@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2020 and COVID-19:

@adamf said in MangoCon 2020 and COVID-19:

So.... about MangoCon 2022 ?

About time to start discussing that. We fully own the hotel here now, so we are in a much better position to do planning.

I have a few leftover days of vacation - depending on timing - I might come out there!

@irj said in It's the CEO's Birthday!!!:

@travisdh1 said in It's the CEO's Birthday!!!:

@irj said in It's the CEO's Birthday!!!:

@jaredbusch said in It's the CEO's Birthday!!!:

@scottalanmiller said in It's the CEO's Birthday!!!:

Awwww.... this was our sale day for tickets for the last MangoCon.

Fingers crossed we get another soon.

With dick shirts?

How did this happen is the real question? 😂😂😂😂

This had to be intentional?

It was intentional, I was just sad I missed it.

Whats the joke? We're dicks? 😂😂😂

The joke was that the shirt had a questionably shaped object as the main center piece of the shirt. I didn't even feel comfortable wearing it around my kids. 🙂 Right @scottalanmiller @Dominica ?

@donaldlandru said in MangoCon 2021?:

Keep discussing. I'd travel (almost) wherever.

Virtual could be a good second. Structured and unstructured video calls maybe?

We did this for SpiceWorld and while it was fun to get people together virtually, it was just a few people hanging out and no conference at all. It was a good effort, but doesn't serve the purpose.

We'll have another MangoCon, just need to figure out when it can be done.

@Obsolesce said in MangoCon 2017:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017:

@Obsolesce said in MangoCon 2017:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017:

@Obsolesce said in MangoCon 2017:

@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017:

So sad that we haven't done MC this year, ... yet. Missing everyone, more than usual.

You could have done a virtual MC and brought in even more attendees.

The physical ones are virtual as well so it doesn't seem like only virtual would bring in more than the two combined.

They were? I thought they were just recorded and posted to YouTube like a year later?

Were there actually live interactive broadcasts?

Yeah, maybe not the latest year, but the original two years were done live as well.

Who gave their presentations remotely? Weren't they all done on-site?

Everyone presented locally to the conference, and it was broadcast to a remote audience. So everyone was local if you were there. Everyone was remote if you weren't.

I know @gjacobse was one of the people who attended in year two remotely, for example.

@Dashrender said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@IRJ said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@Dashrender said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@IRJ said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@Dashrender said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@IRJ said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@pchiodo said in MangoCon Postponed Due to Covid 19:

@IRJ We are discussing this option. We will likely do both a live stream and a live event once the all clear has been issued.

That makes sense. I would like to see it opened up to more people that could attend. It will really cut costs, and of course avoid all the issues we will obviously have for the next several months (at minimum).

Could there be a meetup separate from the conference? I dont see why the two have to be connected especially considering the circumstances.

Kinda hard to get your company to pay for a meetup that has no technical content, etc.

Most places are offering their virtual conferences free right now. My Hashicorp conference in October is been switched to virtual they are refunding my money and offering it free virtual since the only real overhead is paying their employees to present via Zoom session. Redhat did the same thing as did many others like KnowBe4 and HITRUST.

If there was a cost for a virtual mangocon, I would assume it would be minimal.

All that makes sense, though not sure what it has to do with my quoted post about getting a company to pay for a meetup that wasn't around a conference with content?

Why do you need your company to pay for it if it's virtual? That was my point.

OH - I guess I don't see a meetup as a virtual thing, I assumed you meant a later in person meetup.

It seems like best case scenario for in person meetup is probably in the fall, but even many conferences are canceling then.

@scottalanmiller

I like your 53 mins intros, but that said you cover and reach all the important parts. I wonder what will be deep dive session how long will that video be.

@JaredBusch said in MangoCon 2020 Hotel Details:

@EddieJennings said in MangoCon 2020 Hotel Details:

Don't be tempted to stay at Holiday Inn Las Colinas. It's a bit of a walk 😉

That is not walkable unless you like to take significant risks

I did it last year, but won't again now that I know the length of the walk.

@JaredBusch said in Using Vultr for FreePBX 13:

Then, what providers support OPUS? Most only support 711 and sometimes 722.

Hence why we transcode to g722 for Skyetel. But the g722 path is from a datacenter to datacenter, so not really worried about questionable call path qualities.

Opus seems to help on everything from wifi to mobile to offices with low quality WANs. We have people on fractional T1 still, so fight some tight bandwidth battles.

@krisleslie said in IT Helps the Business; Does Management Agree?:

I disagree on the idea that magement shouldn't understand IT. We shouldn't expect them to have a Ph.D. in IT and all the various flavors but they should be able to comprehend what's going on at a basic level.

Problem with that line of thought is that you cannot understand IT at a basic level and make any decisions whatsoever that have value. To make decisions of value you have to understand all the implications of the technology you’re in going to be dealing with. President or CEO should not be expected to know that kind of detail that’s why they hire IT.

@NetworkNerd

@NetworkNerd said in MangoCon Hotel Update:

@EddieJennings said in MangoCon Hotel Update:

Excellent. I'll be at the Holiday Inn Las Colinas.

What day do you arrive? Don't forget about our DFW SpiceCorps Meeting on Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM at the Taco Diner not far from there.

I'll be there. @Dominica will too.

@scottalanmiller said in IT Finance Explained at MangoCon 2019:

@wrx7m said in IT Finance Explained at MangoCon 2019:

Will this also be available after the conference (in video or audio) for those of us who might have used the topics covered to convince their boss (CFO) to go to MC?

That is the intention, and the people (cough MQ cough) who blocked that in the past are no longer involved. The primary focus of the conference, beyond the opportunity for socialization in person, is the production of the video materials, so there will be a strong focus on making sure that those come out and are available.

🙂

And for those of us too far to make it there.

@JaredBusch

We need proxy guide for shiity countries

I think I am unable to complete call due to blocking.

I configured 2 extenstions on 2 smartphones, and they both can ring each other, but never connect