tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post842506027343128260..comments2024-02-21T09:18:08.330-08:00Comments on Technoracle (soon to be Canadian Cybertech): Adobe MAX 2009Duane Nickullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08767498160563891543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-50764327337380302732009-03-26T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-26T15:52:00.000-07:00Totally agree mate! As someone who travels to Eur...Totally agree mate! As someone who travels to Europe 8-12 times per year on average and at least tries to speak the native languages, I find I am an exception rather than the norm. Not sure what I can say. Ich liebe Deutschland und reise nach Berlin 14 Juin 2009 fur ein "Flex Kamp" Spreche. J'aime la France de tout mon coeur aussi! <BR/><BR/>I try. C'est la vie!Duane Nickullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767498160563891543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-20894313301585652782009-03-26T15:45:00.000-07:002009-03-26T15:45:00.000-07:00There's a number of common problems you can hit wh...There's a number of common problems you can hit when you run a conference in Europe. One of the big ones is the language barrier, even if the conference is advertised as being run in English. People can feel uncomfortable going to a country who's language they don't speak. And of course you have speakers presenting who's first language isn't English, etc.<BR/><BR/>Next you've got the cost of flights between countries in Europe. They're not necessarily cheap. For example, it would have cost me 400GBP to fly from Edinburgh to Milan.<BR/><BR/>Then of course, you have the different currencies. OK, so most of Europe has fallen into line with the single currency, but there's still a few of us who haven't.<BR/><BR/>Putting these complications aside, the comment about the cultural differences is very true. Adobe didn't take this into consideration at either MAX 2007 or 2008, and the CFUnited 2008 conference flopped, partially down to this as well.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how MAX 2009 turns out. Will the online event be successful (assuming Connect holds up), and will those who are US based pay the full price when they can view online for a fraction of the price? Sure you don't get the networking, and grabbing a beer with the product teams, but in the current financial climate...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956734267535108032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-39950936855352986662009-03-26T09:19:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:19:00.000-07:00Being there is still the best experience IMO howev...Being there is still the best experience IMO however due to travel restrictions, being able to attend virtually is next best thing.<BR/><BR/>As to the cultural bits, we really screwed up last year. Someone distributed 5000 flyers at MAX in San Francisco to advertise the European MAX event in "Madrid, Italy". The Spanish attendees were not nearly as offended as people at another conference I went to when they gave someone a name tag that said they were from "Brussels, Belgium, Germany"<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, having one big MAX is the way it will be in 2009.Duane Nickullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767498160563891543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-52732334927737731062009-03-26T06:55:00.000-07:002009-03-26T06:55:00.000-07:00If things are going towards online "conferencing" ...If things are going towards online "conferencing" what benefit would we have in getting there other than networking. But I am pretty sure that a lot of European developers will be EXTREMELY disappointed. They have so much talent there. I kind of like the comment that flashmagazine.com that they tried to put an "American" conference in Europe without taking account in cultural differences.David Got MAUG'edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085799982590429765noreply@blogger.com