That is pretty smart... On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Jay Parekh <[email protected]> wrote:
> I always pick the special food options during registration, usually > Indian. This way if I don't like the main lunch options, I can go to the > shorter lines and less mass produced option. > > Sent from Outlook Mobile <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> > > > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 11:27 AM -0500, "Marcum, John" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Personally…. I NEVER eat the conference food lunch, they always suck. I’d > rather there just be nearby places to eat affordably. That’s one thing I > don’t like about Dev Connections being at Aria, there’s no food court. At > the Venetian when MMS was there the food court was fast and somewhat > affordable. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Niehaus > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2016 8:54 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > *[External Email]* > > As announced yesterday, we move on to Orlando for next year. They have > more escalators in their convention center, but like all convention centers > there are still bottlenecks. (Pre-register now to get the best hotels J) > And they have the same challenges with feeding 20,000+ attendees. > (Breakfast was pretty good, the one lunch I had was fine.) > > > > -MTN > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Marable, > Mike > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2016 7:23 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > Very good points, Michael. > > > > The complaints I’ve been hearing about this year’s Ignite are the similar > to some of those from last year’s event. Food and crowd management seem to > be the top concerns. I have not heard a single complaint about the content. > > > > Even though this is a Microsoft event, there are 2 different companies > working here. The content coming from Microsoft, and the infrastructure > provided by the venue. > > > > The issues that are top on the list are tied to the venue and the company > managing the venue. For example, the venue management company spells out > the options for the food and Microsoft has to pick from what is available. > I believe that those are easy to address, especially if this is going to be > the long term home for Ignite. As Microsoft and the venue company build a > relationship, the powers at Microsoft can sit down with the powers from the > venue and hash out how to do better next year. > > > > Last year there were a number of complaints about transportation (having > to wait 40+ minutes for buses) and I heard several about rude staff from > the venue (like security staff). I have not heard these same complaints > this year. So even with changing cities (and I would imagine the companies > managing the venues) issues from last year were addressed. > > > > I know I for one would not want to be involved in planning an event for > 25,000+ people. I cannot begin to imaging the logistic nightmares. > Personally, if the biggest complaint is the food, I think that the event > was a success. > > > > That’s my long-winded version of, “Yeah! You tell `em, Michael!” J > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Michael > Niehaus > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2016 1:12 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > Personally, I think this is the best Microsoft event that we’ve had in a > long time. If you judge a conference by its food rather than what you > learn, then I think your priorities are messed up. As was discussed in > various places, feeding 23,000 people is rather challenging. I did have > the lunch today, it was OK – not great, but it also was “grab and go” so I > could eat while sitting in front of the biggest, longest screen I’ve ever > seen, which was live streaming 8 sessions at once. > > > > Two keynotes on the first day got all the “marketing” out of the way (and > the keynotes themselves got good reviews with very high attendance), there > was a completely overwhelming amount of technical information shared, and > there was a significant presence with external (and uncensored) speakers, > MVPs and otherwise, with nearly all 300- and 400-level content. (We really > don’t like doing 200-level content for IT pros, we consider that > “prerequisite knowledge.”) > > > > We still have some work to do on the social aspects of this, figuring out > effective ways to get people of common interests together. We had a lot of > fun with the “ask us (almost) anything” sessions, there was a lot of great > conversations with the product group members manning the booths, and a > dizzying number of 1:1 customer meetings with everyone from me all the way > up to our CEO. And I answered questions in pretty much every place > imaginable – in the airport, in my hotel, in restaurants, on the MARTA > trains, even in the restroom. (C’mon guys, respect some boundaries J) > > > > If you don’t hear much from us next week, it’s because we’re still > recovering. > > > > -MTN > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Todd > Hemsell > *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2016 1:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > "So, the bigger the event, the worse the quality?" > > No only in food, but also in quality of content and the depth of the > content. The only people big events like that work out for are vendors and > Microsoft. > > MS employees have to take off less time from work to go to the event. > > Marketing can plan everything for a single event. They prep the slide > decks in advance and then decide you will read them. It is just marketing > content and you are basically a fool if you paid for it. > > This is all about being good for Microsoft, not the customer. They stopped > caring about the customer a long time ago. Now it is all about recurring > payments and their bottom line. > > You see this with support, big fixes (or lack thereof), crappy events, > missing kb articles, and a push towards the cloud and recurring payments. > Even the way they fix their broken products is now being driven by what is > best for them (monolithic updates) > > They got rid of the solution accelerator team because they no longer care > about adding value to their products, they just care about their bottom > line and trying to be apple. > > Their enterprise operating system even pushes down advertising against > your will. > > Just blows my mind anyone would give them money to listen to that > marketing speak. > > Obviously the same people that would pay for "Cloud" > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Roland Janus <[email protected]> > wrote: > > To sum that up: > > > > MS doesn’t safe any money, which is sad by itself, lunchboxes costing the > same as “real” food. > > It’s cold and while it may be fresh, it’s mostly tasteless and just > horrible IMO. > > > > And all that because waiting in line for 5 minutes is to long? I never had > to wait longer and certainly not 20-30 minutes. > > While waiting at the restroom, at least for guys J, may take even longer? > > > > So, the bigger the event, the worse the quality? > > That’s just sad. > > > > Cheers, roland > > > > > > *Von:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *Im Auftrag von *Adam Juelich > *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 29. September 2016 16:57 > *An:* [email protected] > *Betreff:* Re: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > All of this talk about 'severed' food is freaking me out a bit.... > > > > 😉 > > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Mmm, peach cobbler. I’d be happy to take yours off your hands, Garth, > since you’re watching your weight. ;) > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Garth Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > I’m just providing the details that I was told as to why we have lunch > boxes vs hot food. Like you I prefer hot food but it does mean that you > have to wait in line to be severed. > > > > This question was not who wanted lunch boxes, the issue was how long it > took to be severed. Even thought I go to the vendor food hall, it always > seen to take 5 minutes before you could make it to the food table before > getting severed. Then it would take a bit longer to slowly make you way to > the other end. If anything ran out you would wait until they replaced it. > This year there has been no waiting to grab a lunch box. > > > > Again my understanding is that the cost is exactly the same for MS for the > lunch boxes, and the quality is much higher than your normal lunch boxed. I > would agree that these lunch boxes are a lot high quality than normal lunch > boxes. When do you see cut fresh fruit in a lunch box and a peach cobbler? > > > > Don’t get me wrong, I want a hot lunch. All I’m doing is giving another > prospective on things. > > > > Food waste will happen with both lunch boxes and catered food, I agree > that it will be less with catered. But on the plus side, I’m trying to > watch my weight, so a box lunch, will help keep me in check. J > > > > BTW, I was also told that the boxes are recycled however because they are > a hard plastic, I wouldn’t be surprised if they are washed and reused. > > > > BBTW, I was talking @RicksterCDN about this on Sunday night this is the > only reason why I know any of this. He is a good guy and if you can catch > him or Joey, I’m sure that they will give you more details about this. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Roland > Janus > *Sent:* September 28, 2016 1:49 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* AW: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > How many actually asked for the lunch boxes instead of warm and proper > cooked food? > > The majority prefers that over a cooked meal? > > I have a hard time believing that and I never waited that long. > > But it certainly is cheaper for MS, but I do think we pay enough to get > something better regardless > > Maybe I’m just spoiled with real bread (coming from Europe) and not that > piece of tasteless foam used. > > And then that dry chicken. BRRRR. > > > > Not even talking about how many half used boxes go into the garbage. > > > > > > *Von:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *Im Auftrag von *Garth > Jones > *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 28. September 2016 17:20 > *An:* [email protected] > *Betreff:* RE: [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > So I talked to the team about this and the Lunch boxes was the feed back > that they got form last ignite. People didn’t want to wait for 20-30 > minutes to get food. They wanted to get in and out in 5 minutes so that > they can talk to friends, office, family during the breaks. > > > > So what they did was if they spent $30 on hot food per person, they turned > around bought lunch that cost $30/each, this way you get better food and > can get in and out within a few minutes. Therefore you don’t have to wait > in line for you food nearly as long… > > > > > > Right, wrong… I’m just says that is why we have lunch boxes.. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Roland > Janus > *Sent:* September 27, 2016 12:21 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [mssms] Horrible food at Ignite > > > > I’m kind of surprised that there are not a zillion comments about the > horrible food we get at Ignite. > > > > Cold sandwiches? Seriously and like the same every day? > > I’ve good better food on any airplane and it’s warm. > > > > That is just not acceptable. > > > > -R > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************** > Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not > be used for urgent or sensitive issues > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be > protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to > this e-mail and then delete it from your computer. > > >
