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Category: Conference

A review or comment on a conference I attended

  • Boston Conference

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    Two observations, just after only one hour: 1. Sharepoint is for old people 2 of about 70 people at the conference only 3 are wearing a red shirt. I’m one of the three

  • Boston Blue Point

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    I’m in Boston the first part of this week to attend a workshop and what is turning out to be Web 2.0 Technology Platforms. Linda came down with me so after arriving yesterday we had a chance to walk around the city. The hotel is located on Boylton Street across from the Boson Commons, which…

  • Conference Messages

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    Conference Messages

    Conferences offer many messages giving one an opportunity to reflect:Comparing the fall of the mainframe to that of the Berlin Wall is certainly provocative, if not premature. But it is a theme that many promote. On a more serious note, or is it, in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, even the robots…

  • Viva Las Vegas

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    Viva Las Vegas

    Yesterday I left what amounted to about 10 cms or more of snow [1] for Las Vegas to attend the Gartner Conference. The flight departure was delayed about an hour as a result of the weather: the plane needed to be de-iced. One cannot really complain about spending time to de-ice a plane. It is…

  • How to assess a conference

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    I usually find attending conferences a good thing. My evaluation of good is based on both an emotional and logical assessment. The emotional assessment is really just how I felt about the whole thing. The logical assessment looks at the following points: Did it offer any new content Was it relevant Did it solve any…