Photos: TechRepublic 10-Year Anniversary Event - TechRepublic

Photos: TechRepublic 10-Year Anniversary Event

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    TechRepublic's 10-year birthday cake

    TechRepublic celebrated its 10th anniversary with a community event on June 26-27, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky, where TechRepublic was founded and where its editorial department still has its headquarters today.

  • Jerry Taylor (BFilmFan) set his GPS for Louisville

  • TechRepublic members gather in the CBSi office in Louisville for a tour

  • TechRepublic members tour the Louisville CBSi office

  • TechRepublic members tour the Louisville CBSi office

  • TR members photograph the 46-inch LCD in Jason Hiner's office

  • Sonja Thompson in the TechRepublic podcast studio

  • Sonja shows the TechRepublic video studio

  • Michael Jay takes the director board in TR studio

  • Mini TR flags lined up on the top of a cubicle

  • Scott Lowe, jdclyde, and Chad Perrin during CBSi office tour

  • TR product team in conference room, photographed during office tour

  • TR member photographed the geese next to the TR office

  • The Hilton Garden Inn Northeast in Louisville

  • TechRepublic swag bag for attendees

  • The program for the TR10 event

  • Jason Hiner and Rick Vanover set up projector

  • Jason Hiner gets his laptop set up for the event

  • Laptop ready, projector ready

  • Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner finish preparations

  • Bill Detwiler and Chris McElhone set up video streaming

  • Bill Detwiler connects video camera to Ustream

  • Camera guys get the video set up

  • CBSi engineers gather for TR10 event

  • TechRepublic members get seated for TR10 event

  • Sonja Thompson kicks off the TR10 event

  • Jason Hiner explains the TechRepublic story

  • Toni Bowers tells how TechRepublic took a different approach to editorial

  • Scott Lowe speaks at TR10 event

  • Justin James speaks at TR10 event

  • TechRepublic moderator Tammy Cavadias speaks at TR10 event

  • Rick Vanover speaks at TR10 event

  • Chad Perrin (apotheon) speaks at TR10 event

  • Charlie Spencer (Palmetto) speaks at TR10 event

  • Jeff (jdclyde) speaks at TR10 event

  • Former staff Angela Lawson speaks at TR10 event

  • VP of TR/ZDNet Doug Llewellyn speaks at TR10 event

  • Members who couldn't be at the event sent video and audio messages

  • At the end, TR staff gave out door prizes from Cracking Open

  • Sonja Thompson, Jason Hiner, and Bill Detwiler hand out door prizes

  • Jeff (jdclyde) shows off his new t-shirt

  • Lynn (gadgetgirl) came all the way from the U.K.

  • Sonja Thompson and Jerry Taylor (BFilmFan)

  • Lynn (gadgetgirl) and Jerry Taylor (BFilmFan)

  • Sonja Thompson and Lynn (gadgetgirl)

  • Tricia (TiggerTwo) and Shelley (Shellbot)

  • jdclyde had his video camera going

  • Palmetto shows off his gag gift helmet

  • Staff members Tahiarah Gettis and Mary Weilage

  • Michael Jay

  • Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner

  • On Friday night, the festivities moved to the Fox and Hound Pub and Grill

  • Sonja Thompson cuts the TechRepublic birthday cake

  • Tammy Cavadias gets ready to play pool

  • Michael Jay at the pool table

  • Chad Perrin at the pool table

  • Rick Vanover, Scott Lowe, and Mark Kaelin

  • Bill Detwiler at the shuffleboard table

  • Brunch was at world-famous Lynn's Paradise Cafe on Saturday morning

  • Sonja with the Flip Video

  • Bill Detwiler and Sonja Thompson

  • Mary Weilage and Tammy Cavadias

  • santeewelding and boxfiddler

  • Jason taking an iPhone photo at Lynn's

  • TR members kick back at Hilton Garden Inn

  • JamesRL, Sonja, and Michael Jay take it easy on the patio at the Hilton

  • TR members brave the Louisville heat to chat on the Hilton patio

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Jason Hiner

Jason Hiner is Editorial Director of CNET and former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. He's co-author of the book, Follow the Geeks.