tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post8114065636422593825..comments2024-02-21T09:18:08.330-08:00Comments on Technoracle (soon to be Canadian Cybertech): Moscone, Norovirus, JavaOne - The Truth PleaseDuane Nickullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08767498160563891543noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-68754203016174900742008-10-06T07:09:00.000-07:002008-10-06T07:09:00.000-07:00Thank you! Old article but usefull!All my love for...Thank you! Old article but usefull!<BR/><BR/>All my <A HREF="http://love-vs-hate.com" REL="nofollow">love</A> for you!Светлана Новиковаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983027238208250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-43618546857310877672008-06-11T10:08:00.000-07:002008-06-11T10:08:00.000-07:00I received a communication back from Moscone and w...I received a communication back from Moscone and wanted to share it here. It appears that Moscone did not know that the virus was in fact Norovirus until the 10th and in fact handled the outbreak by the book. IMO - they did a good job of reacting, I just would have personally preferred to be warned earlier about the outbreak. I guess it is a tight line to walk between giving enough information and too much. Potentially, releasing errant information too early could have had negative effects on the conference and people as well. The message I received basically stated:<BR/><BR/><I>"Dear Mr. Nickull:<BR/>With regard to your inquiry: The first cases of stomach flu were reported to the medical staff at the building on May 7th. The San Francisco Health Department was immediately notified and began their investigation. Based upon their initial review they felt that it was possibly a norovirus but were not certain until they could perform additional tests. There was no way to determine the origin of illnesses or how they were spread at that time. As a precaution the building was immediately disinfected pending the Health Departments determination. The virus was not officially identified as a norovirus until July 10th. Although there was no official determination notification was made by Sun as they had the best ability to reach the majority of attendees. Most importantly the City and State Health departments determined that the virus was environmental (passed by touch) and not related to food handling. I hope this answers your questions. <BR/>Sincerely XXXXXXXXXXXX</I><BR/><BR/>Yes - this answer my questions and I believe Moscone, the City of SF and Sun all acted well. The media (if you read carefully) only stated that Norovirus was "suspected" on Wed and not confirmed. Thank you to everyone and see you all at Java One next year (WOOT).Duane Nickullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767498160563891543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-77643070736236245442008-05-18T11:26:00.000-07:002008-05-18T11:26:00.000-07:00I saw many blogs but this blog is one of the most ...I saw many blogs but this blog is one of the most informative blog i have ever seen because of good and informative content, so thank you very much for share a nice content with us!<BR/><BR/>Simon G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-67962889877610111552008-05-15T13:24:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:24:00.000-07:00Hi DuaneI don't know if it counts but I got home f...Hi Duane<BR/><BR/>I don't know if it counts but I got home from JavaOne and got sick on the Monday night. Just thought it was a stomach flu until a collegue sent me your post. Projectile vomiting would be an understatment. I didn't think much of it until my 2 year old got it two days later. Now we are in lock down at my house and we're bringing out the industrial cleaners. <BR/><BR/>Not to self, less shacking hands while working the booth and more hands on demos, and bring that hand disenfectent that my wife always carries around.<BR/><BR/>rob horneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-88329676794209188132008-05-14T00:54:00.000-07:002008-05-14T00:54:00.000-07:00Very nice and interesting blog in content.. but th...Very nice and interesting blog in content.. but the design is not too great(i feel) If you wish please try out some of the plugins at <A HREF="Blogger Plugins" REL="nofollow">Blogger Plugins </A> and delete this comment..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17460203.post-33542244092325473552008-05-13T17:13:00.000-07:002008-05-13T17:13:00.000-07:00I heard that a lot of Sun people got sick but they...I heard that a lot of Sun people got sick but they never released a number. Also a lot of contractors got sick, at least that's what the lady at the information desk said but wouldn't show me her badge name. But no one can trace down the truth. What gives? Something very fishy is going on. Did they poll every attendee to see if they fell ill? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com