Jun 30th, 2009 |
Now that follow-up calls have been made and information shared from Interop Las Vegas, it’s time to start thinking about Interop New York. As part of the planning process, I’ll be looking back at what I learned in Las Vegas — and asking others to share what they learned, as well.
One of the key things I figured out is that I need a better ultra-portable platform for getting quick work done. Toward that end, I just upgraded my smart phone to an iPhone — the $99 special that AT&T and Apple are running on the 3G model was good enough to appeal to my inner cheapskate. So far, I’m thrilled with the platform and its apps, and have already begun doing some blogging from the tiny little keyboard.
One of the other things I figured out is that I need to be just a shade more organized in my schedule than I was in Las Vegas. I’ve gone from one extreme to the other over the years, but have found that there is an optimum level of organization that accounts for much of my time while leaving, say, 20% of the available hours open for exploration and chance meetings.
Do you have any conference wisdom to share? Let me know — maybe we can use “the wisdom of crowds” to make Interop New York a most productive experience for everyone.
