posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 3:00 PM
by
DougSeven
TechEd 2003 Day 1
Day 1 was interesting. In usual form I didn't make it to the Keynote or the first session of the day. I did make it to the Exhibit Hall in time, though. We gave away 40 t-shirts and 20 dotnetjunkies shot glasses in record time. After that it was pretty boring. Most people we interested in what crap they could get (a ball with a logo, a t-shirt, etc). We are giving away 8-hours of .NET Consulting from Atomic Consulting - it is amazing to me how many poeple say "No" when asked, "Would you like 8-hours of free .NET consulting?" Sheesh! We're hoping on Day 2 poeple are over the swag and more interested.
The Exhibitor's Reception was from 6-9pm. Donny Mack brought Littles (a mini Chihuahua), which drew lots of attention. Lots of beer was consumed, and a ggod round of mingling. Erika and I went to the AMD booth (E works for Intel ya know). We didn't tell them where she worked, and asked what they had to compete with Centrino. Basically they talked in circles and when confronted they admitted that Intel processors were faster and that their model number scheme (1700+, etc.) was a way to appear to be more like Intel.
Late night was mellow - drinks and dinner with Amy Sorokas from Sams Publishing. Mostly catching up on old times.