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Me and Mr. Donald Reinertsen

I will be showing you the time cards for how much time is left to speak from the back of conference hall, is that ok? - I asked consciously.  "Noopur, I am the first one to speak today. I have equal responsibility to keep the schedule as per the plan, like you as an organiser. It is my responsibility too. You please do your job of showing time cards without worries. I will keep a check on time" He replied smilingly. This is Mr Donald Reinertsen. Lovingly we call him, Don. My interaction with him had been a learning experience. I found him extremely humble; a person who doesn't boast about himself; whose ideas speaks for him. Mr Donald Reinertsen is; 1. Situationally Aware : A day before to the conference, we learned that it is Bandh in Bangalore. We were worried for a lot of stuffs, from operations to execution of the event. Amidst all this, Don has understood the situation, woke up early and reached the venue early in the morning to avoid any hass