Truth about FITC:
cons:
-The workshops, even though they should be included, are overpriced.
-Not enough technical presentations
-Most of the presenters are just trying to build up their reputations,
by telling you what they did, without actually telling you how to do
anything.
-Not sure which one it was, cause I am not going off of my note, but
when I talked to people that rented booths, it is not a great place to
have a book stand that competes with the event's 'official' FITC bookstand.
-Rooms can get cramped during a decent presentation; yet, that can be
said about almost any conference.
-had to wait forever for the chartered buses to actually take you to an
after party, and it's just better to take a Cab.
-not much swag in the default FITC grab bag; however, RED5 gave me 5
shirts in total, and I think I still have them.
-Beware of vapour ware. E.g. Saffron, was supposed to be released by
the dude that runs http://www.levelofindustry.com (why they got this
guy to present I will never know; his session was a complete waste of
time.. thank goodness I only caught the last 10 min.)
-It seemed like all the cool presentations were held at the same time.
-If you are trying to recruit a real artist, you might have a hard time
according to the dude at the Massive Black booth. He said it was a
waste of time going; for, very few people had an education related to
fine art, or any talent with a pencil. ( OT... I find it funny that in
most Universities, even though the jobs these days are paying more if
you have classical training, there is still such a focus toward layout,
so called modernism, or the gestalt of it all, rather than focus on
drafting, calligraphy, life art, and anatomy)
Pros:
-Great place to look for jobs
-Great place to meet those bloggers you've been following
-Great place to market yourself period, and quite possibly capture a few
contracts
-Decent after parties, and if you happen to decide to something outside
the official FITC itinerary, there are a ton of clubs and bars (with or
without live music), all over Toronto.
-Occasionally a presentation is a little inspiring; even if it doesn't
go into detail.
-When there is a technical session, although it is often too short due
to delays from the last session, they can occasionally teach you
something useful.
-A lot of the people are very nice
- I was bought free beer like crazy.
On 7/13/2010 3:37 PM, Ktu wrote:
Hey list,
I'm trying to convince the C levels why they should drop 3k on sending two
of us to FITC. Currently, they are 'on the fence.' They need convincing that
this event offers more than what we can get locally.
So, who's going? Why? How did you convince your superiors? What are you
looking forward to and why?
I'm personally excited about the Android content, the talk on the evolution
of flash on devices, resource management, mobile performance, and the Flex
intro for Flash Purists
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