IT360 Show.

[Scott Elcomb]

On 5/24/07, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 5/23/07, John Van Ostrand <john-Da48MpWaEp0CzWx7n4ubxQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 18:18 -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
> > > Now, had the show stayed Linux focused this person
> > > might have considered it, just for brand promotion.
> > > But with the loss of a Linux focus it just was not
> > > worth the money...
> > >
> > > This combined with the fact that it used to be the
> > > only way you could find out about new stuff was via
> > > trade shows, something that the web has changed....
> >
> > That's exactly why we didn't exhibit this year as well.
> >
> > IT360's explanation on this matter was "this is our first year for this
> > show... it takes time to build".
>
> I did make some reasonably interesting contacts there; I don't think
> these shows are anywhere near worthwhile from the "new stuff"
> perspective, but the draw of people seems a worthwhile thing.
>
> It's not about products - it's about people.
>
> Of course, that may be an argument in favor of visiting, and NOT exhibiting ;-).

Funny thing, I completely agree with you on this.  Exhibitors are (or
at least should be) _very_ interested in visitors though.  Without
them, a tradeshow is pretty much useless.

I'd really like to go on about the show and the changes that have
occurred, but I really can't define my thoughts clearly enough (even
to myself) yet.  I'll just leave my $0.02 here for now, and hopefully
pick them up again in the future.  =)

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