Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?
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We recently purchased a PureStorage m10 for our IPOD. All flash, very nice, low on the IOPS, handles everything well.
Because we're a recent customer, we've been invited to attend their conference Pure Accelerate for free, minus hotel and travel. Boss is willing to pay for me to go to this conference (Ticket $600 + Airfare $400 + hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights + (uber, meals, incidentals) $300 = ~$2,600).
There are a few things that I wouldn't mind catching, but is it worth the $2,600? Did anybody go to last years (inaugural year)? If so, how was it? Worth going?
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
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@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
Right?
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
Right?
Where is it? Vegas or something?
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@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
AKA you also gotta be high as F*** to pay those rates.
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@DustinB3403 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
AKA you also gotta be high as F*** to pay those rates.
I believe that was included in the price
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@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
Right?
Where is it? Vegas or something?
San Francisco
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@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@DustinB3403 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
AKA you also gotta be high as F*** to pay those rates.
I believe that was included in the price
No drugs, no alcohol, and no hookers are included in that price.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@DustinB3403 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@MattSpeller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
hotel @ $420/night for 3 nights
Damn you don't mess around there
AKA you also gotta be high as F*** to pay those rates.
I believe that was included in the price
No drugs, no alcohol, and no hookers are included in that price.
$420 was the joke there
BYO hookers and blow is always the policy lol
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I always any attend any conference that I am able to attend, except where I don't attend as a reason of principle. If you're getting the time from work, and they're footing the bill, frickin' go! Even if you're not super interested, you can attend some sessions, learn some stuff (if you learn at least 5 new things, it can be worth it), and you can network with your peers. Maybe you can drop some mangolassi business cards, not to mention the swag and prizes.
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I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
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I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
I'm sure that @Minion-Queen can round some up for you.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
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@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
Get me your address if you are going and I totally can get you some
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@travisdh1 said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I agree, conferences can be good. And when they are bad, pull out the laptop and work at them.
That explains a lot about the SpiceWorld I got to.
LOL, well the secret there is talk to vendors, skip the sessions. The sessions are for buyers, not IT people.
The only sessions I attend I am either speaking at or one of my team is. Other than that I talk to vendors.
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@Minion-Queen said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
I'd be willing to pass out a few mango cards.
Get me your address if you are going and I totally can get you some
I'll PM you.
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He needs a cool MangoCon shirt to wear, too!
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
He needs a cool MangoCon shirt to wear, too!
Woo hoo.
