Its Monday afternoon. Warren
and Kitty
are still here in my house. We dropped off Duffbert
at the airport to begin his long trip home. Drinking mugs of tea and watching Airplane
on the tv. I don’t think any of us are capable of anything more. There are many things to say about the event, and I suppose now is as good a time as any. Please note that most of the sessions were recorded, and we will put them up on Google video or utube or something so you can get them (again, we are doing this for free). These sites link to opinions regarding the event so far. I am sure more will be posted.:
Warren
Bill
Volker
Ed
Eileen
Keynote
Ed gave a great keynote which was focused on Domino/Notes, and nothing else. It was a simple message.
Hannover=Notes
and
Hannover>Notes
7.02 is out in a few months, which will include
- the blog template (which I will switch to)
- Notes Nomad (Notes on a USB stick). Designer/Admin client access is not supported, but will work on the stick
There was also some discussion about Hannover, and the proposed future designer client running in the eclipse framework… I can’t see this happening with the admin client, as the webadmin.nsf database has pretty much all the functionality you need (especially with the CA process and the controller).
Technical details
Although I did not attend many sessions (in fact, I don’t think I attended a full session), feedback on all sessions was excellent. Rob and Duffberts session received rave reviews. I have not gone through all the evaluations, but Warrens also excelled.
Sponsor details
Four of the sponsors have already provisionally booked themselves in to sponsor next year. Because of the mix in the crowd, and the layout, they were very happy with business leads and communication.
As a separate note, I have to credit IBM Ireland. They agreed to sponsor lunch… when lunch came, it was totally inadequate for the crowd, so immediately a credit card was handed over by IBM to demand more from the hotel. This was a great gesture, and total credit is to be given to them.
The crowd
There was a fantastic mix of people at the event, and 30% of the delegates were not from Ireland. This was a GREAT thing and hearing the European accents at a small Irish event was very encouraging. Aside from that, I have to thank the people that attended and asked questions, and made the speakers feel welcome and appreciated. There was a strange buzz about the day, very similar to that feeling you get at Lotusphere, albeit smaller.
The social scene
I have been out every night since last Wednesday. My liver is not speaking to me. Everyone fitted in as much as possible in the few days we had, and boy is it taking its toll now! Enough said.
The future
Eileen and I have already spoken about this, and plans will start in the new year for a possible 2-day event. Again, we are keeping it simple, and keeping it informal. I believe they were the main strengths of the day, and want that to continue. Already, some of the speakers said they would come back…. and a few others have offered to come along next year aswell (Mr Miller)….
What did you think?
We already know what we think worked, and what did not work. But, we want your opinions on this (speakers, sponsors and delegates alike). Please let us know by either commenting on this post, or in a separate email to me on the following questions. This is all we ask from the delegates after a free day of information. Please take a few minutes.
- What were the best things about the day?
- What could have been done better?
- Do you feel there was anything missing from the day?
- What would you like to happen next?
For me its back to normality and concentration on the day job and a few other smaller projects, including more articles, getting my "Admin Blast" presentation ready for AdminCamp, and an updated Lotus ADSync one completed. Yes… Buchan did the Dev Blast presentation, and the plan was for me to do admin blast….. coincidence… you decide 
) "What does Volker’s photography and beer have in common… they both make ugly people look good" – Duffbert 