Mike Plate

So the last day of TechEd is over. After a full week, my brain is a little tired. The last day doesn’t have the same energy as the other days. I find it somewhat unfortunate. The lunch was only a bag with sandwich, salad and stuff. The lunch break is shortened and only one session [...]

Half time has passed and it is time to secure the most valuable knowledge before the week has ended. The tactics of session selection is complex. You could go for the topics that interest you the most, but since all of the breakout sessions are being recorded I would recommend to go more on the [...]

Day three at TechEd was the best one this far. Maybe getting better at selecting good sessions and speakers, which is always somewhat of a science in itself.
The food is great, even better than in Barcelona. After some glitches with queuing to the lunch rooms the first day, everything has run smoothly. Warm food buffet [...]

Day two was also mixed. Three good presentations and two wastes of time.
Berlin Messe is really a huge complex. I’ve noted that some have complained about the long distances between session rooms, technical learning center, lunch and so on. Yes, it was more compact in Barcelona, however I didn’t find it to be a big [...]

First day at TechEd was a little mixed. I don’t understand the thinking behind putting the keynotes after lunch and after we’ve already had a few sessions. Isn’t a keynote suppose to kick off a conference? On the other hand, keynotes with nothing to launch is usually really boring and so was this one. More [...]