---
title: "Heading home - Cisco Live 2008"
description: "A reflective look back at Cisco Live 2008, highlighting the diverse experiences from technical learning to late-night networking, and the true value of connecting with peers in the industry."
author: "Colin McNamara"
tags: ["conferences","cisco-live","networking-events","professional-development","team-building"]
image: "https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/cisco-live-2008-heading-home/featured.png"
date: 2008-06-25
url: https://colinmcnamara.com/blog/cisco-live-2008-heading-home
---

# Heading home - Cisco Live 2008

Sunday morning twenty two coworkers and I got off various planes bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to attack a week of learning, networking and having a great time. After a week of classes, and entertaining till 2:00 am each night, we look more like the walking dead.

Of course, it was all worth it. Some people see networkers as primarily an opportunity to prepare for a certification. Others got to learn something completely new. Some even go just for the World of Solutions and the various booth babes. What I value the most is the opportunity to see old friends, and make new ones, to sit down with someone you have just met and have a half hour conversation on distribution/access layer technologies, or just throw some darts. No matter what, the goal is to connect, learn and collaborate with my peers. This year, I can say that these goals have been achieved. See you next year at the Moscone Center in San Francisco at Cisco Live Networkers 2008.