Re: Fall Common Event

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Trevor is right. I spoke at COMMON Focus and at iSeries Devcon two weeks 
later. I would say the two conferences were very comparable in attendee 
count. The audiences are mostly a different group of folks due to the 
content provided. I don't think anyone would call the conference 
provider for iSeries Devcon and ask how many are coming to determine if 
they should attend! You look at the presentations, the speakers, and 
your needs, company policy (for location, travel and whatnot), the 
dates, and the costs, and then you match them up. If they match you go, 
if not you don't.  There seems some strange fascination with COMMONs 
numbers but not anyone else's.

In my informal process I found nearly 100% of those polled responded 
VERY favorably to the format of COMMON Focus.  All said they would 
return to such an event. They liked the full day sessions and the 
shorter format. That doesn't mean it's for everyone of course but there 
is a piece of the audience that liked it.

 - Larry

Michael Ryan wrote:
> Must be a small number. :)
>
> On 11/6/07, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Chad,
> >
> > Why would the number of attendees decide on a conference for you? If the
> > conference provides your educational needs, why would the number of
> > attendees matter?
> >
> > Do you have a list of criteria for choosing which conference to attend?
> > Trevor
> >
> >