Re: Semi-OT: IOUG Collaborate Tips? Suggestions?
- From: Dan Norris <dannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Chris.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:08:39 -0500
Chris,
John and Joe have shared some great tips. I especially like Joe's tip to be
open and ready to meet new people at any time. There are great opportunities
to meet lots of people, many of them you probably already "know" from online
exchanges, so you'll likely see familiar names and have to think hard about
where you know the name from when you meet face-to-face.
I'll be there presenting several sessions too and look forward to meeting
you sometime. I'm expecting that with the interesting times, the crowds will
be smaller than in past years, but still great content to soak up.
I'll offer a few more practical tips:
1. Wear comfortable shoes. Conference centers (especially Orlando and Las
Vegas) are notorious for having meeting rooms spread over several areas.
You'll walk--a lot.
2. Drink lots of fluids. If you're "doing it right", you'll be talking to
lots of people. That, combined with the tons of walking, will leave you
slightly dehydrated. Plus, if you go outside in May sunshine in Orlando,
you'll instantly sweat a lot :).
3. Check the daily updates for room and schedule changes. Like you, many of
the presenters are production DBAs and sessions sometimes get cancelled or
rescheduled at the last minute. If you don't check those bulletins, you are
likely to miss a session or two that you really wanted to attend.
See you in Orlando!
Dan
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