Ultimate 2006 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Guide

If you couldn’t make the 2006 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.a) (BRK.b) annual meeting to experience Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger first hand, then I hope that the following guide can offer the next best thing to being their in person. I couldn’t attend the meeting, so I’ve spent the past few evenings reading all about it on the internet. Here is what I have found so far:

Meeting Notes

• Notes from Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting By Vooch at GuruFocus.com
• Yet Another Article on the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A , BRK.B) Shareholder’s Meeting at The Intrinsic Value
• Peter Boodell Meeting Notes at The Buffett Blog – (Link removed due to bandwidth concerns of the author.)
• Chairman Joshua’s log
• Berkshire Hathaway 2006 Shareholder Meeting at About.com Guide to Investing for Beginners
• Warren Buffett and Charles Munger Quotes of 2006 at Deep Thoughts of Eric Schleien
• Hung Out with Two Berkshire CEOs… Tony Nicely (Geico)/David Sokol(MidAmerican) at Deep Thoughts of Eric Schleien
• Buffett Talks About What He Would Buy With 1 Million Dollars at Deep Thoughts of Eric Schleien
• Warren Buffett and Charles Munger on Ethanol at Deep Thoughts of Eric Schleien
• Iscar-Comments from Berkshire Meeting at Value Discipline
• Berkshire-Comments on Corporate Governance at Value Discipline
• The ‘Best Company’ Warner Buffett Bought at The Blue Stripes Partnership
• The Warren & Charlie Show–2006 by Matt Stichnoth at Tom Brown’s bankstocks.com
• Meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders in Omaha by Harish Keshwani at BusinessWorks Inc

Omaha.com Coverage
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• Berkshire Live: Updates from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting – May 6, 2006
• Berkshire’s succession plan is quietly in place – May 6, 2006
• Billionaire Buffett will explain latest deal to record crowd – May 6, 2006
• Berkshire Notes: Don’t reward CEOs for price trend, Buffett says – May 7, 2006
• Berkshire Notes: Clayton’s executives double up – May 7, 2006
• Give a new CEO a tryout? – May 7, 2006
• Latest buy was a surprise – May 7, 2006
• Buffett foundation opts for low-key profile – May 7, 2006
• Buffett cautious on housing market – May 7, 2006

Media Coverage

• 72,000 Passes Issued For Berkshire Weekend on May 5, 2006 from KETV.com
• Real estate slows, commodities speculative: Buffett on MarketWatch.com
• Deficits may hit dollar, fuel inflation, Buffett says on MarketWatch.com
• Berkshire shares may lull after succession: Buffett on MarketWatch.com
• More salary data may cause more demands: Buffett – May 6, 2006 on MarketWatch.com
• Buffett hints at more overseas acquisitions – May 6, 2006 on MarketWatch.com
• Woodstock for Capitalists: 2006’s Greatest Hits on Morningstar.com
• Buffett: Real estate slowdown ahead on CNNMoney.com
• Buffett sceptical about soft landing for dollar at MSN Money
• Warren Buffett Goes Israel audio feed at IsraCast
• Berkshire may remain biggest cat reinsurer on MarketWatch.com

Photos

• Berkshire Hathaway shareholders congregate in a hospitality tent outside Borsheim’s on May 5, 2006 from Yahoo! News AP
• Shareholders wait in line for refreshments in front of Borsheim’s on May 5, 2006 from Yahoo! News AP
• Shareholders wait in line for refreshments in front of Borsheim’s 2 on May 5, 2006 from Yahoo! News AP
• Browsing through a catalog of Borsheim’s on May 5, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Pick up Warren Buffett DVD on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Warren Buffett tours the exhibit floor on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Warren Buffett tours the exhibit floor 2 on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Eitan Wertheimer on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Eitan Wertheimer on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Warren Buffett poses for a picture on a stuffed longhorn bull on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Warren Buffett sings along with stuffed fruit characters on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• ‘Warren mattress” on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Warren Buffett rides a stuffed bull on May 6, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett, left, addresses his Vice-Chairman Charlie Munger on May 7, 2006 from Yahoo! News
• berkshire hathaway weekend 2006
• Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting created by darrenjohnson22
• Slide show on Omaha.com

I’m sure I’ve missed some other great links to people’s experience at the 2006 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. Please share your links below in the comments section.