SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups
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@batman said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller did they announce the end of future SpiceWorld events or if the Spiceworks applications will still exist now that the community is the only thing ZDNet wants?
I know from behind the scenes that ZD has committed financially and contractually to at the very least two more Spiceworld, which is more than there ever way before (always one year at most before.) So at least in the short term, the stability of SW will be more, not less.
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@Kelly said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
They are selling tickets for SW2020, so presumably not.
That's far less important than the contracts that are for 2021 that are already in place. Vendors are already lined up and committed two years out.
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@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket.
You can, for sure. You can do SO much without a ticket.
I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
First, because it is only $99 so the total amount you have to spend isn't that much. With that you are getting three happy hours, five full meals, snacks, coffee, sodas, the big party, etc. which are all hard cost items worth nearly the $99. A lot of meeting up and coordinating happens at the event. Plus prizes galore.
So monetarily, the ticket is pretty much just for your food and beer. Then you get to spend your days hanging out with the group that parties at night.
Even if you skip every session, keynote, formal event, and even the vendor showcase, you can still generally justify a ticket.
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@coliver said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
I was actually thinking about this. I usually got more value from the after events then I did from the conference.
I went last year not knowing if I'd get in just to do the after parties, but got welcomed in so did the full conference. But having been many times, the after events alone are worth the trip to Austin during the conference.
And remember, the "after" events start TWO days before the official conference. Things like the East Siders event, the Salt Lick event, the Scale boat and others are often (but not always) outside of the conference start and stop dates and times. Plus there are loads of Spicehead meetups. So if are looking for ways to make it valuable, you can easily spend six days there and get loads of value and never go into the conference.
But honestly, once you are getting the flight, hotels, etc. just spend $99 and eat your other meals with everyone else.
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@garak0410 said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
Wednesday night at Moonshine or something else?
For my feed look at Instagram.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@garak0410 said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
Wednesday night at Moonshine or something else?
For my feed look at Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/sorvani/Yes, that was the Moonshine pic.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@coliver said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
I was actually thinking about this. I usually got more value from the after events then I did from the conference.
I went last year not knowing if I'd get in just to do the after parties, but got welcomed in so did the full conference. But having been many times, the after events alone are worth the trip to Austin during the conference.
And remember, the "after" events start TWO days before the official conference. Things like the East Siders event, the Salt Lick event, the Scale boat and others are often (but not always) outside of the conference start and stop dates and times. Plus there are loads of Spicehead meetups. So if are looking for ways to make it valuable, you can easily spend six days there and get loads of value and never go into the conference.
But honestly, once you are getting the flight, hotels, etc. just spend $99 and eat your other meals with everyone else.
I immediately asked to go next year...our President said he wants to make it a regular thing, but wants to "see how things are" closer to the next one...regardless, I'll take it as PTO...I'm going back...
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
Yes, that was the Moonshine pic.
Ah, @Dashrender and I were eating with @pchiodo and @Dominica instead of waiting for the crowd.
We picked up a random attendee in our hotel elevator to join us. Anthony or something.
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@JaredBusch yup, that's Anthony from NYC. He runs IT for an architectural firm. I've got his contact info and will give him a shout.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch yup, that's Anthony from NYC. He runs IT for an architectural firm. I've got his contact info and will give him a shout.
Yes from NYC. Did you hear the pop when those brain cells reattached?
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@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
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@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I was always paying for those myself, and both times I went it was really just a vacation near a tech convention. And I didn't have to spend much on food or drink because I knew where to find vendor sponsored events.
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@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
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@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
And then the those who won Spicies.
Since they added vendors, that's like nine new people from that one thing per year. Even at six per year, that's 66 people. Then the PCs. But I know that there are a lot of vendors with awards. So assume more like 80.
If you have attendance of 1,000 and 80 are free, that's 8%. Now there are more than 1,000 attendees, but I bet that there are a bit more than 80 free tickets, too.
AFAIK SpiceLeaders are still getting free tickets and that much be dozens of additional people. Most of the freebie people that I know aren't part of the 80.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
And then the those who won Spicies.
Since they added vendors, that's like nine new people from that one thing per year. Even at six per year, that's 66 people. Then the PCs. But I know that there are a lot of vendors with awards. So assume more like 80.
If you have attendance of 1,000 and 80 are free, that's 8%. Now there are more than 1,000 attendees, but I bet that there are a bit more than 80 free tickets, too.
AFAIK SpiceLeaders are still getting free tickets and that much be dozens of additional people. Most of the freebie people that I know aren't part of the 80.
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
I did not realize that the vendor Spicies also resulted in a free ticket.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
They kind of are. Each SpiceCorps gets one or two tickets "for life". It's the life of the SpiceCorps, not the organizer. So different, but same effect. Which human gets to use the ticket will change over time, but the fact that the ticket remains is more or less static.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
They kind of are. Each SpiceCorps gets one or two tickets "for life". It's the life of the SpiceCorps, not the organizer. So different, but same effect. Which human gets to use the ticket will change over time, but the fact that the ticket remains is more or less static.
From that point of view, yes.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
Yes, since I won I Spicy Award I do get the Free Ticket for life but for the PC I did not know that as I wasn't given that choice or any extras.
