Spectrum 2010
Douglas Tatelman
this year. I share both his sadness and his decision.
I am always wishing for the best for Nathan and the folks at
Spectrum. Their success is definitely tied to ours.
But, spending a lot of money to go to Denver this time of year just
doesn't appeal to me. Southern California, Nevada at least has a fun
factor.
Maybe next year.
JJCSR
I was in Long Beach for Gus and Monica's "fairwell to Spectrum", the
day it was announced that Nathan had purchased the show. I said to
someone outside the conference room, "say goodbye to Southern
California". I believe it was a foregone conclusion that the show
would be moved to Denver. I'm certain it makes sense to Nathan and
his people.
For what it is worth, I have not been interested in going to Denver,
either. I can see snow and cold here in New England at this time of
year, and, believe me, on into April and May for that matter. I
always enjoyed the Spectrum events, and I believe I attended 13 of
Gus and Monica's 25 shows, as well as Nathan's last year before
leaving Long beach for Denver. There was something special about
being able to not only garner some education about what was new and
great in the MV marketplace, but to escape the frozen northeast, as
well. Does anayone remember the 1989 show in D.C.? It wasn't
exactly the best place to be in the middle of winter.
I echo your closing - "Maybe next year".
Kevin Powick
> For what it is worth, I have not been interested in going to Denver,
> either. I can see snow and cold here in New England at this time of
> year
Agreed. Travelling in the Winter is a PITA anyway, and doing so to
just see more Winter isn't very motivating. Add to that the lovely US
TSA factor, and air travel becomes even less appealing.
--
Kevin Powick
Ross Ferris
Obviously you need to lobby Nathan .... he is about due to hold an
event in OZ again .... and the venues are always "coastal", so need to
worry about snow!
GFC probably hasn't helped his cause either. Having said that, Las
Vegas sounds great for next year to me :-)
Tony Gravagno
When I think of Denver I think of last year when people got snowed in
and had to wait a day or more to get home.
As a provider of mostly services I'm not going to get a booth/table.
There's nothing to show people, no reason to sit and wait for people
to stop by. My only chance of getting new business is the hope that
someone will recognize me or be referred to me, I'll get asked a few
"can we do this" questions, and that might lead to a call. In today's
virtual world we can meet anyone via Skype, GoToMeeting, and maybe a
webcam. The possibility for a chance encounter doesn't compel me to
incur the expense.
Speaking of virtual - forget Oz, Vegas, or anywhere else. How about
Second Life or some other virtual environment where we can meet
without travel expenses, and congregate via avatars and/or webcam?
All that said, I have made valuable contacts at Spectrum - and I've
met many of you (arguably valuable LOL) there as well. This people
factor is one of the only reasons I go to Spectrum.
The sessions are of course a major draw, but I don't see anything that
really draws a guy like me. Spectrum is for end-users and VARs who
want to learn basics. It's not a venue for shaking up the market, or
introducing game changing business or technical concepts. If _that_
was what Spectrum was about (like SMA of old), dude, I'd be happy to
pay to brave a mile-high storm.
T
Kevin King
ideas for the future of Spectrum. It does take some time, however, to
make it all come together. But other than the Denver/snow issue (and
hey, I got snowed out of my own end-of-conference party last year), if
Spectrum were your show, what would you do?
eppick77
I noticed that Comdex is going reappear as a virtual show. It will be
interesting to see how well that works.
Eugene
Jeff Caspari
"Kevin King" <ke...@precisonline.com> wrote in message
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> Spectrum were your show, what would you do?
Kevin, of course that is the great question.
The answer is "whatever increases attendance". Every decision should be
based on that.
Sorry if that doesn't answer the question but hopefully it clarifies the
goal.
Jeff
Ross Ferris
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> - Show quoted text -
I can see LOT's or virtual beers being shouted!!!
International Spectrum
The original plan when I took over Spectrum was to move it around.
There were local groups of MultiValue people that didn't get a chance
to attend because of travel costs.
So the idea was to move the Spectrum around to help offset the travel
costs for those in different parts of the country. While did Denver
first, it was easier to get to. It is easier to keep costs down to
stay in the same location for 2 years, if not the same hotel. So,
next year we are looking at doing stuff on the east coast or Florida.
Sorry, West Coast people, but it’s not going to be any closer to you
next year either, but will be closer to the users on the Easter Sea
board. We will make it back to the West Coast, though.
My plans for OZ and the UK kind of got shot recently, but still have
plans for there as well.
-Nathan
International Spectrum
Tony Gravagno
While some of the shows are an inconvenience for me, I understand that
simultaneously they become extremely convenient for others. I might
gripe a bit about this but I understand the reality of the situation.
C'est la vie.
Kevin King wrote:
>if Spectrum were your show, what would you do?
On a couple occasions I've sent Natan extensive notes on exactly what
I think should be done with the business. I won't go into it here.
Now - ask me what the DBMS companies should do... LOL
T
Homer L. Hazel
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> Well, atleast the virtual beer would keep my bar bill down a bit.
Would your bar bill go down to virtually nothing? 8>)
Larry Hazel
Douglas Tatelman
I'm pretty sure this is new, as I haven't seen it before.
Food for thought, might go check Seattle to Denver flights.
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dawn
I haven't been to Spectrum in years, but I'm considering it this year.
It would not be easy to swing it, but I did reserve a room just in
case I can make it work. I will either do the exhibit only or the
professional networking. I'm hoping some of you guys show too. --dawn
mvdbman
>
> I haven't been to Spectrum in years, but I'm considering it this year.
> It would not be easy to swing it, but I did reserve a room just in
> case I can make it work. I will either do the exhibit only or the
> professional networking. I'm hoping some of you guys show too. --dawn
I am all about the networking! I really enjoy catching up with my MV
friends and, if they attend, some former co-workers. It's also very
cool to see how others are implementing recent/current/bleeding edge
technology in their projects.
Anyway, I've missed the last few years due to project constraints but
I am able to go this year. Fortunately for me, I have family in the
area, so no need for a hotel room.
See y'all there!
-Bruce H