I have to admit that I go to the conference each year (years without injuries, anyway) as much for the social aspects as for what I will learn from the presentations. I hate the over-used term "networking", so I won't, but it's a huge part of the conference. I love meeting people for the first time that I know from the email group (even ones with New Zealand accents), renewing friendships from previous years. I think I hug more people at this conference than at any other function I attend during the year!! And lightbulbs did go on above my head during several of the presentations, and I eagerly look forward to v9.
The hotel was amazing, and well worth doing for this "special" 10th anniversary event. The hotel staff was so friendly and helpful, my room was beautiful. The food at the banquet was really good! I kept the blog up on my laptop during the entire conference. I've gone through all the pictures, downloaded the ones I want to keep. You did a great job, Emmitt! I think the pictures added alot to the experience, and I hope we are able to do that again! I started working with Laurie Jackson on a new client about 6 months ago, and she attended the conference for the first time. She's not a programmer, she's a business consultant, and just wanted to "see" what people were doing with RBase and get an idea of how some of the add-ons work. She told me that she was impressed by the presentations and what people have done with RBase, and told me right away of other clients who have projects that she think would lend themselves to RBase. She said she was worried about not knowing anyone, but told me that she met alot of nice people there, had plenty of people to talk to. She was very impressed with how "nice" everyone was. Karen > Tom, > > I will second that thank you.. Another excellent conference with plenty of > ideas and goodies to keep me busy for a while. In case anyone did not get a > chance to ask me all the questions they may have had about my presentations > or > if you have any new questions, feel free to contact me privately at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look forward to seeing everyone again next year and RBase > v9 !. > > -- Frank
