John, Here's some unsolicited speculation: - PSES was held on a weekend. Although this is not uncommon for trade shows, there are some logistics that I'll let you extrapolate here. - It was a first time event, so exhibitors may have been unaware, unprepared (budget, resource availability, etc.), or uninterested from a cost/benefit standpoint. - Out of town/state/country people touring San Jose/California (extended "Saturday morning strolls" :-). - EMC was a 5 day marathon precursor for PSES presenters and exhibitors who would land in the "Appropriate Zone". Since PSES was held back-to-back, this would require a certain degree of stamina and mental alertness for those persons willing to participate in both events. - Many EMC exhibitors were from off-continent locations (as were some PSES exhibitors). A weekend may have been necessary for dismantle and travel time.
/// Mike From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 2004 IEEE Product Safety Symposium / CDRoms In article <000601c4861d$03fa10b0$49647e43@chameleon>, Mike McPherson <[email protected]> writes >I attended the exhibits between 10:00AM and 1:30PM on Saturday. There >were many booths that had no representation (I was tempted to say >"manned", but that's probably not PC :-). Personed? (;-) >Although this is the >responsibility of the exhibitor, I believe it has a reflection on the >symposium at large. I was counting on speaking to at least two >exhibitors in the >2 ghost town booths. This is not good news; it could militate against an event next year. What is important is WHY? Was there another attraction, or were there so few serious punters (as opposed to people taking Saturday morning strolls) that stand personnel became bored? I hope it wasn't a question of too many wine gums (type of British candy) on Friday night. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
