I think you just validated my response in every way. :) Sent from Windows Phone 8
-----Original Message----- From: "Michael Niehaus" <michael.nieh...@microsoft.com> Sent: 10/2/2013 11:12 AM To: "mssms@lists.myitforum.com" <mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014 Not sure I agree with that. We routinely sign up external IT pro speakers (often the same ones for MMS and TechEd, since the audiences didn’t overlap) to speak on a variety of real-world topics. It’s always an interesting challenge to balance deeper product group-run sessions with these real-world IT pro sessions, but I think we do a decent job of it. Will there be a different balance between the two events? Yes, you’ll see many more Microsoft people at TechEd (including me J) who likely won’t attend the DevConnections event. You’ll see a huge event at TechEd with an endless variety of sessions. (Think it was hard to choose between sessions at MMS? TechEd expands that by an order of magnitude. Of course we carefully schedule tracks of content so you can follow that track all week long.) My personal disclaimer: I work for Microsoft and believe TechEd is the best Microsoft-focused event anywhere, and you’ll never convince me otherwise J Thanks, -Michael From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Rod Trent Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:34 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014 Really what you'll miss is peer sessions. TechEd is largely built on sessions that have been vetted to ensure the proper messaging is made available. Early days of MMS it was all about how products worked in the real world, not how they were developed to work. One thing I've heard this week (from Microsoft folks no less) is that people like IT/Dev Connections because its a conference with a User Group feel. And, it will remain that way, even though we're expanding for next year. Its very personal, allowing attendees direct access to speakers and experts. Sent from Windows Phone 8 From: Albert Kirkpatrick Sent: 10/2/2013 8:08 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014 My question would be what would I "miss" if I went to TechEd vs IT/Dev Connections or something like it? I started going to MMS in 2009. What I would like to see is more of a side by side comparison of the two. Full disclosure, I have never been to TechEd so my frame of reference is MMS ans SQL PASS. I know I cannot go to both so this question is a good one! From: Ed Aldrich <ed.aldr...@1e.com> To: "mssms@lists.myitforum.com" <mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 10:14 AM Subject: RE: [mssms] OT: MMS "absorbed" into TechEd 2014 What I’ve not heard here is what the general thinking is around this decision to pull MMS into TechEd... regardless of the city or timeframe, what are your thoughts on this? Would you go? Would you prefer something totally new, framed like the MMS of “old”, put together by the community at large? From: [The entire original message is not included.]
