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IOD 2006 questions
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:57 am
by vmcburney
How many people are at the conference this year? How is the traffic at the dsxchange booth? Found anyone who wants to buy dsxchange for 2.2 billion?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:16 am
by ray.wurlod
1. Lots. 5000+
2. Today is the first full day. Quiet in the pre-show expo Sunday night, but that's true of the whole Sunday night thing.
3. Doubt it but, if you do hear of anyone, please let Dennis know.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:59 am
by kcbland
Monday morning is the 2 hour pre-game show with Wayne Brady. I'm standing in the booth right now doing other things whilst everyone is at the show. The masses shall descend around 11:00am west coast time.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:09 am
by ArndW
Ken - are you taking pictures for the web site?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:19 am
by DSguru2B
Yea. That would be nice. Man i wish i could come, i am just an hour away from Philly. Hell, 6 months ago i used to work in Philly. Err fate....
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:24 am
by kcbland
The batteries went dead on the digital camera, I'm going to see if I can scrounge some up. I'll get some pretty pictures up today sometime.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:25 am
by ArndW
Ken - Does IBM use "Booth Ladies"?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:25 am
by kris007
DSguru2B wrote:Yea. That would be nice. Man i wish i could come, i am just an hour away from Philly. Hell, 6 months ago i used to work in Philly. Err fate....
Just to make you feel better.....the conference is in Anaheim, California
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:28 am
by DSguru2B
O yea thats right. I dont know why i had Philly in my mind. Thanks bud.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:30 am
by kcbland
The best conference EVER was in Orlando in 2000, back when it was Informix. The go-go dancers in silver skirts and knee high boots were AWESOME. The T-shirt give away on opening morning was a stampede. It was classic.
This year looks pretty calm from the first impression. I don't think there will be any fighting on the show floor. However, the bags are really good this year. You actually get two bags, and they're more like duffle bugs than backpacks. I guess backpacks are so 90's dotcom.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:32 am
by kcbland
Philly would have been great! No west coast trip for a Florida guy then. 3 years ago it was in Miami, but I couldn't go that year because of work commitments.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:34 am
by ArndW
kcbland wrote:The best conference EVER was in Orlando in 2000
. I think the best KICKOFF ever was in Texas - when they gave us a whole video arcade with unlimited use of all the games and rides and free alcoholic drinks all night. Now that was a childhood fantasy come true...
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:48 am
by DSguru2B
Look at you, feeding the inner child
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:30 pm
by tcj
I wish some of the conferences in Oz were like that.
Free video arcade and booze.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:39 pm
by vmcburney
I am really hoping they merge the conferences in Australia into to a bigger conference. That might give them enough interest to hold multiple streams and get some decent entertainment!