Sep 25

Written by: Soul Solutions
Monday, 25 September 2006

Thought it'd be easier to put the comments here than make a GIANT comment on Frank's blog.

Comments on Tech Ed that most come to mind:

Tech Ed

• The venue - in general it was well layed out and had enough space (apart from some sessions see below)
•  Overlap in content in sessions.  There was way too much overlap in session with a common theme.  This is ok if you go to one of them..but if you go to a theme you'd almost be better off going to every 2nd session.  For me, the sessions tended to be very high level.
• Same e.gs - It seemed like every web session and/or virtual earth session showed THE SAME real estate agent site
• Overcrowding - A lot of rooms were overcrowded where you had to stand or be so squished to the person beside you you end up cramping up
• The party - hmm..what can i say...a night club full of geeks...not a great venue for the number of people.  Didn't really enjoy watching people play xbox all night
•  labs - Labs were good but not enough time to work on them unless you skipped sessions - maybe open early till late for those keen to learn?
• community project - great in theory - needs to be broken into tasks 1/2 to an hour long so people can contribute more easily.  I was keen to contribute but found it hard to find a task that wasn't dependant or atomic enough to work on in the time I had spare.
•  Bar Code Scanners - I'm not a grocery item going through a check out
• Deep Dives - maybe have more deep dives at the end of tech ed once you know what stuff you're interested in diving into.  This may satisfy my craving for more than a 1 hour overview of a really big topic.
• Tech Ed Bags -  Bags were great - even fit a 17" dell
• The Food - if you are patient...there was heaps of food.  Maybe need a few more snack areas to nip in between talks
•  PC's / internet access  - there were heaps
• Tech Ed Shirts - love the embroidery
• Key and Lock Note - both interesting and something different to think about
  

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