I want to go now. :-)
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have something posted somewhere, but can't find it right now. Too flustered
> packing up for TechEd.
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> This event has been going on for over 15 years. But, when I came on board
> last year, I decided to change things up because it had become stale, and
> geared primarily toward dev. With MMS dead, IT/Dev offered the perfect time
> to reboot and the Penton folks were kind enough to let me have the reins.
> Last year is what I call year 1, or the "Computing Edge/Swynk" year. Great
> event. Smaller and highly technical. No sales or marketing. We brought on
> many of the familiar speakers and redirected content to be more applicable.
> Last year was awesome, and really did feel like MMS year 1. Sessions were
> like User Group meetings. A few more notable sessions were actually led
> (unintentionally) by audience questions. It has a very comfortable feel,
> allowing attendees to get exactly what they need out of it. If an attendee
> doesn't leave with pages full of solutions, they did it wrong. :)
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> This year, you'll see we're expanding a bit more. More sessions, more
> familiar faces. I expect 2014 to be along the lines of the Naples year,
> except, of course, in Vegas. We're also working to pull in some very
> identifiable support, sponsorship, and keynote speakers this year. We're in
> the final stages of negotiations, but once revealed, there'll be very little
> difference between the early years of MMS (when it was still a technical
> community event) and IT/Dev Connections. I'm spending time next week (with
> some Microsoft folks) on how we work together better in the future for
> IT/Dev, particularly on how we expand the "Windows" track. If you look at it
> today, all Cloud/System Center/Etc falls under a "Windows" umbrella. That
> will change for 2015. Who knows...? Maybe a "MMS" type track all by itself
> (it's been discussed). :)
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> But, the real goal here is to bring back a true technical, community-based
> event. Sure, we'll have our RockStar speakers, but then we'll also be able to
> help those future RockStars get their start (like we did in the old days).
> There are no 101 type sessions. When Day 1 starts, it's deep dive technical
> info. We do host an online pre-event that does provide the 101 (or overview)
> sessions, so those interested (but not experienced) in a specific topic can
> get a good overview prior to attending.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Todd Hemsell
> Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 10:55 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [mssms] OT: IT/Dev Connections sessions catalogs are going
> live...
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> Do you have a synopsis of what this event is? we have some folks that could
> not go to TechED. I would like to send them here instead.
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> On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://windowsitpro.com/connections/itdev-connections-sessions-catalog
>> -ready-public-consumption
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