You should have been there!
John,
Many thanks for the mentions. Just a few things to add. Actually there were 450 attendees, and Ismael only bought 375 iPods. Another point is that there were no goodie bags at all - just the superb little conference enabled iPod (which my wife is delighted with!). As well as bloggers, there was a large cross section of vendors, customers, VCs, and analysts. If you look at the attendance by company, the top 3 attending the event were SAP, IBM and Microsoft. Presenters included a professor from Harvard Business School, and Google amongst others. Microsoft didn't present at the event, but they tell me they definitely will at next year's show. If you want to get a flavour of what people and presenters thought of the show, read the conference success page. This is a topic that AW readers should definitely be finding out about. Lastly, Tom's not a member of the Enterprise Irregulars, but we invite him to our shindigs!
David Terrar
Mailto:dt@d2c.org.uk
web: http://www.d2c.org.uk and http://www.twinfield.com
blog: http://biztwozero.com
Endorse that
The show was put together by Ismael with help from the blogging community. Many of the Enterprise Irregulars provided a lot of free help and encouragement along the way.
There was no professional outside help and while we can be critical of certain aspects of the event, it was a darn sight better than any trade show I've attended in recent years. It was a terrific learning experience.
David T did the best round up of blitz demos I've ever seen written. And he's not a trained hack!
Above all, it was a pleasure to meet so many like minded people - including those who, like me, are passionate about the profession and the implications of the 'new' IT.
Over in the UK I may be but one of a small number of like minded voices. 400+ others makes a nice crowd.