I have to agree with David, both events will be great. I love MAX because I get to hang out with Ed Sullivan from the User Group Program and that's worth the price of admission. =) For those of you not in the UG program and not knowledgable to the The Great Ed, shame on you.
The comparison that David makes below pretty much says it all. 500 (we bumped up the numbers for round 2) vs 3000. There are things a 3000 developer, company driven conference can do that we (360Flex) cannot: rent out California Adventure, get the Venetian, bring entire product development teams. However, there are things we can do that MAX can't: know that everyone you bump into is there for flex only, a job fair where you can leave with job leads (if not a new job!), and a place where speakers tell how they use Flex in the trenches day in and day out ( i.e. you see REAL code!). We also let you bring guests to our parties for free. We like our wives and reckon other's like their lifelong partners to party with them too. Adobe appreciates the smaller conferences too and what they allow them to do at a corporate level, ala ApolloCamp. Can you imagine giving away 3000 flex builders, books, shirts, etc? There are other community driven aspects of 360Flex Seattle that I'm not allowed to publicly say yet (yes, my partners have put the seal on my mouth!) If you think the community vibe flourished last time, you ain't seen nothing yet! We're still nailing down details, but I think it's some darn cool stuff. The way I see it is like this: You're on flexcoders because you want flex and flex only. Wouldn't you want the same from your conference? Many won't and that's why MAX will get 3000, but the diehards will and that's why we sold out 400 last time and will hopefully sell out the 500 hundred this time. The goal of both conferences is the same: to grow the community. Ours is just a more informal grassroots approach to it. Some like low-foam, extra hot, half-caff breve lattes and others like a cuppa joe. Just go with your gut and you'll have a blast either way. Thanks for listening, Tom Ortega http://360flex.com http://360conferences.com/blog/ On 10 Apr 2007 05:39:30 -0700, David Mendels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, MAX will go deep in the details on Flex (and Apollo!) too. MAX is big enough and there are enough sessions that you can spend the entire three days going deep on Flex, and/or spend time in a mix of sessions that also cover other core Adobe technologies. I think both events will be great. Flex360 is a community event, smaller, and more focused--the last one had 400 people. There will be participants from the Flex and Apollo teams, but not nearly as many. MAX is Adobe's flagship event. We expect about 3000 developers. There will be both beginning and advanced sessions on pretty much everything from Adobe, Flex, Apollo, Flash, Creative Suite, ColdFusion, but there are enough sessions that you can be very focused on just your area of interest. In my opinion, one of the most exciting things about MAX that no other event in the world has, is the depth and breadth of participation by the product team engineers--a large number of members of the Flex team, the Apollo team, the Flash Player (etc etc) team will be at the event, both as speakers but more importantly just walking around at the event, at the meals and party, and there are lots of opportunities to get to know them, ask questions, make requests, etc. I have been to every MAX (previously called UCON) for 15 years except one (my 2nd child was born during MAX 4 years ago so I didn't attend). The energy level, diversity, talent, creativity represented at the event is phenomonal. I walk away every year incredibly inspired. If you have any chance to attend I would highly reccomend it. If you can't (based on timing, location, budget), Flex360 will also be excellent. -David ------------------------------ *From:* [email protected] [mailto:flexcoders@ yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeffry Houser *Sent:* Monday, April 09, 2007 1:52 PM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] 360Flex vs. Adobe MAX - which would you attend? If you're looking for resources for learning Flex, go to 360Flex. Max is an Adobe conference, and I suspect will have a ton of non-Flex content, plus will focus more on "cool people using our product / product roadmap / company roadmap " without going deep into details. At 01:04 PM 4/9/2007, ben.clinkinbeard wrote: >Hello, I will most likely be able to attend one conference this year, >and I am trying to determine which would be more beneficial. Due to >the locations, the costs for each would be comparable (I could drive >to MAX), so its really just a matter of which is better. I am mainly >looking learn more (and more in-depth) about Flex, so I am thinking >360 might be the way to go, but thought I would put it out there to >the list. > >Anyone have a strong opinion either way? > >Thanks, >Ben -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com>
