Dos_Box Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Right. With BETT now a week old memory and my voice just returning, it's time to start prepping for the next big thing, the May Conferance. Just a few pointers so far for you though. It will be at Chorley again, we will have it during the May half term break (exact date TBC), I want you all to be in the same hotel again, and I'll set up a coach as before. Not sure about offsetting the hotel rooms as of yet due to some of the larger companies who helped out last time still not playing with us fully. I want to have a movie slot in the early evening after the event (I'll see if EduGeek can provide the beer) and it'll be a choice between Office Space and The Pirates of Silicon Valley, if you think it's a good idea. Also an EduGeek merchendise stand with t-shirts, shirts etc to purchase (don't panic, there will be freebies too) as well as the usual raffle. Apart from that I've not much else to report, so any suggestions from you as to what you would like to see then please feel free to start suggesting now.
kmount Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 I'll be there, if it kills me given how much I missed out on at BETT.
stratisphere Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Sounds good... I think i'm gunna try and make it!
Dos_Box Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Posted January 24, 2009 I'm going to give as much advanced warning of dates as I can to enable those of you who live in the sounth to get cheap train\plane tickets booked (it's on the direct line from Manchester Airport). Trust, me, given advanced notice you can get here and back again first class for less than £100 from almost anywhere by train!
PEO Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 missed bett, didnt attend the may conf, but I will pencil it in my outlook diary
steve Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Looking forward to this already A couple of suggestions of what I think might be of interest Storage area networks System monitoring - cacti / nagios Digital Signage Virtualisation / Terminal Services
vikpaw Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Disappointed that i wont make it. Wish i could. Have fun..
KarlGoddard Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Sounds great. If I could make it would anyone find a Joomla Package workshop useful? id be interested in anything Joomla-ish
john Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Sound good to me, guess we should have an Admins and Mods table where we can all plot taking over the word hehe
kmount Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Sound good to me, guess we should have an Admins and Mods table where we can all plot taking over the word hehe FINE, I'll sit with Grumbledook then! 1
john Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 FINE, I'll sit with Grumbledook then! awww or maybe we should be spread out so its one per table and you can all give us feedback and stuff and we can then meet at the end and plot then
GrumbleDook Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 Hehe ... I get to sit back and not worry about anything, not speaking, not running around pulling the last of my hair out and I shouldn't forget that I get to heckle this time Anyone fancy sorting out a car share from Northants / Leicestershire?
kmount Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 How many techs can you fit in a smart car?
GrumbleDook Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 How many techs can you fit in a smart car? Depends on how small the pieces are that you cut them into. mwuhaha Mwuahaha!! MWUHAHAHAHA!!!! erm
vikpaw Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 well logic dictates that you make them bite size so as not to have to re-cut later...
EduTech Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 I'll be there! I found the May Conf 2008 to be a very good expeirience! got allot from it As i missed BETT this will a nice chance to catch up with you all again
john Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 I'll be there! I found the May Conf 2008 to be a very good expeirience! got allot from it As i missed BETT this will a nice chance to catch up with you all again You just want a free bar trip on Gav's expenses card from Smoothwall really As for GD's sitting back relaxing etc, how can we cope without being entertained by your holiday photos when your mac goes into screensaver?
Sylv3r Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 I enjoyed the last one so I intend to be in attendance.
Ric_ Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 If you could all suggest topics for the conference, we can get a poll together and make the event as worthwhile as possible. We know lots of people with lots of skills so we could have anything... penetration testing might be an interesting one for instance
GrumbleDook Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 You just want a free bar trip on Gav's expenses card from Smoothwall really As for GD's sitting back relaxing etc, how can we cope without being entertained by your holiday photos when your mac goes into screensaver? The holiday pics are gone ... now I have a selection of 1100 LOLcat pics to entertain people.
Dos_Box Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Posted January 25, 2009 penetration testing might be an interesting one for instance Will we need a volunteer?
john Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 I vote "children" testing of all the UMPCs on the market, stuff the marketing hype of there children-proof etc, let us have a set and see what damage we can do to them and make the true Edugeek top list of UMPCs for use in schools. The holiday pics are gone ... now I have a selection of 1100 LOLcat pics to entertain people. Sounds perfect I vote we need a Data Protection talk from the specialist on Data Protection AKA Mr G Dook Then we can see his lolcats collection
tom_newton Posted January 25, 2009 Report Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Hehe ... I get to sit back and not worry about anything, not speaking, not running around pulling the last of my hair out and I shouldn't forget that I get to heckle this time Anyone fancy sorting out a car share from Northants / Leicestershire? Aw, no more "tony's holiday snaps"? Edit: Damn beaten to it! Oh - and I will talk to the boss about what we can sponsor! We will definitely be there.. see what we can talk about if you have a vacant slot too, but don't want to monopolise if you have "new" speakers, as I did one last year Edited January 25, 2009 by tom_newton
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