this morning. We converted our meeting room and the area around into a mock contruction zone with a bunch of decorations, including orange cones with blinky lights. These few pics don't really capture the extent of all the "stuff" that was put out for display. From 9:30-10, my boss, our division president and our chief communication officer thanked members of our web team for the hard work they are putting in in the final weeks before the re-launch. Then for another hour, a stream of people from around the building came in to see the displays and sample the cake, which said, "Please Pardon Our Pixels While We Renovate." All visitors got personalized hard hats with the project logo and their first name. I didn't get any photos of the crowd because I chatted with visitors the whole time. All-in-all, the event was a great success thanks to lots of good prep work by the team.

- mike lee - washington, dc