Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?
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I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
I'm sure that @Minion-Queen can round some up for you.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
Get me your address if you are going and I totally can get you some
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
The only sessions I attend I am either speaking at or one of my team is. Other than that I talk to vendors.
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@Minion-Queen said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
Get me your address if you are going and I totally can get you some
I'll PM you.
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He needs a cool MangoCon shirt to wear, too!
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
He needs a cool MangoCon shirt to wear, too!
Woo hoo.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
Yeah, but talking to vendors at the booths was almost as bad, except a couple out in the hallway that had a clue. Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
Yeah, but talking to vendors at the booths was almost as bad, except a couple out in the hallway that had a clue. Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
that's not where you talk to them. The good vendors have people walking around, hanging out at the after parties, etc. The booths are for the swag and stamps and the uninformed. The real vendor interactions are elsewhere.
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
That's the thing to do.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
Pro tip: if he enters a parking garage, DO NOT FOLLOW.
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@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
Pro tip: if he enters a parking garage, DO NOT FOLLOW.
I've seen that parking garage now. Gotta wonder how much someone got paid of for certifying that building, even from street level it's obvious that the stairs and such are paint!
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
Pro tip: if he enters a parking garage, DO NOT FOLLOW.
I've seen that parking garage now. Gotta wonder how much someone got paid of for certifying that building, even from street level it's obvious that the stairs and such are paint!
http://www.snopes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tunnel-painting.jpg
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Next time I go to one of those, I'm just going to be a @scottalanmiller stalker, bet I'd actually learn something.
Typically the #followsam hashtag works pretty well.
Pro tip: if he enters a parking garage, DO NOT FOLLOW.
I've seen that parking garage now. Gotta wonder how much someone got paid of for certifying that building, even from street level it's obvious that the stairs and such are paint!
yup, the degree to which they faked the safety stuff was ludicrous and they fire department tried to get away without inspecting it while I was locked in there, too!
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Cards are in. I will make sure to hand out as many as possible. Plane & hotel is booked. Got Korora 25 with KVM and some ISO's installed. Will have my CentOS book on hand. This is going to be a fun trip.
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@NerdyDad My office is in Palo Alto (it's a long damn commute) and $400 a night is sometimes the rate for the Residence Inn. The trick in SFO proper is AirBnB, or use boutiques (us business travelers are after our points and will avoid both).
My hotel in Barcelona this year is ~$320 mostly for this reason.
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@scottalanmiller Spot on. The booth work is one of the most hated positions, and generally used by Product Marketing, or SE's who were trying to find an excuse to get a pass and pay for the trip.
The more serious SME's at conferences are often in the briefing center. Schedule with your vendor before hand with your sales rep who/what you need to meet with. Briefings are not just for the F500 (although those guys spend a LOT of their conference in there I'm pretty sure).
Now note, at a minor conference occasionally you get lucky. Some of my team did some booth duty for VeeamOn, and the Gartner conference.
