Start of the first full day at Tech ED and some travel pain
So, I made it to monday morning. I would have updated last night but all I could do was crash, it was a long day that started Saturday night.
Firstly, lets get the travel pain out of the way. I left Seattle (or was supposed to) on the 2.18 Alaska flight. When we eventually left at 3.20 I figured I'd still make it in in time to get the convention center. Then, we get diverted to Reno because of a medical emergency on the plain. Spent 2 hours on the runway at Reneo. By the time we finally get to San Diego we arrived later than the 5pm flight............(8 hours from Seattle to San Diego, I could have gone to Tech ED Europe in th esame time :-)). Just to top it off, when I get to San Diego I find out that someone messed up my hotel reservation at the W. I was, apparently (news to me), supposed to arrive on friday and when I didn't they gave my room away.... I eventually managed to secure what I believe to be the only room left in San Diego at th OMNI.
To the show........ The conference center is pretty well laid out and I think as people start ariving it will be relatively easy to get between sessions. The Sails pavilion which is where the cabanas and Comm Net are located is great and I think the cabanas are going to be a huge success. Make sure to drop by the SQL Server cabana's (8 and 9) and ask our guys the difficult questions.....
Kimberly Tripps Pre- Con session went well, although in her traditional style she ran 1.5 hours long. All great content though, I recommend going to one of her other 5 sessions this week.
Also, don't forget to check out the PC Gaming pit where you can play Unreal Tournament 2004 for AMD 64 and have the chance to win an Alienware PC
I spent most of the day running around making sure everything was where it out to be. I am pretty sure we are all set to go this morning, talking of which, I'd better jump in the shower and head over the convention center....
I'll update again later and as I have time...