so, Scott, are you going? and (to all) who else, come hell or high water?
On 10/12/06, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FAAAAAAAAAAARK you guys complain more and more these days. > > 1) Daemon run the conference for a specific reason as same as they do in > terms of fullasagoog.com simply because they promote thought around the > various elements required in order to develop on some of the > Macromedia/Adobe product range. > > 2) Logistics for this setup are quite large, and anyone who's planned a > conference will tell you that even finding a venue is somewhat hard and not > to mention other components that play a role. I've seen these guys in action > first hand and while on the surface it looks easy, its not realy and it > takes a lot out of them - keeping in mind they run quite a successful yet > busy business at the same time. So let's not forget this is a labour of love > and despite the ticket price, the profit margins for this wouldn't be as > high as most think, and knowing Geoff and co most if not all profits would > end up back into the budget for next year and so on. > > 3) I prefer Daemon to run it instead of Adobe, as we will end up with a > commercially driven conference instead of a raw-nerd fest. Its keeping the > "bastards honest" so to speak but ensures that there is a nice balance to > the content in question. It also provides an outlet for the average > coldfusion/flex/flash punter to expand his/her mind into other areas such as > "Microsoft" or "Other". So its not all about brand shovelling. > > 4) Overall, I'm sure we could gather up some sponsorship here in Queensland > to provide a basic foundation for this event but overall why? I could > probably twist a few arms such as TQ and QR to sponsor it of some nature it > it were up here but in reality and i don't see the payoff. > > This is an event in which it promotes thought about the tools we use, its > not about selling them and so its a hard upsell to the current sponsors as > is. Thats my thoughts anyway > > Besides Sydney is more of a central location all things considered. > > > > On 10/11/06, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > PS: I have never been because it's in Sydney, but I am going to Max. If > I > > > have to travel to a conference I want to get the most from my money. > > > > PS: I have never been to Max because it isn't cheap or easy to get to. > > If I have to travel oversees to a conference then I'd like it to not > > cost the earth** nor take a week out of my life and family - I want to > > get the most from my mortgage. > > > > > > different strokes, etc. Perhaps do a breezo Austrailia wide when you > > get back, see what the attendance to it is like? > > > > > > b > > > > ** Actually I'd rather not go to a conference then but visit relatives > > in Finland or haggis shooting in Scotland. Perhaps the Czech Republic > > even. Anywhere but the USA, really. Going all that way just to hear > > someone prattle on about technology? yawn... Sydney's closer.... > > > > http://www.mossyblog.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
