Pitch submission deadline: May 4, 2007
To help prepare our readers for their summer vacations, we're going to present a week of different articles, slide shows, podcasts and videos that gets them ready. Like the Discovery Channel Shark Week, we'll present a bunch of items each day, giving us 5 big packages each day during the week. Scheduled for a week in June 2007 (either 14, 21 or 28). Please pitch products/topics on the following items:
* Pre-Vacation Checklist (ways to prepare the company for your vacation)
* Vacation Management Skills: How to shuffle responsibilities at your company when employees go on vacation.
* Top 5 Summer Gadgets (other than the iPhone). Fun summer executive gadgets/toys.
* 5 Ways to Stay Connected while on vacation (biz tools, devices that let you stay connected with the office)
* Summer Reading List for IT Guys (and Gals): List of books that the IT guy (or gal) could enjoy (and we're not talking about any tech manuals.
* Best Summer DVD Rentals (best summer movies of all time)
* Best Summer Beach iPod Playlist ever -- best songs for your iPod.
* 5 Must-Play Video Games -- list and review of the hottest video games that you can waste time with while on vacation, or with your kids.
* 5 Vacation Hot Spots (best places to stay connected while on vacation -- highlight the coolest vacation spots with broadband / wireless)
* 5 Unconnected Locales (highlight places where you can't get a cell connection, etc.)
* Best Road Trip Games to play with your kids (if you don't have one of those DVD players in your car)
The deadline for accepting pitches on this story has passed.